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Sharjah / WAM During its participation in the World CEO Forum, the Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (Saif Zone) Authority stated that the achievements of SAIF Zone help to demonstrate and reflect Sharjah Government’s commitment to free trade. The Saif Zone Authority also stated that the various unique services that it offers have enabled it to develop into a leading ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Marine Services ‘Safeen’, the marine services subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Ports, announces the purchase of two new state-of-the-art tug boats from Damen Shipyards Group aimed at supporting the AED 10 billion expansion of Khalifa Port, Abu Dhabi Ports’ flagship deep-water port. The purchase of the Damen ASD 2411 tug boats was announced at ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) on Saturday revealed that Dubai’s resident population grew by 232,400 to reach 3,136,400 at the end of the third quarter of 2018, a growth of 7.7% from the third quarter of 2017. Arif Al Mehairi, DSC Executive Director, said: “The rise in population reflects Dubai’s growth as a dynamic economic and tourism hub. ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) has announced March 20–21, 2019 as the dates for the 8th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), to be held under the theme, ‘Behavioural Change Towards Human Development’. Organised by Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), IGCF 2019 will host prominent figures and top officials from around the world, ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI), has launched the first Arabic Playbook for Innovation Learning to enhance competencies of government employees, and develop their innovative skills to find solutions for future challenges. The playbook was developed in cooperation with Nesta, a UK-based innovation foundation. The playbook is part of the MBRCGI’s efforts to promote innovation, ...

DUBAI / WAM Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have announced a strategic partnership to jointly undertake city beautification projects. The first project that forms part of this partnership is the Dubai Metro Murals Project. The Dubai Metro Murals Project is an initiative that falls in ...

ISLAMABAD / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, has said that the UAE wise leadership attaches great importance and particular attention to enhancing historic ties with Pakistan, which are based on strong pillars of respect, mutual confidence and conformity on all regional and international issues. He said this while leading a UAE high profile 15-member ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD), organised a real estate developer meeting in cooperation with Cityscape Global in order to identify the results achieved at Cityscape. The meeting was aimed to monitor the trends and needs of the real estate market, and innovative solutions that can be presented at upcoming editions for the benefit of all parties, including ...

MUKALLA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), on Saturday re-opened a number of roads in seven villages surrounding the city of Al Mukalla in Yemen. The roads were either closed or damaged following Cyclone Luban which recently hit the Yemeni Governorate of Hadramaut and isolated the villages, inhabited by around 3,000 people. The ERC shovel trucks cleared the debris ...

NEW YORK / WAM The UAE has outlined its efforts in constructing a strong and sustainable space sector that contributes to regional and international efforts to promote space exploration, and its development of advanced technologies to enhance the quality of life and contribute to the overall achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations General Assembly. The UAE’s ...