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BENGHAZI/ WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has expanded its humanitarian relief operations and programmes for those affected by the storms, torrents, and floods that hit Libya. The ERC provided additional assistance, including food, shelter, medical parcels, first aid, and other essential supplies, to thousands of survivors and displaced people in several areas in eastern Libya. The ERC’s delegation in ...

DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on Monday announced that it has signed a new multi-tranche financing, structured as a combination of revolving credit facilities and term financing facilities, each comprising of conventional and Islamic tranches (the Facilities) with HSBC and JP Morgan acting as Joint Bookrunners and Joint Mandated Lead Arrangers. Following significant demand, the transaction was upsized in ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and withing the framework of his keenness to champion sustainability as a key pillar of the UAE’s economic and social progress and prosperity, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), a global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar, will host the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has hailed the return of Sultan Al Neyadi as a moment of national pride for the UAE. His Highness the President was joined by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to witness the triumphant homecoming of the UAE astronaut. ...

NEW YORK / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will lead the United Arab Emirates’ delegation to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York from September 18-26. HH Sheikh Abdullah will present the UAE’s policy priorities and vision for international peace, security, and cooperation in his  September ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Transport to enhance their partnership on providing the best services of ZHO’s members of determination. Under the MoU, the two sides will cooperate to carry out an initiative to sew uniforms for Emirates Transport’s bus drivers and supervisors by people ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Martina Strong, the United States ambassador to the UAE, and the accompanying delegation visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. During the visit, they were accompanied by Dr Youssef Al Obaidli, the Director General of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, on an insightful tour where they were acquainted with the mosque’s cultural message, which revolves around coexistence, tolerance, ...

SHARJAH / WAM A delegation from the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) visited the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), which is considered the largest exhibition and conference in broadcast and media technologies in the world. The event, organised from  September 15-18 in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, is witnessing participation of more than a thousand exhibitors from 170 countries around the world. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of the ongoing operational readiness trials for the new Terminal A ahead of its opening in November, Abu Dhabi Airports is conducting its largest live trial and testing exercise to date, with more than 6,000 volunteers selected from the community in Abu Dhabi. The operational trials involve playing an essential part in robust simulations ...

DUBAI / WAM Ducab Group, one of the biggest end-to-end energy solutions providers and manufacturing firms in the United Arab Emirates, has cemented its position as an effective partner in supporting Emirati professionals, reporting remarkable progress in its Emiratisation strategy, with UAE Nationals now making up 72 percent of the company’s upper management, 26 percent of middle management, and 40 ...