DUBAI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme approved AED395 million to help 503 citizens acquire residential accommodations through housing loans and grants. The decision was taken as part of efforts to implement the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), held the first training programme for employees of the national accreditation committee, “KAN” and National Standards and National Standardisation Agency of Indonesia “BSN”, in the Indonesian capital, Jakarta. This training programme is aimed at raising the technical capabilities of OIC countries, under the umbrella of the UAE technical ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Transport (ET), reported that it completed 10 infrastructure development projects, covering a combined area of more than 250,000 square metres, in 2019. According to Feryal Tawakul, Executive Director of Support Services at ET, the developments were undertaken to support the growing business activities and operations of the corporation, particularly in the transport and auto services sectors, ...