Dubai / Emirates Business HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), received the prestigious Lord of Matterhorn Award from Peter Harradine, President of the Swiss Business Council, Dubai & Northern Emirates. The ceremony at Fairmont Palm Hotel and Resort, Dubai witnessed the attendance of HE Maya Tissafi, Swiss Ambassador to the …

  Paris / WAM UAE and UNESCO officials met in Paris to discuss developing countries, with a focus on health, education, social services, and the safeguarding of world cultural heritages. Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), met Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), who is paying a working …

  Dubai / WAM A Geneva-based human rights official has praised the UAE for its latest initiatives in promoting tolerance and human rights. Dr Hanif Al Qasim, Chairman of the Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue, said on Sunday that the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Tolerance and the International Institute for Tolerance, launched on Saturday by …