Dubai / WAM In line with the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s declaration of 2017 as the national Year of Giving, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on saturday called for a national ‘Giving Retreat’ on February 1. The retreat will bring together over 100 cabinet ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the launch of the first 132/11 kV substation at Dubai Design District (d3), in collaboration with TECOM Group, the developer and operator of d3. The substation is the first of three that will support district’s innovative business partners as well as the events and activities hosted within this vibrant destination. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior apprehended 30 suspects in 17 cases related to drug smuggling and trafficking in the last three months of 2016, a senior official revealed. “The ministry seized 3,814,000 Captagon pills, 21kg of hallucination pills and hashish. An attempt to smuggle over three million narcotic pills was foiled during this period,” said Colonel Saeed ...