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GANDHINAGAR, India / WAM Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, today met with Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and Dr. Ahmed Al Banna, UAE Ambassador to India. They explored prospects for further cooperation between the UAE and India, building on the strong existing ties between the two countries, and discussed ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM A power generator has been delivered by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday in the Ramah district in Hadramaut Desert, as part of the continuous Emirati support for the energy sector in particular and infrastructure of the entire region in general. Sheikh Mohamed Ahmed Al Menhali, representative of the Ramah Local Council, expressed thanks to the ...

Karachi / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Field Humanitarian Hospital has been opened in Karachi by Hamad Obeid Ibrahim Salim Al Zaabi, the UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, to provide therapeutic, diagnostic and preventive services to underprivileged segments of society, primarily women, children and elderly people, in Pakistan. Noura Al Suwaidi, Director of the General Women’s Union, said the facility, which provides ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM From its inception in 1971 until December 2018, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, has financed hundreds of development projects worth AED4.4 billion ($1.187 billion) in the renewable energy sector around the world. Driving the objectives of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), these projects have ...

Ajman / WAM A host of UAE Rulers, Sheikhs, dignitaries and officials on Saturday gathered at the Al Rawdha Mosque at the Al Jurf Area in Ajman to perform funeral prayers on the body of Sheikha Naila bint Rashid Al Nuaimi, the sister of HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, who passed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has outlined four conditions that would allow foreign businesses to recover Value Added Tax (VAT), incurred in the UAE in a new guide on “VAT Refunds for Business Visitors”, published on its official website. To be eligible for the VAT refund, the first condition is that foreign businesses must not have ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism & Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) and Al Ansari Exchange, a leading UAE-based foreign exchange and worldwide money transfer company, have signed an agreement to facilitate payments for a range of tourism and travel-related services. Under the agreement, partners of Dubai Tourism including hotels, event organisers, tour operators and tourism companies will be ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Buyers queued up over night outside Aldar’s sales centre on Yas Island in order to secure plots within Aldar’s latest development – Alreeman in the Alshamkha area of Abu Dhabi. Alreeman has been a huge hit with buyers, recording sales of AED 1.6 billion. Buyers have been drawn to Aldar’s commercial plot offering allowing customers ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has, in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), completed the AED129 million C2 and C3 Mleih School project stretching over an area of 50,000 square metres, in the context of the Abu Dhabi Future Schools Programme, Phase VI, Package 1. Ali Al Haj Al Mehairbi, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announces that its smart platform, Dubai REST, is nominated for the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) awards 2019, where voting will continue till February 10. The eighth WSIS will be held from April 8-12 in Geneva, where 300 Arab and international delegations, including heads of state and high-level representatives, are ...