Local News

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the third batch of training sessions for 75 students of the Carbon Ambassadors Programme, the next generation of leaders and experts, who will implement ambitious national strategies and plans as well as contribute to innovating new initiatives and programmes, as part of the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050. Conducted ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Waha Capital has completed the refinancing of its credit facilities with 12 local, regional and international banks. The new and upsized financing is a 5-year US$ 500 million revolving credit facility. This replaces the previous US$ 375 million revolving credit facility secured in 2014. The facility was positively received and achieved a significant oversubscription. It was ...

  Aden / WAM The UAE donated vehicles to security authorities in Aden governorate to help leverage security and stability there. The UAE has so far donated 47 Toyota FJ Cruisers, 18 police cars, five motorcycles, six fire trucks, 50 fire suits, 10,000 police uniforms and airport security devices to the southern Yemeni city. Chief of Aden’s security, Shallal Shaea, praised ...

  Dubai / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) has opened registrations for entries and started receiving nominations from public, semi-public and private entities in the UAE for the ninth edition of the award. Nasir Hamad Abu Shehab, CEO of Strategy & Corporate Governance Sector-cum-Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of DAST, RTA, says ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) announced that the UAE’s citizens can travel to the Republic of Botswana without the need for prior entry visa requirements, and can stay for a period not exceeding ninety days. Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhahiri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs, said the ministry has received an official ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) reported that a large number of government and private agencies have already joined its “My Family Reads” initiative. The initiative was initiated in 2014 in an effort to disseminate culture and promote reading among all segments of society and family members in the UAE. Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), the national branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), has concluded its book donation campaign for refugee children residing in a number of countries. Held in collaboration with ‘Fairytales,’ an indoor play area for children at Town Centre Jumeirah, Dubai and launched ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced the successful installation of its Unit 3 Steam Generators (SGs) marking another milestone in the development of the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant through the UAE peaceful nuclear energy programme. Steam Generators play a key role in the conversion of energy generated by nuclear fission into electricity which will ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Summer Training Programme 2016 has enabled Emirati students from numerous schools and universities in the UAE to learn about the capital markets through a series of presentations and workshops as well as hands-on training within DFM’s divisions and brokerage firms. During the programme which ran from July 17 to August 11, with ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, on behalf of the Minister of Economy, recently honoured the outgoing ambassador of India to the UAE, T.P. Seetharam, at the end of his tenure, during a ceremony organised in Dubai to mark India’s 70th Independence Day. Al Saleh praised ...