New York / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Thursday formally joined the Paris Agreement on climate change, after Dr Thani Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, submitted the UAE’s instrument of ratification at a high-level event on the agreement’s entry into force, convened by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the UN headquarters in New York. The ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai visited the head office of the Dubai Health Authority to inspect the flow of work and vital projects announced as part of Dubai’s strategic plan for 2016-2021. HH Sheikh Mohammed commended the health authority’s ambitious strategy and stressed that ...

  Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai and the Department of Economic Development (DED) on Thursday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the launch of a happiness meter for the private sector in line with best international standards and practices. Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director-General of the Smart Dubai Office, and Sami Al Qamzi, Director-General of the DED, attended ...