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KHARTOUM / WAM More than 4,000 women and children have benefited from the Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign “Provide Medical Treatment,” for the treatment of women and children, which has concluded in the Sudanese River Nile State after a successful tour of Sudanese villages under the theme, “All of us are our Mother Fatima.” The initiative, part of the Fatima ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Since opening to the public one week ago on April 22, The Founder’s Memorial, a permanent national tribute commemorating the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has welcomed more than 500 school students from over 10 educational institutions to learn more about the UAE’s founding father. The Founder’s Memorial offers educational tours for schools and ...

DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai has become the first World Expo and the second ever ‘mega-event’ to secure a Procurement Excellence award from the highly respected Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply (CIPS) organisation, a major vote of confidence for the next World Expo’s procurement practices. The recognition makes Expo 2020 the first major global event outside the United ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and Japan are bound by time – honoured, deeply-rooted relations that have been in a steady growth over the past 46 years thanks to the determination of both countries’ leadership to sustain cooperation across all domains. The visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the UAE on April 29-30 comes to ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will honour the prominent Arab hope makers at the end of the 2nd edition of the Arab Hope Makers initiative, the largest Arab initiative dedicated to celebrating philanthropic efforts, on May 14. The initiative seeks to honour and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADSSSA), announced the launch of Abu Dhabi internet domain suffixes (.abudhabi), in English and Arabic to represent the Emirate’s digital identity in the virtual world. This came during the signing of a tripartite agreement between the ADSSSA, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), and the Emirates Telecommunications Corporation (Etisalat), to ...

Dubai / WAM The General Assembly of the Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company (AMAN Insurance), held its annual general meeting (AGM), at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The AGM reviewed the board’s report on the company’s activities and its financial position during the past financial year, which ended on December 31, 2017. Mohammed bin Omair bin Yousef ...

Sharjah / WAM The Environment and Protected Areas Authority of Sharjah (EPAA), honoured the winners of the sixth edition of the Sharjah Sustainability Award (SSA), for Schools and Colleges. The honouring ceremony was attended by Marwan Ahmad Al Sawaleh, Under-Secretary of the Minister of Education for Academic Affairs; Hana Saif Al Suwaidi, Chairperson of EPAA; Prof. Dr. Rashad Salem, Vice ...

Dubai / WAM Economic conditions in Dubai during Q1 2018 have improved over Q1 and Q4, 2017, according to a business confidence survey conducted by the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai. The survey indicates that the Composite Business Confidence Index has improved by 5.5 points after registering 116.7 points in Q1 2018 as compared to 111.2 points during the ...

Hassan Soukar Over the past few years there has been a remarkable surge in demand for second citizenships among high-net-worth expatriates living in the UAE. But the spike in interest for acquiring second passports has been all-time high in the first three months of 2018. The whole industry is coming of age. The second passports are not only seen just ...