Dubai / WAM The Arab Reading Challenge (ARC) initiative has announced holding online interactive sessions on Instagram to promote reading among students. Through eight interactive sessions during the Holy Month of Ramadan, children’s books authors, experts and media figures will address a variety of topics on reading and share tips on book selection, storytelling and writing. The sessions, to broadcast ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Commercial Court has held 579 remote trials with various litigation degrees of First Instance and Appeal, through video-conference system, since the activation of the remote work plan of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD). According to detailed information, the judges of the Commercial Court held 165 hearings in the Chambers of First Instance, ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) formed a ‘Youth Council’ in coordination with the Federal Youth Authority to empower youth and enable them to play their part in serving their country, in line with the UAE’s leadership directives. In a statement by the ministry on Monday, the MFNCA’s Young Employees Council will ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber’s Sustainability Network organised a webinar on ensuring the continuity of the supply and distribution chain and protecting workers in light of the challenges businesses are facing due to Covid-19. The webinar, titled “Covid 19: Responding to the Pandemic to Ensure Supply Chain Continuity and Worker Safety†organised by the Supply Chain Task Force. It ...
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Beirut / WAM The Grand Mufti of the Republic of Lebanon, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, thanked the United Arab Emirates for its “confidence in Dar al-Fatwa to distribute the aid it received through its UAE embassy in Lebanon to those who are most in need and deserving of assistance.” Derian said, “It comes as no surprise from the UAE; known ...
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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports on Monday announced that it has successfully brought online a new set of services which will enable customers to avail of more of its services from anywhere in the world, in collaboration with Maqta Gateway, developer and operator of the first Port Community ...
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BOGOTA / WAM Diplomats and local staff at the UAE Embassy in the Colombian capital of Bogota have donated food parcels containing nearly 15,000 meals to some 2,000 Colombian citizens. Salem Rashid Al Owais, UAE Ambassador to Colombia, oversaw the initiative, named, ‘The UAE is With You’, which encouraged embassy employees to donate a portion of their salary to citizens ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Monday sent an aid plane containing seven metric tons of medical supplies to Armenia to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 7,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Mohammed Issa Al Qattam Al Zaabi, ...
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SHARJAH / WAM Announcing the launch of a humanitarian Covid-19 response campaign, titled ‘Support Knows No Safe Distance’, HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF) and UNHCR Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children, has made a global call for concerted action to intensify efforts to protect marginalised and ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) started listing of the government of Abu Dhabi’s $7 billion multi-tranche global medium term notes issued on April 8. The offering is part of Abu Dhabi’s medium-term strategy aimed to optimise the capital structure of the emirate, tapping into diverse funding sources whilst maintaining the current credit ratings. With orders ...
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