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  Sharjah / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children and Chairperson of the Big Heart Foundation, has called for concerted efforts to help people who are affected by wars and disasters. Sheikha ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Upon the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, has sent the urgent relief aid to the brotherly Sudanese people. ...

  Riyadh / WAM Prime Minister of Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Obaid bin Dhager, has commended the role of Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for its timely intervention to tackle the Houthi coup d’etat, and support the legitimate government of Yemen. While meeting with the Governor of Aden, Major General Aidarus Al Zubaidi, in Riyadh, the Yemen’s PM ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has sent two humanitarian aid convoys to Abyan Governorate, as part of its continuous humanitarian assistance to Yemen. The convoys included 4,000 food baskets and other basic requirements for the advantage of the population in the governorate. The beneficiaries extended thanks and appreciation to the UAE under the leadership of President ...

  Sharjah / WAM More than 1,200 freshmen and their parents were welcomed to an orientation session held at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) on August 19. The event was aimed at enabling new students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the university and to familiarise them with life at AUS. The new students, who come from the top 20 ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Surgeons in Abu Dhabi successfully treated an Emirati newborn baby suffering from a rare congenital malformation of the intestine, which led to perforation of the small bowel, filling his whole abdomen with fluid which required immediate intervention to save his life. The case was diagnosed at the Fetal Medicine Unit of Danat Al Emarat Hospital, part ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Ten Emirati students have returned to the UAE from the South Korea where they gained invaluable hands-on experience, nuclear industry insight, and an introduction to Korean culture through the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) summer internship program, organized in partnership with KEPCO International Nuclear Graduate School (KINGS). The students from Khalifa University of Science, ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business City Centre Sharjah, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim — the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa — will celebrate education and International Literacy Day in September. In line with ‘the year of reading’ initiative, the mall offers a range of education enhancing initiatives, culminating in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Xpress Money, one of the world’s most dependable money transfer brands, has partnered with Dubai based NGO SmartLife which is licensed by the Community Development Authority, Govt. of Dubai, to offer education support for the children of blue collar workers employed in the UAE. The initiative is spearheaded by Xpress Money’s Corporate Social Responsibility platform ...

  Ammar Enaya / special to Emirates Business As adoption of wearables becomes more mainstream in UAE, it brings added complexity to BYOD in an enterprise. One of the more interesting features of wearable tech is its ability to tether to, and control, smartphones over a remote connection. So even if wearables are denied access to enterprise networks, they may ...