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  Beijing / AFP China saw 66,000 workplace deaths in 2015 despite strengthened legislation, Chinese authorities said, highlighting often dangerous labour conditions in the world’s second largest economy. The world’s workshop also saw 282,000 workplace accidents in 2015, according to a report posted on Wednesday on the official website of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China. Deaths have dropped 50 ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Board of Executive Directors of the Arab Monetary Fund on Thursday held its 181st meeting to discuss activities in the first quarter of 2016 as part of its five-year strategy 2015-2020 for lending. The board also discussed the activities of the fund’s technical teams working in some Arab countries on carrying out agreed reform ...

  DUBAI / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) in Dubai and the Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtour Foundation for Charity (KAHF) signed an awqaf investment partnership contract to build a residential commercial building for endowment. Revenues earned from the building will be allocated to the Umom Al Kheir Bank, run by AMAF. KAHF will provide full funding for the project, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai-based Drydocks World, an international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas, and energy sectors, won the Offshore and Energy category at the Lloyd’s List Middle East and Indian Subcontinent Awards, presented in a ceremony at the Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai. The Lloyd’s List Awards reward innovative ideas and concepts that have pushed the boundaries ...

  Dubai / WAM Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai shared best internal audit practices with a delegation from the Ministry of Interior (MoI), who recently visited the authority office in Dubai. The visit was part of the joint efforts towards exchanging expertise and sharing knowledge with the aim of improving performance to bring it in line with the world’s ...

  Dubai / WAM Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) in Dubai and the Khalaf Ahmed Al Habtour Foundation for Charity, KAHF, have signed an awqaf investment partnership contract to build a residential commercial building for endowment. Revenues earned from the building will be allocated to the Umom Al Kheir Bank, run by AMAF. KAHF will provide full funding for the ...

  Cairo / WAM The UAE participated in the Ministerial Conference of the Kuwait-based Organisation of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) on Thursday. Dr. Matar Al Neyadi, Under-Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Energy led the delegation. The conference was organised under the chairmanship of Kuwait. During the meeting, the parties agreed on extending the term of Abbas Naqi as a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry will open a representative office in Belgrade in 2017 to help Emirati investors and businessmen who seek to invest in vital sectors in Serbia, revealed Ibrahim Al Mahmoud, First Deputy Chairman of the Chamber. Al Mahmoud was speaking at a seminar on investment opportunities in the Republic of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Bustan Centre and Residence, the popular hotel-apartment among tourists and businessmen in the heart of Dubai, successfully held a fire drill as part of its commitment in maintaining and securing safety for its in-house guests, residents and employees. The annual drill started when the security fire alarm rang and evacuation took place after. A ...

  Sharjah / WAM American University of Sharjah (AUS) graduates have an excellent reputation among employers in the region and beyond, which testifies to the university’s excellence and strength, said HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of American University of Sharjah (AUS) at the AUS Fall 2016 graduation ceremony held ...