Dubai / WAM The Islamic Affairs and Charitable Activities Department in Dubai (IACAD) has revealed that the value of social responsibility initiatives implemented by various sectors in the emirate surpassed AED3 billion in 2020, touching the lives of more than 98 million people. The results were announced in an annual report issued by the department’s charitable work sector, which ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports Group (AD Ports Group), a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has signed a Heads of Terms agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation (ADC) that will see AD Ports Group take on the establishment of a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba. It will be the first facility to be ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The joint UAE-Bahraini nanosatellite Light-1 will be launched to the International Space Station on December 21. It represents a major milestone of cooperation in space science, technology and engineering between the UAE and Bahrain. The nanosatellite was built and designed in collaboration between UAE Space Agency and Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA). It is a ...