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  Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Resolution No. (13) of 2016 on the formation of the Board of Dubai International Marine Club. Pursuant to the Resolution, the new Board is chaired by Ahmad Saeed bin Meshar. The other members of ...

  Dubai / WAM The Corporate Communication Department of Dubai Customs, DC, launched a new project aiming to promote the culture of reading and research amongst the DC community. The “Reading is Life” project will be implemented by establishing an online library accessible to all booklovers via Dubai Customs’ intranet website. Employees can explore detailed summaries of selected Arabic and international ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD Group, a leading financial institution in the region, held its inaugural Employee Wellness Fair for thousands of employees across the United Arab Emirates. With over 33 partners ranging from hospital and clinics to gym and yoga centers, Emirates NBD Group hosted various activities and knowledge sharing workshops across its premises including its offices ...

  Sharjah / WAM A total of 121 films from 33 countries will be screened next month at the 4th annual Sharjah International Children’s Film Festival (SICFF). This year, 425 films from 59 countries were presented for review, a significant increase from the last year, when 286 films from 50 countries were submitted. The films are geared towards children aged 12-year-old ...

  Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and a Kazakhstani delegation headed by Asset Issekeshev, Mayor of Astana City, have discussed cooperation between the two sides. During the meeting, the Kazakhstani delegation was briefed on the RTA’s achievements and activities since its inception. The meeting ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MoI) presented citizenship documents of the UAE to 26 children of Emirati mothers at a ceremony organised by the General Directorate of Naturalisation in Abu Dhabi, as per a federal decree issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The awarding of the citizenship highlighted the vision of the ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, affirmed that he would closely monitor the progress of the tourism industry in Dubai so as to fulfil the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to welcome 20 million tourists by ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating in the 2nd International Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference (Photovoltaica) which is organised under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco from September 7-9. In his speech at the conference, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, “Today, UAE-Moroccan relations are growing remarkably across ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat announced on Wednesday that it will offer free UAE WiFi by Etisalat – the telco’s high-speed public WiFi across malls, restaurants and cafes for residents in the UAE during Eid Al Adha period from September, 8-17 . UAE WiFi by Etisalat lets UAE’s residents connect to the Internet using their mobile devices in ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In line with the declaration made regarding the Eid Al Adha holiday, which falls from Sunday, September 11 to Thursday, September 15, ADNOC Distribution announced that three of its vehicle inspection centres, namely Abu Dhabi Main Centre, Al Ain Main Centre and Madinat Zayed Centre, will remain open during the holiday time. The Eid ...