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Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) celebrated its fourteenth annual ceremony on March 2 in Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre in Sharjah. During the ceremony, the SEDD honoured its strategic partners from different local and federal institutions as well as from the concerned companies in the economic field, in addition to the media partners for their effective ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mehdi Al Idrissi, the FAO Representative in the UAE and Sub-regional Coordinator for the GCC and Yemen, has commended the role of the UAE in promoting food security locally, regionally and globally. He praised the country’s efforts in strengthening the role of the United Nations and international organisations in general and FAO in particular. Idrissi told ...

DUBAI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, have signed an agreement to approve certificates of origin issued by the Abu Dhabi Chamber allowing them to bear the World Chambers Federation (WCF) international label and to be delivered in accordance with the rules and standards laid down in the ...

GENEVA / WAM UAE has stressed the need to pay more attention to the people with disabilities in emergency situations, and to seek appropriate conditions for them so that they get the right and timely care and safety. This came in a statement delivered by Reem Ibrahim Al Mannai, of the UAE Permanent Mission to the United Nations office in ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ahli United Bank Limited (AUBL), a 100% subsidiary of Ahli United Bank B.S.C., has launched its banking operations in Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), UAE with an initial paid up capital of US$ 25 million. AUBL has become the first bank in the GCC region to receive the Category 1 License from the Dubai Financial ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s foremost healthcare provider, stated that the latest developments in 3D scanning technology will be able to diagnose breast cancer with further precision. This full-field digital mammography with Tomosynthesis (3D) system, available at Apollo Speciality Cancer Hospitals, is a 3-dimensional imaging technology that involves acquiring images of a stationary compressed breast at multiple angles ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) local assistance stood at about AED145 million in 2015, including social and seasonal aid for one million Emiratis and expatriate residents registered in 10 ERC offices nationwide. The move follows the implementation of the directives of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, Chairman of ...

Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping children and families in need worldwide, has launched a local campaign seeking support from UAE citizens and residents to support Palestinian and Syrian refugee children, child cancer sufferers, and children in need. The campaign aims to help alleviate suffering of children affected by conflict and ...

New Delhi / Beijing China on Saturday cut its growth target for this year to a range of 6.5 to seven percent, as the world’s second-largest economy faces a litany of challenges from overcapacity to weak trade. The country is a key driver of global growth but expansion fell last year to 6.9 percent, its slowest in a quarter of ...

New Delhi / Bloomberg A Monsanto Co. joint venture in India that licenses genetically modified cotton-seed technology said it would have to “reevaluate every aspect” of its position in the country, the biggest grower of the fiber, if the government makes a substantial cut to its royalties. The agriculture ministry is set to recommend a 70 percent reduction in the ...