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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE on Tuesday sent a plane carrying 30 metric tonnes of food and relief supplies to Afghanistan to meet the immediate basic food needs of Afghan people, particularly women and children. The aid comes in response to the exacerbated living conditions in many countries already suffering from a deteriorating humanitarian situation. Issa Salem Al Dhaheri, ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Group announced a donation of AED5 million to the “1 Billion Meals” initiative, the largest of its kind in the region, which aims to assist and provide sustainable food support to the underprivileged and most needy groups across 50 countries in the Middle East, North Africa and other parts of the world. Emirates Group’s AED5-million-donation ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has further added to its credentials as an employer of choice with a top ten ranking on the Best Workplaces List of 2022 – Small & Medium Organisations. Awarded by the Great Place to Work, the global authority that recognises high-trust, high-performing workplace cultures, RAKTDA is the ...

  ABU DHABI / Gulf Time Emirates Health Services (EHS) has launched the ‘Riyada’ initiative as part of its efforts to advance the health services system and develop delivery channels, in line with its strategies and aspirations to enhance quality of life, implement the highest standards of smart health services, and ensure customer happiness and satisfaction. The initiative aims to ...

  DUBAI / WAM A report published by the World Government Summit Organisation (WGS), in partnership with the consultancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), has warned that the acceleration, complexity, and scale of climate change events will have a devastating impact on global development, stability, and prosperity. The document calls for building climate-resilient pathways to achieve equitable development, while meeting current and ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE is again launching widespread charity initiatives during the holy month of Ramadan, embodying the culture of giving, enshrined across all national sectors. Emirati initiatives have helped ensure food security for vulnerable people around the world and provided for their needs, including clothing, medicines and other means of support. This year, the 1 Billion Meals ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Business Centre (ADBC), a part of Department of Economic Development (Added), announced that 80 new economic activities were added during 2021, brining the total of economic activities to 4062 by end of last year. New added activities cover many vital business sectors, including 40 new commercial activities, 25 professional, six industrial, five ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has received a phone call from King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan. During the call, the sides discussed strategic relations between their countries and ways of developing and enhancing them in ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chambers has rebranded and unveiled its new corporate identity reflecting the organisation’s restructuring, which was earlier announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Under the new structure, three chambers of commerce operate under Dubai Chambers, namely Dubai Chamber of Commerce, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has celebrated the first anniversary of the start of commercial operations at Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, located in the Al Dhafra region of the Abu Dhabi Emirate. Since April 2021, Unit 1 of the Barakah Plant has generated more than 10.5 Terawatt hours of clean ...