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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Emirates Development Bank (EDB), a key financial enabler of country’s economic diversification and industrial transformation agenda, signed a Memoradum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates NBD, a leading banking group in the Menat (Middle East, North Africa and Turkey) region, to offer a credit guarantee scheme for SMEs in the UAE. The MoU with Emirates ...

Dubai / WAM The 2021 edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) launches on Sunday at Expo Centre Sharjah, under the patronage of His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The milestone 10th edition of the prestigious two-day forum promises to be rich and diverse, bringing together a host of ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business With less than ­­­­­­­­­­­­­ 8 days to go for the globally anticipated unveiling of Expo 2020 Dubai, Invest in Sharjah, has confirmed participation at the world’s biggest fair, which is taking place from October 1 to March 31, 2022. With a presence at the Business Connect Center on the Expo grounds, Invest in Sharjah will be ...

Dubai / WAM With the launch of the long-awaited largest international event in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia, Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), as the Official Culture Supporter of Expo 2020, announced its readiness to welcome the exhibition’s visitors at all its facilities and assets across the emirate. The authority has prepared various cultural projects and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 327,300 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, 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 necessary treatment. As ...

Sharjah / WAM More than 80 narratives of childhood, ranging from animation and shorts to features and documentaries from the region and around the world, will be screened at the upcoming eighth edition of the Sharjah International Film Festival for Children and Youth (SIFF) from October 10-15. FUNN, the Sharjah-based organisation that promotes media arts learning among children and youth, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, approved the new federal government cabinet. The new cabinet was announced by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, following discussions with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed the preparedness of the infrastructure of roads and mass transit networks for providing unique, smooth, and express mobility service to visitors of Expo 2020 from Dubai and other emirates across the UAE. Thanks to the huge support ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, on Saturday received at the ministry, Prof Dr Verena Lepper, Curator of Agyptisches Museum und Papyrussammlung (Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection) in Berlin, and co-founder of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). At the start of the meeting, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has highlighted the pivotal role played by global hospitality partners in accelerating the city’s tourism recovery. At a meeting with the General Managers of Marriott International hotels in Dubai, Issam Kazim, Chief Executive Officer of Dubai Tourism shared a positive industry overview underlined by the steady growth in ...