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  Abu Dhabi / WAM During its pioneering 50-year journey, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has worked to support international efforts aimed at achieving sustainable development in the education sector around the world. To date, it has funded 64 educational development projects that serves the educational sector, with a total of AED2 billion invested across 15 developing countries around the ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) received a Syrian delegation led by Kinan Zahreddine, Syrian Consul-General in Dubai, to discuss enhancing economic relations and increase trade exchange. The meeting also reviewed potential investment opportunities to support economic cooperation and enhance the partnership between businessmen. The delegation was received by Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg celebrated its Expo 2020 Dubai National Day with a commitment to international cooperation to address future challenges, alongside a varied cultural programme. There was a poetry recital of Luxembourg poem “It Draws Us Up” by Carla Lucarelli, in Arabic and English, at Al Wasl Plaza, followed by performances from saxophonist Olivier ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 499,001 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement on Monday, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, the first international philatelic exhibition in the region, ended with great success, at the Dubai Exhibition Centre. Coinciding with Expo 2020 Dubai, the event featured more than 175 exhibits from 27 countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe, America, and Oceania. The international event was a major step towards increasing ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s business events sector and broader economy are poised to benefit from another year of successful bidding activity led by Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau. Collaborating with stakeholders across the public and private sectors, DBE has captured 120 events for the year 2021 and beyond. These events, a combination of conferences, meetings ...

  SHARJAH / WAM Several members of the Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) discussed all the policies of the Sharjah Department of Housing (SDoH), reviewing the efforts of the Department in working to promote and improve the reality of the housing process in the Emirate of Sharjah, as well as proposing a number of solutions aimed at promoting citizens’ benefits. During ...

  Bloomberg The surging Omicron variant is complicating the recovery for a world economy that continues to be wracked by supply chain chaos, worker absenteeism and faltering assembly lines. Supermarkets are struggling to stock shelves amid chronic staff shortages. Airlines are grounding flights. Manufacturers are facing disruption and shipping lines remain backed up. At the same time, surging energy prices ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure enables the country’s energy transition by adopting sustainability in all sectors including the maritime industry. The country has consolidated its leading position among the best maritime centres in the world by employing practices, decisions and legislation that have contributed to developing the sector and enhancing maritime safety standards, while ...

Sharjah / WAM With 11 design-led cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary crafts collaborations, 14 new collection launches and 10 programmes initiated during 2021, UAE-based Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council, an affiliate of Nama Women Advancement, has made a powerful statement on national and international platforms with its exceptional creative work, and unearthed new opportunities for Emirati craftswomen to develop and preserve local crafts ...