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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business HE Eng Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, will lead a top-level economic delegation from the UAE to the Republic of Turkey to attend a series of meetings for two days for the 9th session of the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) between the two countries. The meetings will be held in ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is hosting a 50-strong delegation of senior travel industry experts from the United States on a tour of the emirate’s key attractions as it bids to strengthen ties with one of its key global markets. The high-profile attendees on the trip are all travel agency owners ...

  RIGA / WAM Hanan Khalfan Al Alili, UAE Ambassador to Latvia, met a number of ministers of the Republic who will be accompanying President Raimonds Vejonis of Latvia during his upcoming visit to the UAE to participate in the Gulfood Exhibition in Dubai on February 26. Ambassador Al Alili held separate meetings with Janis Duklavs, Minister of Agriculture, Uldis ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, discussed ways of enhancing bilateral co-operation with Ayman Al Safadi, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of Jordan, in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. The two ministers also exchanged their views on the latest regional and global developments, along with how to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) being held in Abu Dhabi in March, on Sunday announced details of one of the summit’s showcase events, the Global Value Chain Market (GVCM) which is designed to bring businesses together by facilitating matchmaking and trade opportunities throughout the manufacturing sector. Supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised a workshop on three-dimensional Customer Happiness Centres and preparations for evaluating seven-star services in cooperation with Ethos Consultancy. The three-day workshop highlighted the global star-rating system and organisational excellence. It discussed the assessment of the star-rating process and provided an overview of relevant initiatives and models. Commenting on the occasion, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A group of senior UAE cardiac surgeons, volunteering with the Charity Doctors Programme, treated hundreds of workers from different countries in Abu Dhabi who suffer from a variety of heart conditions, as part of the first campaign under the Zayed Giving Initiative. Within the framework of a volunteering initiative called “Volunteering One Hour of Giving”, and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Providing both energy and education is the focus of a UAE programme to offer hope to impoverished children throughout the world. The “Beacon of Hope” initiative was launched in Abu Dhabi’s Al Shahb private school in Khalifa city on Sunday, in the presence of Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and Dr Thani bin ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Hanan Khalfan Al Alili, UAE Ambassador to Latvia, has met with a number of ministers of the Republic who will be accompanying President Raimonds Vejonis of Latvia during his upcoming visit to the UAE to participate in the Gulfood Exhibition in Dubai on February 26. Ambassador Al Alili held separate meetings with Janis Duklavs, Minister of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet, presided over by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, approved an integrated entry visa scheme to attract qualified and highly talented professionals to UAE. The implementation of the new system will be carried out over a number of phases. The first phase ...