KHARTOUM / WAM Dr Khalid Abdel Wahhab Al Khajah, Executive Manager of the International and Humanitarian Charity Organisation (IHCO) in Ajman, laid the foundation stone for the building of a new community, named “Al Salam Village”, in Sudan’s River Nile State. The village will see the construction of 200 houses for local people affected by floods that recently swept through ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced on Sunday that it completed repayment of its last outstanding bond of $1.5 billion. The Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) bond that was issued in 2010 matured and has been fully repaid. With this step, Dewa is having Zero debt on its books. Consistent with Dubai’s steady growth, Dewa has ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, held a discussion with Lilja Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Education, Science and Culture, to review options in reinforcing cultural and creative relations between the UAE and Iceland. During the meeting, Al Kaabi reviewed achievements of the creative sector since the start of the Covid-19 ...