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Aden / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) distributed food aid to 140 poor and low-income families in the Yemeni island of Mayoun, as part of the effort to help provide basic necessities to the brotherly people of Yemen. A plane arrived on Wednesday on the island, carrying food baskets for the families there, as part of the comprehensive humanitarian ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Group’s Engineering and Aviation Training divisions have both signed contracts to collaborate with Sky Prime, the largest private aviation operator in the Middle East, based in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The agreements were announced at the Saudi Airshow where Etihad is showcasing its Special Olympics liveried Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner, alongside the Embraer ...

TASHKENT / WAM The third session of the Joint Economic Committee between the UAE and Uzbekistan was held in Tashkent, the Uzbek capital. The Committee was chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, representing the UAE Government, and Ganiev Elyor Majidovich, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan. Mohammed Hareb Al Mehairbi, UAE Ambassador to Uzbekistan, also attended the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties PJSC,Aldar, on Wednesday announced the official opening of Al Jimi Mall’s major expansion and outdoor retail park. The expansion to Al Ain’s first and favourite shopping and entertainment destination gives Aldar a AED 1 billion asset in Al Ain, which will see the arrival of over 100 new brands and F&B outlets, bringing the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mercer, a global consulting leader in advancing health, wealth and careers, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan Companies, on Wednesday announced the results of its annual 2019 Quality of Living survey. In its 21st year, the survey ranked Dubai and Abu Dhabi as the Middle East region’s leading cities. This marked the 7th ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), employed nine participants of its National Accelerator Programme, after successful completion of their intensive training through select leading industry professionals, academicians of reputed institutions. The Accelerator Programme initiative by the UAE Federal export credit company is aligned with the UAE Vision 2021 and not only encourages skill development and talent involvement in the government ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Enusa Industrias Avanzadas (Enusa), defining a framework for collaboration and the exchange of information and expertise in the field of nuclear fuel services. The MoU was signed at Enec’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, by Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO of Enec, and Jose Vicente ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, congratulated mothers and children on the occasion of ‘Emirati Children’s Day’, celebrated annually on March 15. In a speech marking the occasion, Sheikha Fatima said that Emirati children ...

Dubai / WAM DP World Berbera has achieved another milestone for Somaliland, commissioning the first Mobile Harbour Cranes (MHCs), at the Port of Berbera this month. The introduction of the MHCs is a landmark development by DP World Berbera, as the port will for the first time offer shoreside crane support, substantially improving vessel operations. The $12 million investment on ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s de facto central bank intervened to defend the local currency’s peg against the dollar for second time in days. The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) bought $500 million of local currency, according to its page on Bloomberg, after the Hong Kong dollar fell to weak end of its HK$7.75-HK$7.85 trading band. It also purchased $192mn worth at ...