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  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday honoured the winners of the 20th edition of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme, DGEP. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and HH Sheikh Maktoum ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ordered real estate developers and companies developing touristic, commercial and cultural projects to install additional power generators to ensure the seamless uninterrupted power supply in their developments. His Highness’ decision was made during his visit to Dubai Water and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADX postponed the launch of technical short selling pending further training for traders, investors and brokers. According to a survey conducted by ADX recently dealers, brokers, and investors, in order to secure maximum benefits, have been calling, over the recent period, for further training and practice on the state-of-the-art technologies and innovations adopted by Abu Dhabi ...

  Dubai / WAM Passenger traffic at the world’s number one airport for international passenger numbers, Dubai International (DXB) climbed 7.4 percent during the first quarter of 2017 to 22,496,596 compared to 20,948,690 recorded during the same period last year, according to traffic results released by Dubai Airports on Tuesday. The year to date totals follow March results which saw a ...

  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, praised the citizens of the UAE for supporting charitable and humanitarian projects and contributing to the community. The citizens of the UAE have proved their loyalty in performing national duties, their sense of responsibility ...

  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, received Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of Blackstone, a US-based company which works in the financial and investment services field. Sheikh Mohamed and Schwarzman discussed cooperation and coordination between the Emirati investment and financial institutions and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A ship carrying 4,259 tonnes of relief items from the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) left the UAE on Tuesday for Berbera Port in Somalia to support the people who have been displaced and affected by famine and to enhance their humanitarian situation. The aid, which is worth AED10.3 million, includes food, shelter materials, clothes, blankets, mattresses, ...

  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, on Tuesday received a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Ports Company, ADPC, headed by Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and ADPC Chairman. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed was briefed on ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Coming on the heels of its successful inaugural accelerator showcase day, Sheraa – a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the UAE – is making swift progress to expand the portfolio of industries tapped by its growing community of budding entrepreneurs. The latest addition comes in the form of a collaboration with Air Arabia, the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Yusup Muhammetgulyyev, Deputy Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan, praised the level of preparedness, expertise, high technological systems, and the modern devices used by the National Search and Rescue Centre in the UAE. He made the statement during his visit to the centre on Tuesday, where he was received by Obaid Saif Al Zahmi, Deputy General ...