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  Dubai / WAM Dar Al Ber Society (DABS) concluded an agreement with Dubai-based School of Research Science for boosting charitable, humanitarian, social, and religious cooperation. The agreement was signed by Abdullah Ali bin Zayed, Executive Director of DABS and Ayman Ameen Al Jarrah, Deputy Principal of the School, at the headquarters of the society, on Sheikh Zayed Road. Khalfan Khalifa ...

  Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) recently received Paul R. Malik, the US Consul General in Dubai, to discuss ways of boosting co-operation and expertise exchange between the RTA and American companies in the rail, roads and transportation sectors. The duo also explored the upcoming ...

  Dubai / WAM More than 300 patients facing financial difficulties will have their debts paid off by the Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Humanitarian and Scientific Foundation in response to the declaration of 2017 as the Year of Giving by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The move was ordered by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A specialist team at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) succeeded in propagating the Little Dwarf Palm, considered one of rarest and most threatened native plant species in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Only one individual of this species was recorded at the Jebel Hafeet mountain during an extensive survey undertaken by EAD’s Terrestrial Biodiversity ...

  Dubai / WAM The first phase of the Dubai Street Museum project, being jointly implemented by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, and Dubai Municipality saw the participation of prominent international mural and graffiti artists. The artists painted a total of 16 murals on themes drawn from the UAE’s history and rich heritage. Artists ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) registered 255,000 client-servicing transactions last year ranging from face to face client servicing in the branches, telephone calls and e-mail correspondences. This is represents a breakthrough in the use of modern methods and techniques in managing day to day queries and transactions at Empower as the company has accommodated the increasing ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday appointed his wife Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank, an initiative he launched on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of his accession ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) is all set for the pilot phase of including moral education as a subject in the curricula of public and private schools in the emirate, which begins in the second semester of the current school year. Moral education is being introduced to schools following the directives of His Highness Sheikh ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq)’s bold plans to boost the economy of Sharjah will be outlined at the Second Sharjah Forum, which is being held on Sunday, January 8 at Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism destination, kick starting from 9:00am until 3:30pm. Titled ‘The Future of Sharjah,’ the event is being hosted under the patronage ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) awarded Al Futtaim Carillion (AFC) the contract to deliver Phase 1A6 of One Central, a major integrated Real Estate development located between the current Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and Emirates Towers in the heart of the city’s Central Business District. This latest phase of One Central has a ...