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  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced that preparations for Mother of the Nation Festival are in their final stages. The Festival will open its doors from 4pm until midnight on Sunday March 26 and run daily until April 4 on Abu Dhabi Corniche. The Festival will offer four diverse activity zones ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business For the second year in a row, the Ministry of Economy (MoE) is organizing a promotional roadshow under the slogan ‘Visit UAE’ in the People’s Republic of China from March 27 to 28 in Shanghai and Beijing to showcase the UAE’s world-class tourism destinations. The delegation will be headed by Mohammed Khamis Al Mheiri, ...

  Dubai / WAM Eng. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of the Dubai Municipality, issued a circular requiring all buildings and shopping centres to provide adequate safety requirements that would ensure public safety, especially for children. Khalid Mohammed Sharif, Assistant Director-General for Environment, Health and Safety Sector, explained that the municipality is keen on achieving strategic objectives of safety while ensuring ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution announced the opening of Gutouf service station in Al Rahba area of Abu Dhabi as part of the company’s strategic expansion plan to meet the growing demand for its high-quality products and services. Located near Golden Stars Stadium, the latest addition to ADNOC Distribution’s network takes the total number of stations in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa University was ranked the 76th best university in Asia, according to the latest Times Higher Education (THE) Asia University Rankings. This prestigious placement follows the decade-old university’s naming as the top university in the UAE, according to 2016 THE World University Rankings and QS 2016 World University Ranking. In addition, the university was ranked fourth ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) successfully completed the welding of Reactor Coolant Loop piping and the Reactor Containment Building (RCB) dome structure for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. The completion of pipe welding for the Reactor Coolant Loop has set a new global benchmark for quality in pipe welding, and the RCB dome ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Armenia have agreed on reciprocal exemption from entry visa requirements for their citizens. The agreement, which goes into effect on Wednesday, was announced during talks held by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and Serzh Sargsyan, ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sixth International Government Communication Forum (IGCF 2017) was officially inaugurated on Wednesday with keynote speeches from HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Council, and Ali Ahmadov, Deputy Prime Minister of Azerbaijan. Emphasising the role of education and ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday chaired a Cabinet meeting and launched ‘UAE Centennial 2071’, a long-term government plan based on the recent and crucial keynote lecture given by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai ports operator DP World is exploring opportunities relating to the expanded Panama Canal, the company has confirmed. DP World said that its chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, met Panama President Juan Carlos Varela on Tuesday to discuss potential logistics and industrial parks and other projects in the country. Panama’s minister of commerce and industry, ...