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ABU DHABI / WAM An initiative designed to support the Union of the Comoros in its efforts to safeguard its living heritage has been completed successfully with the support of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi. The ‘Capacity building project for the safeguarding of Comoros’ intangible cultural heritage for sustainable development’, which was carried ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA), will on Sunday, open the Al Dhaid Wildlife Centre to consolidate vital and pioneering educational eco-tourism projects in the emirate. EPAA works to boost awareness, preserve and protect the environment, conserve biodiversity and wildlife, and promote eco-tourism in the interest of sustainable development. The innovative centre includes eight different halls ...

Dubai / wam To mark the UAE hosting of the Expo Dubai, the UAE Balloon Team will organise Expo Dubai International Hot-Air Balloon Festival from October to December as part of the 15th UAE International Hot-Air Balloon Cup. Captain Pilot Abdulaziz Nasser Alamnsory, UAE Balloon President, told a press conference that the Expo Dubai festival would be the largest ever ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), on Saturday opened the last two phases of roads leading to Expo 2020 site. Construction work under these two phases included a flyover linking Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Expo Road as well as two flyovers on Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road to ensure a smooth traffic flow to and ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Italian city of Bologna is celebrating Sharjah as the guest of honour at their upcoming Children’s Book Fair – one of the most prestigious children’s book fairs in the world, which will be taking place from March 30 to April 2, 2020. Sharjah’s programme includes panel discussions, interactive activities and traditional shows which highlight the experiences ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) is organising the ninth Seha International Radiology Conference, taking place from February 20-21. The conference will be held in the Rosewood Abu Dhabi and will converge leading radiologists; surgeons and medical consultants in the UAE, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, wider Mena region, the United States of America (USA) and Ireland. ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) in a strategic partnership with the Ministry of Energy and Industry (MOEI) will host the UAE-Russian Business Forum, on February 19, 2020. The Forum aims to enhance and strengthen ties of trade, economic and investment cooperation between UAE, in general, and Sharjah, in particular, and the Federal Republic of Russia, and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company (EITC), is soaring as a regional and global leader in Broadcast Services following its success in the latest annual World Teleport Association (WTA) rankings. With strong progress in The Independent 10 (5th) and The Global Top 20 (17th) categories of the WTA’s Top Teleport Operators of 2019, du continues to ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Police, in cooperation with Etisalat, has officially unveiled the first 5G-enabled smart patrol in the Middle East and North Africa region. The smart police patrol is equipped with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and high-tech cameras connected directly to the Control and Command room via 5G network. Brigadier Khaled Nasser Al-Razooqi, Director of the General Department of ...

Bloomberg US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper warned that China is moving further outside the international order as the world’s second largest economy pursues aggressive economic and military policies at the expense of other nations. Under the leadership of Xi Jinping, China “is heading even faster and further in the wrong direction — more internal repression, more predatory economic practices, ...