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  Dubai / WAM Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has approved the official logo of the ‘Year of Giving 2017’, to be used by all local, government and media entities in all campaigns, programmes and initiatives related to the initiative. The design of the logo reflects all meanings of giving, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A “UAE’s Convoys of Giving” project was launched in Abu Dhabi under the Zayed Giving Initiative to promote a culture of philanthropic work among the youth of the world. The “UAE’s Convoys of Giving,” a community programme, will work towards ensuring cohesiveness in society and promoting a culture of co-operation and voluntary work. These will bring ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), recently welcomed a high-level delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) headed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of RTA. During the meeting, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer highlighted the features of DEWA’s new headquarters named ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Executive Council, has been briefed by officials about an electric car that will be introduced in the emirate in January 2017. The specifications of the eco-friendly vehicle and the Public Transport Corporation’s strategy for the next year were explained in detail by ...

  Dubai / WAM The number of passengers riding public transit on New Year’s Eve 2017 in Dubai reached 1,793,691 riders, according to statistics released by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The metro network carried 769,817 riders, made up of 509,089 riders using the Red Line, and 260,728 riders on the Green Line. The Tram served 32,850 riders, while public ...

  Sharjah / WAM In order to improve road safety, the Sharjah Police have recommended lowering the speed limit along the Maliha Road, particularly the section between Al Badea Bridge and Sheikh Khalifa Road exit, from 120 km/h to 100 km/h. The new speed limit has become effective with the beginning of 2017. The decision was taken on the basis of ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Under the theme ‘A World as Big as Your Imagination’, the spirit of children’s collaboration has shone through in the artwork submissions received for the forthcoming Sharjah Children Biennial (SCB). Sharjah Children Centres announced receiving a total of 792 artworks from 1,663 children representing 27 Arab and foreign nationalities for the fifth edition of SCB. ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business University Hospital Sharjah (UHS) conducted its first cochlear implant procedure on an eight-year-old girl who was born with hearing difficulty, giving her the ‘gift of hearing’. After a two-week break to recover from the operation, the girl returned to the hospital for a follow up where the cochlear implant was activated for the first time ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Starting Monday, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MOHRE) shall begin monitoring the recently announced decrees which mandates private sector establishments, employing 500 plus workers, to hire at least one Emirati jobseeker for an occupational health and safety officer position. Secondly, companies engaging over 1,000 workers must hire a minimum of two data entry ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business More than a dozen inmates at the Punishment & Correctional Institution Department in Sharjah participated in a highly engaging and innovative technology workshop built around the Arduino programming system, recently organised by Sharjah Department of eGovernment (DeG) in collaboration with Sharjah Police G.H.Q. An ‘out of the box’ rehabilitative activity designed and conducted by DeG’s ...