DUBAI / WAM The Charity Sector at the Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) has announced that the charitable donations by the Department worth AED72,641,580.05 in 2019. The donations reached over 177,000 beneficiaries over the past year included education, health, housing, food and others. The annual report issued by the Charity Sector at IACAD indicated that the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma) carried out a knowledge exchange exercise about the UAE’s control systems for halal products, as part of its 2020 range of programmes. The Esma training course was carried out for various members of the African Standardisation Organisation (Arso), which represents the largest regional grouping for standardisation bodies in the ...

Fujairah / WAM Inventories of oil products at the bunker trading hub of Fujairah in the UAE climbed to a record this week after gains in light, middle and heavy distillates, according to data provided exclusively to S&P Global Platts. Inventories rose 13 per cent week on week to 25.98 million barrels as of Monday, beating the previous all-time high ...