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  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis, the integrated free zone technology park, approved the DSOA 2021 Strategy, which is based on UAE Vision 2021 and the Dubai Plan 2021 that provide an enabling operational framework for government entities in Dubai and ...

  NEW DELHI / WAM A joint delegation from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, National Qualification Authority (NQA) and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, visited India to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the areas of labour skills development, accreditation of professional qualifications, endorsement of training centres and evaluation of manpower. The visit is part of ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has stressed that the ministry’s celebration of the International Workers’ Day, which falls on May 1 each year, is a recognition of the role that labourers played in the comprehensive development being experienced by the UAE, led by its wise leadership. He added ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business From plastic bottles, pipes, cans, straws, balloons, rubber, wood, grains and even an X-ray sheet children visiting the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) were taught how to create sound effects that could be used for animation and theater. These skills were part of a workshop titled ‘Exploring Foley and Sounds’ given by Jose Angel Soto ...

    Beijing / WAM The United Arab Emirates made tremendous efforts to contain crises and hot spots in many countries of the world and provide much needed humanitarian assistance to refugees in conflict zones through bilateral, regional and international co-operation, Dr Maytha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, told the Fifth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ...

  Brussels / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) met Manfred Weber, Chairman of the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP Group) in the European Parliament, at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Zaabi, Second Deputy Speaker of FNC, and FNC members attended the meeting. Weber welcomed Al Qubaisi and her accompanying ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ called for enhancing the culture of prevention in occupational safety and health among police staff members during the celebration to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work at the Forensic Evidence Hall, at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that the Authority put in place an office for organizational transformation, a strategy council and appointed 15 leaders from the public and private sector to felicitate the execution of the Dubai Health Strategy 2016-2021. His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Digital 3D sculpture and animated art are set to captivate visitors at this year’s edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), as local and international illustrators, calligraphers and manga artists combine their artistic flare in a showcase of remarkable imagination and creative design at the Illustrator’s Corner. ADIBF is organised by Abu Dhabi ...

    Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Dubai Investments, the leading, diversified investments corporation listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced that its subsidiary Emirates Building Systems (EBS) – part of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) has been endowed with a contract to provide steel structures for the second phase of the Riyadh Metro Project. Elaborating on the importance of the ...