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DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), had completed 90 percent of the Tripoli Street Improvement Project and expects to throw it open to the public by June this year. The 12-km street, which links Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road runs parallel to Airport Street Improvement Project. The project was implemented on the directives of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE government provides Emirati senior citizens support and care that ensures for them a decent life and maintains their dignity in society while benefitting from their significant expertise and knowledge in sustainable development. The federal and local governments provide assistance in cash and kind to senior citizens. For example, the assistance provided by the Ministry ...

GAZA / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Foundation (KF), launched its Ramadan food assistance programme in the Gaza Strip as part of the annual Iftar project. A KF source said some 24,000 underprivileged families would benefit from the first phase of the Ramadan humanitarian programme which covers all governorates in Gaza. Distribution of food baskets is being conducted in coordination ...

DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), visited the Innovation Centre project, part of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, to review the progress of Dewa’s strategic projects. The solar park is the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP), ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the Middle East’s leading economic zone, and Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry have taken a major step forward in promoting ease of doing business in Dubai by introducing a new system that allows Jafza customers to obtain a Dubai Chamber Membership Certificate through its Dubai Trade portal. The integration of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and safest financial institutions, has partnered with Mastercard to launch its ‘World’ series debit card aimed exclusively at Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). FAB’s World Business Debit Card is designed to provide a competitive edge to SMEs, who can save ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, attended a celebration held at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque to mark Zayed Humanitarian Work Day, which falls on 19th of Ramadan every year. The event was sponsored by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and organised by the General Authority for ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, emphasised that the UAE aspires to become the top destination for scientists, researchers and makers of tomorrow to strengthen the UAE’s march towards achieving sustainable economic development. “The UAE is renowned for being an incubator for creative ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The total contributions to the ‘UAE for Rohingya Women and Children’ campaign reached AED 33 million ($8.98 million) in the first day of the campaign. The campaign, launched on Friday across the UAE, comes in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Directors of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), held their fourth meeting for 2019. The meeting hosted at CBUAE Head Office, took place under the chairmanship of Hareb Masood Al Darmaki, the Chairman of the Board, and attended by Abdulrahman Saleh Al Saleh, Deputy Chairman of the Board, Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori, ...