Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is the latest member state to join the Schools Meals Coalition (SMC), coming off the back of the ministerial meeting in Helsinki. The unfolding food crisis and resulting rise in food insecurity is leading to the new urgency to expand the coalition in all countries and to ensure that every child has the opportunity ...
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UAE delivers over 647m doses of polio vaccine in Pakistan
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Pakistan Assistance Programme (UAE PAP) has announced the results of the UAE Polio Vaccination Campaign carried out in Pakistan from 2014 to the end of September, highlighting that the campaign succeeded in administering 647,758,365 doses of vaccination against polio in nine years in Pakistan. The move follows the directives of President His Highness Sheikh ...
Read More »Empower plans to sell 10% stake, list on Dubai Financial Market
Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) on Monday announced its intention to proceed with an initial public offering (IPO) and to list a portion of its ordinary shares for trading on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). In a press conference, Empower said that one billion (1,000,000,000) shares, each with a nominal value of AED0.10 (ten fils) will ...
Read More »IoT project of the year 2022 award names 12 best telematics solutions
Dubai / Gulf Time The world’s only contest for IoT solutions IoT project of the year was held for the third time and named 12 best projects over the last 12 months. The companies that won managed to create the most functional solutions, implement non-standard ideas using telematics and IoT technologies in different industries. These projects were implemented globally, from ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi summit discusses impact of pandemic on culture
Abu Dhabi / WAM The first day of Culture Summit Abu Dhabi kicked off in the UAE capital with an exciting programme of keynote speeches, discussions, sessions and cultural performances. In a session that discusses the impact of the pandemic on culture, Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, said, “If an issue happens in Brazil or ...
Read More »Khalifa Al Muhairbi named ‘Arab Real Estate Developer’ in Mena for second year
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time The Future Forum for Arab Investments (FF2020AI) announced the awarding of the Emirati businessman and founder of the Arabian Gulf Investments Group in Abu Dhabi, Khalifa Saif Al Muhairbi, the title of the Arab Real Estate Developer in the Middle East and North Africa for the second year in a row, in recognition of his ...
Read More »DIEZ cooperates with DP World to support Tumoohi initiative
Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), announced on Sunday a collaboration with DP World to support the Tumoohi Initiative. This falls in line with its ongoing commitment to empowering young Emirati competencies and preparing the next generation of leaders in the logistics and trade sectors. Tumoohi is a recognised training programme initiative by DP World, designed to boost the careers ...
Read More »University of Sharjah is an edifice of glorious achievement
Sharjah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah and Founder of University of Sharjah (UoS), attended, in the presence of Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and President of the UoS, the University’s celebrations of its silver jubilee in front of the main campus. His ...
Read More »ADX records 16.9% jump in its benchmark index in 9 months
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) continued its strong growth trajectory during the first three quarters of 2022, recording a 16.9 percent surge in its benchmark index, the FTSE ADX 15 (FADX 15). The growth was driven by a rising number of institutional and individual investors on the exchange, a trading uptick on ADX’s fast-growing ...
Read More »UAE protests at Dutch envoy’s interference in Jordan’s affairs
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation summoned the ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UAE and informed him of the UAE’s strong protest and denunciation of the interference of his country’s ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Jordan’s internal affairs. The ministry affirmed the UAE’s solidarity with the ...
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