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  DUBAI / WAM Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched the ‘Hope Makers’ initiative. The effort, the largest of its kind in the region, aims to honour and acknowledge social and humanitarian programmes and projects that help improve people’s lives while spreading hope and instilling the positive values of ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs launched on Tuesday, “Jawab service,” upon the directives of the wise leadership to make Dubai the world’s smartest city. The new artificial intelligence communication service, which connects Dubai Customs with its clients through social media platforms, was inaugurated in the presence of Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs. The new service will see a ...

  GENEVA / WAM Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs reiterated UAE’s commitment to promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Giving the UAE statement on Tuesday before the High Level Segment of the 34th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, Dr. Gargash said by promoting respect for human rights, ...

  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 a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA) led by Mohammed Khalifa Al Mubarak and Saif Saeed Ghobash, Chairman and Director-General of the TCA, respectively. During the meeting also attended ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution is advancing its mission to offer alternative low-emissions fuels through its plan to construct the Arabian Gulf’s largest natural gas for vehicles (NGV) service station in Mahawi on the Abu Dhabi-Al-Ain road. The mega station will have an hourly pumping capacity of 2,850 standard cubic metres (SCM), the highest in the region. The new ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sanad Aero Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company, has announced the expansion of its international lender base through a new collaboration with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, SMBC. According to a Sanad press statement, SMBC will provide debt facilities to Sanad that will be directed towards the long-term financing of Sanad’s most recent spare engine ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Rail, the developer of the UAE’s national railway network and Etihad Rail DB, the joint venture between Etihad Rail and DB Cargo that operates and maintains Stage One of the railway network, announced today that it has safely run its 1,000th train as of January 20, 2017. The milestone marks a significant achievement for the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, the international financial centre in Abu Dhabi, has announced its partnership with Citi for the Citi Tech for Integrity Challenge, T4I. Abu Dhabi is one of six chosen cities, the others being Buenos Aires, Dublin, Hyderabad, Mexico City and Singapore, to hold a Demo Day for this world-class FinTech challenge. T4I ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) dispatched a delegation to Bangladesh to review and study the current status of its two funded projects – the Sikalbaha Power Station and the South Asia Sub regional Economic Cooperation (SASEC) Road Connectivity Project (SASEC). Having toured the Sikalbaha Power Station, the delegation confirmed that 90 percent of works have ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business All eyes were on Gulf Craft at the Dubai International Boat Show, where the pioneering Emirates-based shipyard impressed guests with the largest fleet of yachts and boats on display, collectively worth well over AED 300million and accounting for more than 20% of the total value of leisure craft on exhibit at the show. The industry ...