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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Children Centres’ (SCC) philosophy of forging dynamic young leaders was evident when SCC member Namaa Ismael Alzarooni, launched ‘Let’s Read Together’ during the second meeting of the 14th session of the Sharjah Children Council. The latest literary initiative from the organisation aims to instill a lasting love of reading in children and to promote ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) successfully hosted a workshop covering the study of creating an improved unified national database of patient records in the UAE. The event, which was organized in coordination with the Abu Dhabi Health Authority (ADHA), the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the Emirates Identity Authority (EIDA), Medical Services of ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Winter Festival continued to enthrall visitors flocking to Al Majaz Waterfront, Sharjah’s popular leisure and tourist destination. Touring bands and street performers traversed the waterfront’s walkways, presenting a series of interactive entertainment shows, attracting a big turnout of visitors of all ages. Guests enjoyed a performance by Mime Duets artists who conquered the ice ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Green energy generation has reached a tipping point, the World Economic Forum (WEF) asserted in an investors handbook it released on Thursday, and called investors to shift towards more green energy investments, as investments remain below what is needed to reach the Paris Accord targets, despite the tipping point. The cost of generating energy through ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Arab Monetary Fund on Thursday held its 181st meeting to discuss activities in the first quarter of 2016 as part of its five-year strategy 2015-2020 for lending. The board also discussed the activities of the fund’s technical teams working in some Arab countries on carrying out agreed reform ...

  DUBAI / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) in Dubai and the Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtour Foundation for Charity (KAHF) signed an awqaf investment partnership contract to build a residential commercial building for endowment. Revenues earned from the building will be allocated to the Umom Al Kheir Bank, run by AMAF. KAHF will provide full funding for the project, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai-based Drydocks World, an international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas, and energy sectors, won the Offshore and Energy category at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards, presented in a ceremony at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. The Lloyd’s List Awards reward innovative ideas and concepts that have pushed the boundaries ...

  Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai shared best internal audit practices with a delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), who recently visited the authority office in Dubai. The visit was part of the joint efforts towards exchanging expertise and sharing knowledge with the aim of improving performance to bring it in line with the world’s ...

  Dubai / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) in Dubai and the Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtour Foundation for Charity, KAHF, have signed an awqaf investment partnership contract to build a residential commercial building for endowment. Revenues earned from the building will be allocated to the Umom Al Kheir Bank, run by AMAF. KAHF will provide full funding for the ...

  Cairo / WAM The UAE participated in the Ministerial Conference of the Kuwait-based Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) on Thursday. Dr. Matar Al Neyadi, Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Energy led the delegation. The conference was organised under the chairmanship of Kuwait. During the meeting, the parties agreed on extending the term of Abbas Naqi as a ...