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  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Abraham Mathai, President of the Harmony Foundation, which awards the annual St. Mother Teresa Awards to prominent global citizens, at the ministry’s headquarters on Thursday. The two parties discussed relations of cooperation between the UAE and the Mumbai-based Harmony Foundation, ...

  HARGEISA / WAM The first stage of the humanitarian missions of the Zayed Giving Initiative convoys in Somali villages has been completed with the diagnostic, surgical and preventative treatment of over 5,000 children and elderly patients in the Emirati-Somali mobile field hospital. The hospital is supervised by an Emirati-Somali volunteer medical team, in line with the directives of President His ...

  Dubai / WAM The Women’s Committee at Dubai Customs, in cooperation with Dubai World Trade Centre, has organised a workshop on food safety in support of the food bank initiative, following the wise vision and directives of Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Thursday announced new roles and responsibilities for four of its most senior UAE nationals. Ahmed Al Qubaisi, who currently holds the position of Vice President Aero Political and Industry Affairs, will be promoted to Senior Vice President and take on responsibility for International Affairs and for Environmental Affairs. Ahmed joined Etihad ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) organised a monthly staff gathering at its head office which highlighted the importance of adopting a healthy and positive lifestyle as a foundation for achieving personal and professional success. During his welcome address, Essa Al Zaabi, Senior Vice-President, Institutional Support Sector, Dubai Chamber, revealed that the Chamber ...

  Dubai / WAM The number of people taking the taxi in Dubai were clocked at 44,883,737, and they took 25,795,251 trips during the first quarter of 2017. The CEO of Public Transport Agency at the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, Abdullah Yousef Al Ali commented, “Lifting 44,883,737 riders during the first quarter of this year is indicative of the huge ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Foreign investors secured AED6.4 billion in gains during April, 2017, augmenting the total market value of foreign stocks at Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Dubai Financial Market (DFM) to AED97.7 billion ($26.6 billion) by end of last month, a 7% increase from AED91.3 billion ($24.8 billion) in March. The growth is attributable to an ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Borouge and Borealis, leading providers of innovative, value-creating plastics solutions, announced the launch of Quentys, the new umbrella brand created to empower and potentially revolutionise the solar energy industry by making applications more affordable, reliable, and durable. As leading providers of polyolefin compounds for the global wire and cable industry for over 50 years, Borouge ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE held its 3rd meeting for 2017 on Tuesday under the chairmanship of Khalifa Mohammed Al Kindi, Chairman of the Board. The Board also reviewed Central Bank’s Q1 Report for the year 2016, presented by the Research and Statistics Depart-ment. The report covered international economic developments, ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) hosted a workshop for its members and the business community in Dubai, focussing on the key consumption and e-commerce trends reshaping China’s e-commerce sector, as well as the potential for UAE companies to capitalise on new opportunities in the market. Titled, “Navigating China’s B2C E-commerce Landscape,” the workshop ...