Abu Dhabi / WAM July 30 is a significant day for women and children in the UAE, when the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan issued a decree establishing the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), in 2003, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 80,000 people, including tourists and heritage lovers, visited the14th Liwa Date Festival, which came to an end in Al Gharbia, Abu Dhabi’s Western Region. The 11 day-event offered heritage lovers colourful activities, cultural celebrations, traditional performance and competitions, where a number farmers were rewarded for producing the best types of date through the season. ...

New Delhi / WAM India’s Minister for Commerce, Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, has praised the UAE’s achievements, comparing them favourably with countries which have much more in diverse natural resources and population which could not, yet, achieve as much. Prabhu made these remarks at the launch of a global emerging technologies start-up competition, the “GovHack Series,” attended by ...