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DUBAI / WAM Master developer Nakheel awarded a contract worth more than EUR5.6 million (AED23.7 million) ($6.45 million) for piling work at its 260-metre PALM360 luxury hotel and residential project on Dubai’s world-famous Palm Jumeirah. The company has named the Dubai branch of BAUER Spezialtiefbau GmbH, headquartered in Germany, for the work, which will take four months to complete. The ...

LISBON / WAM An official trade mission from the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) showcased investment opportunities, as well as various opportunities available in the emirate’s economic sectors in Lisbon, Portugal. The Sharjah trade delegation, headed by Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, SCCI Chairman, aimed to enhance economic cooperation and mutual investment between Sharjah and Portugal, under the framework ...

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, witnessed several sessions of the two-day “2nd Mohamed bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations,” which was held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed attended sessions presented by ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA), has completed its preparations to host the Dubai Maritime Summit 2018 on October 28. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the summit aims to strengthen communication channels between international leaders in the maritime industry. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has reaffirmed the role of innovation in contributing to the economic upswing in the United Arab Emirates. Urging UAE youth to contribute to their country’s economic development, the minister, while addressing the second edition of the Mohammad Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations on Tuesday, ...

Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), received an Austrian delegation headed by Dr. Hartwig Loger, Minister of Finance of Austria. During the meeting, Al Tayer presented Dewa’s key projects, initiatives and programmes. “The authority has adopted the triple-bottom-line approach towards sustainability of the economy, society, and the environment. This ...

Dubai / WAM While people of all ages share the goal of maintaining a sustainable and healthy planet, it is the youngest members of the global population who can have the longest influence and make the biggest contribution to sustainable living, said, Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment. The miknister said, today youth in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE will assist Kosovo in development of its capacities, in addition to attaining social and economic development through the progress of mutually-beneficial activities and frameworks, after the two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed in Abu Dhabi by Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Monday distributed relief assistance to people in a number of areas in Tarim, in Yemen’s Hadramaut Governorate, as part of the ‘Year of Zayed’, and as part of its continued efforts to support the country’s humanitarian and developmental needs across all fields. Teams from the ERC distributed food baskets to hundreds ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Land Department (DLD), organised the Global Consultations on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), in Land Administration in collaboration with the World Bank. During the two-day consultation, nearly 50 global consultants, specialists, and experts in the field of real estate participated to exchange knowledge between different global experiences in PPPs in the real estate sector. Sultan Butti bin ...