FRANKFURT / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has revealed that Germany will be the Guest of Honour for the 31st edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), in 2021. The announcement was made as a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was signed by Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of DCT Abu Dhabi, and Juergen Boos, ...

SHARJAH / WAM Polling centres for the Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC), elections will open their doors from Sunday, to receive candidates wishing to enter the elections. Registrations will run from October 20-22 across the municipalities of Sharjah City, Al Dhaid, Khorfakkan, Kalba, Dibba Al Hisn, Al Madam, Mleiha, Al Hamriyah and Al Batayeh. The polling stations will open from 08:00 ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Chinese tech giant Huawei will donate equipment to the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (Aurak), to set up the first Huawei ICT Academy in the UAE. Representatives of Huawei visited the Aurak campus to initial the agreement and met the university’s President, Professor Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim. Aurak is the first educational institution in ...