ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East to witness the launch of RuPay card, “an Indian indigenous equivalent of Mastercard or Visa,” during the visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi this weekend, a top Indian diplomat told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “A memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish a technology ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality has announced that roadworks have commenced on Abu Dhabi’s Corniche Road. The project, valued at AED7 million, entails development works on the central traffic island across Corniche Road. The project is divided into two phases. The first phase is being carried out on the Corniche Road and King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah’s Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) has prevented the smuggling of several animals included within the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Cites), on land borders, in cooperation with the Sharjah Police General Headquarters, Al Madam Police Station. According to a statement released by the authority, a group of individuals ...