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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Atlantic Council, a leading Washington, D.C.-based think-tank, is to bring together energy leaders to discuss the sector’s most pressing issues in the inaugural Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, taking place on January 12th and 13th at the Four Seasons Hotel Abu Dhabi on Al Maryah Island. It marks the first time the Atlantic Council will ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and female entrepreneurs working in Dubai, has announced a visionary partnership with the United Nations Global Compact UAE Local Network (UNGC). The pioneering partnership will support the UN Women Empowerment Principles in relation to gender balance as part of the UNGC ...

  Dubai / WAM 2017 will be a year of abundance and generous giving for the UAE and its citizens, while seeking to make a better future for citizens and government work, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, promised on Sunday, as he chaired the Cabinet’s first meeting of the year ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdullah bin Aqeedah Al Muhairi, Secretary-General of the Zakat Fund, has said that the fund’s website has so far attracted 40 million visitors. Al Muhairi noted that the management of the Zakat fund, through its website, seeks to provide easy and accessible services to its users. He added that the number of website visitors reflects the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, UAE Minister of State for Tolerance, and Ahmed Tomasz Miskiewicz, Grand Mufti of Poland and head of the Muslim Religious Association, met in Dubai on Sunday to discuss the UAE’s National Tolerance Programme as well as co-operation between their two countries in promoting global tolerance. The programme builds on the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Strengthening the relations between the UAE and Kazakhstan, including in combating terrorism and extremism, along with creating a joint parliamentary friendship committee, were at the centre of a meeting between Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), and Darija Nazarbayev, head of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Security of the ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Research Academy plans to open an advanced laboratory to preserve native plant DNA and perform intense research about the use of the the genetic material in various fields. The Sharjah Seed Bank and Herbarium Bank, founded in 2009, succeeded in preserving about 1500 groups of seeds from 430 plant species found in the UAE, said ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Demonstrating its unique abilities to add value throughout the value chain, Borouge, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Austria based Borealis, is showcasing its unique-to-the-world polyolefin solutions to thousands of visitors and industry experts at the ArabPlast 2017 regional tradeshow, currently taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre (January ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In line with the directives of UAE President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) announced the enforcement of the new Federal Law No. 22 of 2016 to regulate the possession of dangerous animals. The law aims to stop individuals from owning, trading and breeding all ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As a reflection of Dubai Electricity Authority’s (DEWA) excellence in cyber security, and leading position in different technical fields, DEWA received the COBIT5 certification in governance and information technology operation control. DEWA passed a series of auditing and monitoring process evaluations, becoming the first government entity in the UAE to fulfil all requirements of the ...