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Abu Dhabi / WAM Humanitarian work in the UAE has turned to be a way of life, representing a noble human value and a civilisational behaviour in which the country’s leadership and people wholeheartedly believe, passing it over to generations to come, said Fahd Saeed Al Menhali, Ambassador of Yemen to the UAE. Speaking to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) ...

Shabwa / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), dispatched urgent food aid to victims, the underprivileged and returning displaced residents in Usaylan District of the Shabwa Governorate in Yemen, after the three-year siege by the Iranian-backed Houthis militias. While distributing the aid, which included 5,000 food baskets, Mohammed Saif Al Muhairi, Head of the ERC team in Shabwa, congratulated the district’s ...

Dubai / WAM More than three million passengers used mass transit on the eve of New Year, according to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). In its statement, the authority said that Dubai Metro lifted 1,288,316 riders, public buses served 722,572 riders, marine transport modes ferried 124,159 rides, and 53,234 riders used the Dubai Tram, while RTA’s taxicabs carried 1,098,592 ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), has banned the import of all species of domestic and wild live birds, ornamental birds, chicks, hatching eggs, meats and meat products and non-heat-treated wastes from Kostromskaya Oblast region in Russia. Thermally-treated poultry products (meat and eggs) have been cleared for import from all parts of Russia. The announcement ...

Fujairah / WAM The 6th Fujairah International Mining Forum and Expo (IMF) will be held from February 26-28, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, to promote investments in quarrying and mining in the Arab region. The three-day forum will be held under the title, “In line with ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah International Commercial Arbitration Centre (TAHKEEM), has been awarded three ISO Certificates – ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 18001. The three certificates are ISO Quality Management 9001; ISO Environment Management 14001; and OHSAS 18001 Certification for Occupational Health and Safety Management System. The certificates were received by Ahmed Saleh Al-Echlah, TAHKEEM Director, in the presence of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health (DoH), in Abu Dhabi, launched the ‘Mabrouk Ma Yak’ at Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women and Children, part of the United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical), to expand the implementation of the service in public and private hospitals in the emirate. The Ministry of Interior has previously implemented this service through the ...

Bloomberg Russia’s oil industry continued its long-term expansion last year, with production hitting a record even as President Vladimir Putin joined forces with OPEC to clear a global glut and lift prices. The nation’s oil output increased to an average 10.98 million barrels a day in 2017, up 0.1 percent from the previous year, according to data published on Tuesday ...

DUBAI / Reuters Oman’s state budget for 2018, approved by ruler Sultan Qaboos, boosts spending at the expense of running a large deficit, despite increasing concern among credit rating agencies about the health of the country’s finances. The budget projects spending of 12.5 billion rials ($32.5 billion) this year, up from 11.7 billion in the original budget for 2017, local ...

CHONGQING / Reuters China plans to launch a natural gas exchange in Chongqing in early 2018, aiming to create an Asian price benchmark as the nation’s use of the fuel surges amid its shift away from coal. China is the world’s third-biggest consumer of natural gas behind the United States and Russia. An exchange in its fast-growing market would be ...