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  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Monday sent an aircraft carrying 30 metric tonnes of emergency health aid and medical supplies, as part of its emergency relief efforts to assist the needy civilians in Ukraine. This came in response to the international humanitarian appeal to support displaced Ukrainians and refugees in neighbouring countries. There are more ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) and the French Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN) have renewed the Implementing Agreement to continue their collaboration on research and development in the field of nuclear safety, radiation protection, emergency response, knowledge management among other aspects. FANR, Khalifa University and IRSN also signed an agreement ...

ABU DHABI / WAM On the occasion of the International Women’s Day (IWD) that marks on March 08, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, hailed the efforts of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (Ruwad) affiliated to Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) discussed a new set of funding requests submitted by a number of small and medium enterprises in the Emirate of Sharjah. This came during the 8th meeting of the Foundation’s Project Finance Committee, and its second during 2022, which was held at the headquarters ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company PJSC (Yahsat), the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, on Monday announced that its government division, Yahsat Government Solutions (YGS), agreed with Edge Group entity, NIMR, a leading manufacturer of combat-proven wheeled military vehicles, to line-fit pre-qualified Comms-On-The-Move (COTM) solutions on NIMR’s vehicular systems. The agreement was announced at the World ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Bureau at the Emirates Group headquarters in Dubai. The pact reaffirms the airline’s commitment to Sri Lanka and outlines mutually beneficial initiatives that will help revive the country’s trade and tourism industry. The MoU was signed by Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ Senior Vice President, Commercial ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Federal Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Austria for a comprehensive collaboration in the hydrogen technology industry. The agreement follows the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which was signed in July 2021 during the official visit to Austria ...

  RIYADH / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, met separately with Prabowo Subianto, Indonesian Minister of Defence, and Kang Eun-ho, South Korean Minister of the Defence Acquisition Programme Administration, in the presence of a number of senior officers and officials of the Ministry. During the meetings, held on the sidelines of the World ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation (PCFC), has signed a commitment letter with the Dominican Republic’s General Directorate of Customs to officially implement a Customs Management System that will streamline logistics processes and reduce time and costs in cross-border trade. This agreement was signed at Expo Dubai 2020, as part of the Dominican Republic’s National ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (Ruwad) affiliated to Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) discussed a new set of funding requests submitted by a number of small and medium enterprises in the Emirate of Sharjah. This came during the 8th meeting of the Foundation’s Project Finance Committee, and its second during 2022, which was held at the headquarters ...