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  ABU DHABI / WAM Yas Island wrapped up 2016 with a record-breaking festive season as it declares its month-long ‘Winterland Festival’ and New Year’s Eve celebrations a great success. The Yas ‘Winterland Festival’, an island-wide festival of family-friendly events, activities and offers which took place from December 9, 2016 and runs until January 7, attracted a record turnout to ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the development of Dubai Harbour, a unique new waterfront destination that will feature the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s largest marina. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid made the announcement in the presence of HH ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As the UAE welcomes 2017, it can look back with pride on 2016, the year in which it accomplished a number of goals, including the formulation of an ambitious five-year plan. The country is expected to witness several challenges in the next five years, as it works to meet the goals set in the UAE 2021 ...

  Dubai / WAM Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs in Dubai, revealed that Dubai International airports received 105, 326 passengers in one day for the first time. Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri expressed his happiness about this achievement consisting of receiving this huge number of passengers to UAE, which ...

  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 Monday received a delegation of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) at his Al Bahr Palace majlis, Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed stressed the importance of setting up a comprehensive and integrated plans ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Media Council (NMC) organised a workshop in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy entitled ” Is there a legal protection for media news” discussing copyrights. The workshop was moderated by Lt. Colonel Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Maeeny, Head of Innovation Centers Department in Dubai Police. The workshop was organised within the framework of the Council’s ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received Liborio Stellino, Ambassador of Italy, and Umberto Bernardo, First Commercial Secretary, Embassy of Italy. During the meeting, the parties discussed ways to encourage Italian companies to take part in clean and renewable energy projects in the UAE in general and Dubai in ...

  Dubai / WAM The Maritime Rescue Department in the General Directorate of Dubai Police achieved 289 missions and dealt with 73 accidents over the past year. Lieutenant Ali Abdullah Al Naqbi, Head of Maritime Rescue Department, stated that maritime accidents included drowning, collisions between ships and boats in addition to ships delinquency. He affirmed that Dubai police is always ready ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that it mandates companies hiring 15 employees and above to submit a labour injuries report concerning last year’s fourth quarter, the report must be submitted before January 15, to avoid associated penalties. Maher Hamad Al Obed, Assistant Under-Secretary For Inspectional Affairs, said, “The ministry receives work-related injuries reports ...

  Dubai / WAM The Green Organisation named the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) a winner of the Green World Award 2016 – one of the most prestigious awards in energy management in public and private sectors, given by The Green Organisation. The RTA competed in the Best Energy Management Practices category and received the award in an event recently held ...