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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the economic development arm of the UAE government, has signed an agreement with the Government of Guinea to provide a concessionary loan valued at AED95.5 million ($26 million) to finance developing a major interchange and roads project in the heart of Conakry, the nation’s capital city. Once completed, this project ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has welcomed appointment of Hans Grundberg as the UN Special Envoy for Yemen and reiterated its support for all efforts aimed at finding a peaceful solution towards ending Yemeni crisis. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation praised the pivotal role played by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to bring about stability in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Wizz Air announced on Sunday that it is ramping up pilot recruitment across its network, with plans to hire 4,600 new pilots by 2030. The airline has already trained over 150 additional pilots to fly over 100 percent of pre-Covid-19 capacity this summer. It aims to recruit over 300 more by the end of this year, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has launched the second generation of the Emirates ID card as part of the new generation of Emirati passports and national ID card project. Major-General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili, Acting Director-General of the ICA, said that the issuance of the new generation Emirates ID is part of achieving ...

AJMAN / WAM Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) recorded a significant growth of 35 percent in the number of new registered companies during the first half of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020. The report showed 867 newly registered companies in the zone, compared to 567 companies in the same period last year. This is a testament to the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) has launched the second generation of the Emirates ID card as part of the new generation of Emirati passports and national ID card project. Major-General Suhail Saeed Al Khaili, Acting Director-General of the ICA, said that the issuance of the new generation Emirates ID is part of achieving ...

ALAIN / WAM The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has completed special preparations to receive 3,500 new students for the new academic year 2021-2022, preparing a special “hybrid” orientation programme that will be conducted for five days in August. Prof Aisha Salem Al Dhaheri, the Associate Provost for Student Affairs, said that “the student is the centre of the educational ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU) has announced its participation in The National Ambassadors Programme — Estedad, a capacity-building initiative in collaboration with the Ministry of Education. Aligning with its goal of empowering scientific research and continuous innovation, MBRU will take part in the programme’s research track, according to an MBRU press release ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 18th edition of Abu Dhabi International Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) will host a scientific conference focusing on ‘The Future of Falconry,’ through a series of specialised workshops. The conference will celebrate the passage of more than 10 years since falconry received the most significant global recognition of its legitimacy and cultural richness, thanks to ...

UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM An Indian investor has lauded the UAE’s efforts to attract foreign investments, encourage business projects and give them all opportunities for success and growth by providing a supportive environment. The UAE is keen on maintaining its leadership in the region in terms of infrastructure development, which makes it a regional hub to attract foreign investments ...