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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Global Dialogue for Happiness got underway on Saturday with Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, the UAE Minister of State for Happiness, and Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, both reaffirming the importance of happiness in government to global and individual development and progress. Launching the World Government Summit 2017, ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business In an effort to enhance media content in the UAE, Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) conducted a number of introductory meetings with universities in Sharjah to introduce students to its recently launched Abdee’ Award. The initiative saw a delegation from SMC meet representatives from Sharjah universities to shed more light on the Abdee’ Award, a scheme ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Child Safety Campaign (CSC), an initiative of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), graduated a group of exceptional students recently who had successfully completed a three-week, intensive ‘Cyber Safety Skills’ summer camp. Organised by CSC with the aim of providing young people a safe environment to access the Internet, the camp developed the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, which is responsible for Etihad Museum’s management and daily operations, has announced that the Museum has already received more than 1000 students since it opened to the public last January. The museum is expected to continue receiving students over ...

  HADRAMAUT / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on launched on Saturday a project for drilling of artesian wells at Ramah Directorate in Yemen. The project aims to drill 18 wells in Hadramaut Governorate to benefit people living in the desert facing frequent water shortage. Hamdan Al Menhali, Supervisor of ERC at Hadramaut valley and desert, said that the implementation of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, will mark the fourth edition of Dubai Art Season with a citywide showcase of art and cultural events, held under the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice Chairman of Dubai Culture. Running ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) announced the kick-off of a 3-month awareness campaign in Abu Dhabi main island Western Zone in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Municipality and Averda, the Municipal waste services contractor for the Western Zone of Abu Dhabi main island. Eng. Nayel Rashed Al Shamsi, Project Manager, Tadweer ...

  Bloomberg OPEC achieved the best compliance rate in its history at the outset of an accord to clear the oil glut, a plan that’s being supported by surprising strength in demand, the International Energy Agency said. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries implemented 90 percent of promised output cuts in January, the first month of its agreement, as key ...

  Bloomberg Petroleo Brasileiro SA’s $5.2 billion sale of a natural gas distribution unit to Brookfield Asset Management Inc. and other investors has just hit a legal snag. A Brazilian federal judge granted an injunction against the acquisition of Nova Transportadora do Sudesteon on grounds that the sale wasn’t sufficiently publicized to foster competition, according to a copy of the ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is trying to make sure crude buyers in the world’s biggest oil market aren’t lured by rivals while it curbs output as promised. Saudi Arabian Oil Co. will sell full volumes of contractual supply for March to Asian refiners, according to people with knowledge of the matter who asked not to be identified because the information ...