Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) identified an increasing demand on its various applications. DLD monitored the activity of its customers, the number of times customers downloaded DLD applications on Android and iOS platforms. The monitoring included DLD’s various applications: Dubai Brokers, Dubai Rest, Dubai Land Department, Ejari, Mashrooi, Rental Disputes Center, Smart Investment Map, and Dubai Real ...
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7,709 Yemenis benefit from ERC aid convoys in Shabwa
SHABWA / WAM A total of 1,272 food baskets have been distributed by Emirates Red Crescent’s (ERC) convoys across remote and nomadic pastoralist areas in a number of districts in governorate of Shabwa, from which 7,709 eligible locals benefitted. The convoys, fitting within the UAE continued aid programmes in Yemen, reached out to medical and disabled rehabilitation centers as well as ...
Read More »Market to be ripe for price corrections by Jan-end: Al Mazrouei
Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, on Saturday said that the oil market will be ripe for more price corrections by the end of January following the deal reached by Opec and non-Opec members in December to cut their combined oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day to balance ...
Read More »Mohamed meets US commander
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday received General Austin Scott Miller, Commander of Nato’s Resolute Support Mission and US Forces-Afghanistan. During the meeting, held in Al Shati Palace, they discussed cooperation and joint coordination between the two sides ...
Read More »VP inspects progress in Dubai Future Foundation projects
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai visited the Dubai Future Foundation on Saturday and was briefed on the development of work at various projects undertaken by the foundation. Sheikh Mohammed toured Area 2071, which is designed as a collaborative innovation hub that brings ...
Read More »â€˜Operational efficiency key in today’s oil market conditions’
Abu Dhabi / WAM A relentless focus on operational efficiency, while balancing market conditions with long-term future growth, requires a careful, calibrated and agile response from the oil and gas industry, according to Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). Speaking at the third Atlantic Council Global ...
Read More »Khalifa Fund signs $25mn pact to promote, develop SMEs in Mali
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali, witnessed the signing ceremony between the Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and the Malian Government represented by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, on Saturday in Abu ...
Read More »$50mn ‘UAE-Caribbean fund’ names 3rd cycle recipients
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) on Saturday announced at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019 the launch of the third cycle of the $50 million UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (CREF), with funding allocated to projects delivered in Jamaica, Cuba, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago. Fully financed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), ...
Read More »Emirates announces network updates for ’19
DUBAI / WAM Emirates announced adjustments to its operational schedules in 2019 to minimise the impact of the closure of Dubai International Airport’s Southern Runway between April 16 and May 30, and to respond to global travel demand trends. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said, “The changes we are implementing to our network schedules in 2019 are in line ...
Read More »UAE rebuilding more schools in Yemen in 2019
Aden / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) teams have started rehabilitation of seven schools in Yemen as part of the UAE developmental and aid programmes during the Year of Tolerance. In continuation of the Year of Zayed initiatives, the new projects include revamping seven schools: Al Wahda, in Al Seimen; Tarek bin Zayed, in Al Shujeirah; Al Fajr, in ...
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