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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Engineering Export Council (EEC) of Egypt has announced that the sector’s exports increased by 10 percent to $3.32 billion from January-November 2022, compared to $3 billion in the same period in 2021. According to the EEC’s monthly report, the most notable industries with export growth in the first 11 months of 2022 over the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) will host the 6th Edition of the International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) from January 24-26. Gathering leading global and national experts, researchers, scientists, and stakeholders, the forum will discuss ...

  Dubai / WAM The work progress of the water reservoir project in Hatta has achieved 76.8 percent completion rate. The project has a storage capacity of 30 million imperial gallons (MIG), at a cost of approximately AED86 million. It is expected to be completed in April 2023. This was announced during an inspection tour by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched a Travel Behaviour Survey – Screening Questionnaire of individuals and families residing or working in Dubai, as well as companies based in the emirate. This step is part of RTA’s efforts to revamp its strategic roads and transport plans, enhance roads and public transport networks and services to provide ...

  Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) is set to begin on Monday for the inauguration of SteelFab 2023 exhibition, the largest commercial event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. Organised by ECS with the support of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the event’s 18th edition brings together more than 200 companies from ...

Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) launched the updated version of its Effortless Certificate of Origin service, which aims to enhance customers’ experience and reduce the time taken for acquiring the service. This comes as part of its participation in the Abu Dhabi Program for Effortless Customer Experience, launched by His Highness Sheikh ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) launched a Travel Behaviour Survey – Screening Questionnaire of individuals and families residing or working in Dubai, as well as companies based in the emirate. This step is part of RTA’s efforts to revamp its strategic roads and transport plans, enhance roads and public transport networks and services to provide ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC), in its seventh session, held as part of the fourth regular session of the tenth legislative term at its headquarters in Sharjah, chaired by Ali Mehd Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Council, discussed the policy of the Sharjah Districts and Villages Affairs Department (DVAD). Sheikh Majid bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Member ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The American University in the Emirates (AUE) announced that it has accepted its accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and the Schools Committee for Colleges, which is an institutional accreditation body for evaluating gatherings to ensure the quality and integrity of education. This came during a press conference held by the university at its ...

Bloomberg China’s long-awaited border reopening — the final step in its dismantling of Covid Zero — is set to spark a homecoming rush for many diaspora, though a full rebound in travel is likely to take longer. Starting from Sunday, China no longer requires quarantine for arrivals after authorities ditched the policy that, along with the exorbitant cost of air ...