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ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has completed its Rain Emergency Response Plan preparations for this year’s rainy season in order to avoid any ponds or blockage of the rainwater drainage network. At the same time, the ADM is responding to public requests during the rainy season and addressing emergency conditions in a specific, systematic and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Meteorology and Seismology Centre (NMSC) has said that the unstable weather currently affecting the country would continue as clouds gather with formation of some cumulus clouds and increasing thunderstorms. It predicted in a statement that this unstable weather will last until Thursday evening. The NMSC forecast rainfall of different intensity in many areas, leading to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Public and private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi will be closed again on Thursday due to the weather, the Director-General of Abu Dhabi Education Council, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, has announced. He said the move was made for the safety of students. Schools were closed on Wednesday, in the emirate due to heavy ...

Fujairah / WAM Heavy rain pounded in areas and villages of the Emirate of Fujairah amid reports of more rains nationwide. The rains were accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and drop in temperature. The streets and lower areas were clogged with water, while the farms were inundated. The sky is still overcast as more rains are expected in the coming hours. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The CEO Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has held its first meeting for 2016 chaired by the Chairman of the Federation, AbdulAziz Al Ghurair. Top of the Council’s agenda was the UBF plan to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The Advisory Council agreed on a plan to support and alleviate pressure on ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA’s) dental department has expanded its network of specialised services, said a top health official. Dr Hamda Sultan Al Mesmar Director of Dental Services Department at DHA’s Primary Healthcare Sector, said: “In 2015, we extended our implantology services to Nad Al Hamar and Al Mizhar PHC and in 2016 we will introduce this ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Exhibition for Children’s Books Illustrations, organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) during the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, has received 1,378 illustrations from 64 countries with the most number of artworks submitted by Egypt, Syria and Italy. The 5th edition of the exhibition is being held as part of the 8th edition of the Sharjah ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs Director, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, has urged freight forwarding industry players in the MENA region to move to the next level by establishing a seamless trade corridor that allows trucks to move without barriers. He stressed the importance of fostering productive cooperation between Customs and non-Customs agencies to simplify formalities and utilise the latest smart IT ...

Ajman / WAM HH Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, has commended the efforts of Municipality and Planning Department, Ajman to increase the green areas in the emirate. He also praised the keenness of the civic body on increasing the number of parks in various areas, achieving the leadership’s vision and the dream ...

Rotterdam / WAM A senior delegation, headed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, is visiting the Kingdom of the Netherlands, aimed at strengthening ties, exchanging expertise, and promoting participation by Dutch companies in the first Dubai Solar Show, which will be held in conjunction with the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and ...