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ADEN / WAM The UAE is continuing its support of the education sector in liberated regions in Yemen – with the cooperation of local universities and educational bodies – by organising various activities ad supplying educational equipment to help the future generation of Yemeni graduates. Speaking during the graduation ceremony at the University of Aden – one of the universities ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Regional trade enabler DP World, UAE region has been recognised for its industry leading services and practices at this year’s Maritime Standard Awards, winning the Terminal Operator of the Year category. The award was received by Joost Kruijning, SVP & COO, Ports and Terminals Division, DP World, UAE Region on behalf of the company during a ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The 37th edition of Sharjah International Book Fair will see more than 200 authors from 19 countries, who will be present at the fair’s Book Signing Corner to meet and interact with book lovers as well as sign their works personally. Books written by them will also be displayed, and include genres of classic and folk ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The second edition of Emirates Academy of Dermatology, Aesthetics and Laser Conference & Exhibition – Emirates Derma successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi on Saturday; featuring many productive discussions, brainstorming sessions and exchange of knowledge on a variety of topics in cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery, facial aesthetics and anti-ageing. Over the three-days, the premier skincare gathering that ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector of the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, issued 13,825 new licences in the first nine months of 2018. Among the new licences issued, 61.2% were commercial, 36.4% professional, 1.2% related to tourism and 1.1% were industrial. The ‘Business Map’ digital platform of Dubai DED saw 204,319 business registration and ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), in coordination with Nakheel, has awarded a contract for the construction of three bridges leading to Deira Islands. The bridges, which link with the existing bridge crossing the water canal, consist of six lanes in each direction and will be built at cost of AED447 million. The project is undertaken in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has launched a Geospatial Information Management System (GIMS), a sophisticated smart electronic system for soil database that contains all geotechnical, geophysical, hydrological and environmental data, displayed on interactive geological maps. The project has been undertaken in the context of the Abu Dhabi Emirate’s vision, a strategic plan designed particularly for the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free (Saif Zone) has announced that it will participate in the World CEO Forum as a Platinum Sponsor for the event, which will take place from October 21-24, aboard the world-famous Queen Elizabeth II cruise liner and will be attended by some of the greatest commercial minds in the Middle East. Saud Salim ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) awarded contracts worth AED 382 million to supply 1,548 kilometres (km) of 11 kilovolt (kV) power cables. The contracts include the supply of cables across different regions in Dubai to meet the criteria for the electricity distribution network expansion, and to keep up with the continued growth in demand for electricity ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, inaugurated an ambient air quality monitoring station at the headquarters of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment in Dubai. The station has been developed in partnership with BDH Middle East, a leading global supplier of the widest range of chemicals, glassware, apparatus, lab instruments, ...