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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) will fund the construction of 30 water wells in three African nations to assist in easing a critical shortage of clean water in remote communities. The initiative was announced by Tony Douglas, Group CEO of Etihad Aviation Group, in support of the ‘Well of Hope’ water security initiative launched during the Holy ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The ‘Sustenance of Tolerance initiative’, which aims to provide Ramadan foodstuff (Meer) to underprivileged, has benefited 755 families Ras Al Khaimah and its residents during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The initiative was launched by the Dar Al Ber Society’s Branch in the Emirate. Ali Abdullah Al Shehi, Director of Dar Al Ber Branch in ...

SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS), announced the allocation of AED550 million ($149.73 million) for scientific research at AUS over the next five years. The announcement came during a speech delivered by His Highness in the presence of HH Sheikh ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Ten years ago flydubai’s first flight took off from Dubai International bound for Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport, on June 1, marking the beginning of a new chapter in the history of aviation in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). In celebration of its 10th Anniversary, a special flight took off from Dubai International on June 1 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED), issued 100 fines and 195 warnings to violators during its inspections of commercial facilities in Abu Dhabi during the holy month of Ramadan. Over 10,000 field inspections were carried out as part of the department’s consumer protection outreach, in which it verifies whether commercial activities are being conducted ...

MECCA / WAM The UAE condemned as a ”flagrant violation of international law” acts of terrorism on commercial ships in its regional waters and drone attacks on two pump stations in Saudi Arabia, said HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, while delivering the UAE speech at the 14th Summit of ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), organised an awareness programme during the Holy Month of Ramadan to promote the importance of using electricity and water sensibly and avoiding waste, as well as highlighting steps that can be taken to reduce consumption. The programme, that the authority Dewa provides on its website and smart app, supports Dewa’s strategy ...

NEW YORK / WAM The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), met American and international publishers at BookExpo America to highlight the diverse investment opportunities in the publishing sector in Sharjah, and the incentives and facilities available in the UAE. The authority, the only Arab representative at the North American event, reviewed Sharjah’s year-long calendar of cultural events, which provides a window ...

Bloomberg China targeted FedEx Corp in its escalating trade war with the US, giving a hint of the kind of foreign companies it may blacklist as “unreliable.” As details of China’s criteria trickled out, the investigation into FedEx’s “wrongful delivery of packages” was framed by the state news agency as a warning by Beijing after the Trump administration imposed a ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co Vice Chairman Lee Jay Yong convened a meeting with top executives and discussed ways to deal with the worsening global business environment as South Korea’s chip exports plunged. The meeting at Samsung’s memory-chip plant in Hwaseong, South Korea, came on the day the country reported a 30.5 percent decline in semiconductor exports for May. Worsening US-China ...