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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Thousands of male Emirati workers and university graduates on Saturday enlisted for national service, reporting for duty at four training camps across the UAE, as part of a seventh batch of recruits. Members of this intake will undergo military and physical training programmes, designed in line with the highest global standards reflecting the Armed Forces GHQ’s ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business With just ten days remaining in the run-up to the inauguration of the region’s much-anticipated international artistic platform for children – the fifth edition of the Sharjah Children Biennial (SCB) – a press conference to announce the details of the event will be held at Al Qasba’s Maraya Art Centre tomorrow. Held under the patronage ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Knowledge without Borders (KwB), a Sharjah-based cultural initiative, recently announced that more than 95% of Emirati families in Sharjah have already received free home libraries as a result of their ‘Home Library’ project, which aims to provide 42,366 fully equipped personal libraries to Emirati families living in all areas of Sharjah. Rashid Al Kous, General ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business In view of the deepening crisis and the onset of a harsh winter in Syria and Iraq, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has launched a relief campaign under the theme ‘Warm Hearts’ in collaboration with the United Nations High Commissioner for ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Strata Manufacturing, a wholly owned company of Mubadala Development, celebrated the new batch of 105 nationals graduates of its Aerostructures Training Programme. Emiratis now account for over half of the total workforce in the company, supporting the national ambition of building a global aerospace hub in Abu Dhabi’s eastern city of Al Ain. The milestone ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah World Music Festival 2017 (SWMF 2017) got off to an electrifying start with Emirati superstar Hussain Al Jassmi and Egyptian pop queen Sherine Abdel Wahhab rocking the audiences with a selection of their greatest hits until the wee hours of Saturday morning at Al Majaz Amphitheatre. The event was attended by Sheikh Sultan ...

  Bloomberg Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Development Co. is considering committing $10 billion to $15 billion to partner with SoftBank Group Corp. and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in a new vehicle to invest in global technology, according to people familiar with the matter. The SoftBank Vision Fund is set to close in January and will be capped at $100 billion, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states are spending nearly US$150 billion a year on education, according to figures released by the GCC Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry. ‘‘There is a need for in-depth study of the challenges facing the delivery of quality education despite the huge funds spent throughout the past decades,’’ ...

  DUBAI / WAM The 11th MENA (Middle East and North Africa) Regulatory Summit, to be held in Dubai on February 5 and 6, will discuss key challenges that financial institutions and corporates in the MENA region face in complying with international standards, fighting financial crimes and promoting strong and positive cultures. Thomson Reuters, one of the leading news and ...

  DUBAI / WAM Masar Godolphin, the academic and experiential scholarship programme operating under the patronage of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, welcomed its inaugural class of future leaders. Places on this prestigious programme were offered to eight outstanding and ambitious young Emirati men and women aged between 23 ...