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SWMF to organize piano competition in Sharjah

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The fourth edition of the Sharjah World Music Festival (SWMF 2017), organised by Furat Qaddouri Music Centre and sponsored by Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), announced that it will be holding an eight-day talent hunt on the sidelines of the event to discover the festival-goers most gifted pianists. The competition, from January 7-14, will ...

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27 tonnes of waste collected from New Year celebration sites: DM

  Dubai / WAM The Waste Management Department of Dubai Municipality (DM) has collected 27 tonnes of waste from the New Year celebrations sites, which include Burj Khalifa, Business Bay area, Jumeirah beach, Dubai Marina and Dubai Water Canal, in addition to Jumeirah Street. Last year, the Municipality had collected 20 tonnes of waste on the occasion. Abdul Majeed Sifai, Director of ...

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Shaikhani Group delivers 224 residential units in 2016

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai-based property developer Shaikhani Group has handed over 224 units in 2016 – a somewhat challenging year for the industry – when the company also announced the AED220 million Gardenia Residency, part of AED2 billion project announcement that will keep the developer busy well beyond Expo 2020. Mahmood Abu Baker Shaikhani, Managing Director of Shaikhani ...

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UAE, Kazakhstan discuss ways to promote tolerance

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati and Kazakh officials discussed ways of promoting co-operation and co-ordination on religious affairs to project the genuine and bright image of Islam, its upholding of ethical and human values as well as its call to spread tolerance and peaceful co-existence and reject fanaticism, extremism and terrorism. Chairman of the UAE General Authority of Islamic ...

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No incidents, security breaches reported on New Year gala

  Dubai / WAM Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Saturday night inspected the Dubai Police operations room, set up to secure the New Year celebrations at the Burj Khalifa and on Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Boulevard in Downtown Dubai. No incidents, security breaches or injuries were reported during the ...

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Ministry launches specialised teachers training programme

    Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Education will launch a specialised training programme tomorrow, so far the biggest such initiative, targeting 11,500 teachers, 1,000 school principals, 92 academic supervisors and 300 laboratories specialists, in addition to 340 learning resource specialists and 370 special education teachers. The 1,000 principals will include regional managers, their assistants, school principals and their assistants, ...

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AMSI students impress Al Roumi, join online trend of #100DaysOfPositivity

  Dubai / WAM Rising to the call of the ‘100 Days of Positivity’ programme, students of Academia Management Solutions International (AMSI) — a leading academic solutions provider which manages both ISAS and Al Mawakeb Schools — participated in special activities and merged them into their school routines. The initiative, launched by the National Program for Happiness and Positivity, along with ...

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BOC to play role in UAE’s key infra projects

  Dubai / WAM The Bank of China is expected to play a role in some of the UAE’s most important projects, including infrastructure, tourism, real estate, trade and logistics. Dubai has a wide network of economic relations with several countries, however, its ties with China are deep and unique, particularly in terms of the Dubai Government’s vision to expand these ...

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‘Sharjah Int’l Award for refugee advocacy and support’ launched

  Sharjah / WAM Under the patronage of H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ (UNHCR) Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children and Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), has launched the ‘Sharjah ...

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VP approves ‘Year of Giving’ logo

  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, ...

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