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  Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia announced Trabzon as its latest Turkish destination to enter its route network, starting June 23. The new seasonal non-stop service provides passengers with the chance to discover Turkey’s historic port city, in addition to its already existing services to Istanbul. The flight will operate three times weekly on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, departing Sharjah International ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, has said the United Arab Emirates is keen to join global environmental conservation and preservation efforts to protect the environment and reduce greenhouse gases. In a statement marking Earth Hour, a global event observed worldwide to encourage individuals, communities, households and businesses to turn off ...

  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Fund (MBRF) announced a new competition as part of the ‘Careers UAE’ fair with a total prize money of AED1 million on offer for future UAE entrepreneurs. The competition named “START”, was launched under Dubai SME, an agency of the Department of Economic Development, DED, in Dubai, and aims to assist unemployed Emiratis ...

  Sharjah / WAM The free afternoon parking from 1pm to 5pm in the Emirate of Sharjah will be cancelled effective April 1, the Sharjah City Municipality announced. “The new paid parking times will be from 8.00 am till 10.00 pm every day except for Fridays and public holidays,” said Salim Al Suwaidi, Assistant Director-General for Customer Service at Sharjah Municipality. ...

  DUBAI / WAM Business owners of small- and medium-sized enterprises in the UAE remain optimistic about their growth prospects this year, according to a survey conducted by Meed, a business intelligence service provider in the Middle East. ‘’Of the 138 SMEs that participated in the survey, 74 said they expected to grow their business in 2017 by 10 to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company ‘Musanada’ announced that it has finalized redrafting service provider contracts as part of its efforts to meet sustainability criteria for government resources and assets, that aligned with the objectives of Abu Dhabi Plan related to achieving highest government resource and asset sustainability standards by implementing best international standards related to ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE International Investors Council held its third general assembly and a meeting of its board of directors to discuss a range of issues and future plans. Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy and the chairman of the board of directors of the Council, who chaired the two meetings, highlighted the vital role of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), set to begin on March 27 in the UAE capital, provides the UAE with a political platform to build global alliances to achieve strategic goals in the industrial sector, according to Chairman of the Department of Economic Development–Abu Dhabi (ADDED) Ali Majid Al Mansouri. “With its global partnerships ...

  GRAZ, AUSTRIA / WAM HH Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sport Council, received the Special Olympics World Games flag – during the closing ceremony of the World Winter Games, in the Austrian city of Graz. The UAE will ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As a platform for engaging, informative and thought-provoking activities, honouring the inspirational values of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Mother of the Nation Festival will serve as a focal point for thousands of ...