Dubai / WAM A record of 89 ships carrying a total net tonnage of 5.2 million tonnes passed through Egypt’s Suez Canal in both directions, the highest daily traffic rate in the international waterway’s history, stated Suez Canal Authority (SCA) Chairman Osama Rabie. 44 ships passed through the canal from the north with a net tonnage of three million ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB) held its board meeting to review results of the first half of 2022 and monitor the progress of its new strategy which was launched in April 2021 to support the UAE’s industrial development, accelerate the adoption of advanced technologies, and empower the growth of SMEs. The board meeting was held for ...

  Sharjah / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of the Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA), has issued a directive to establish a higher committee to steer “Kanaf”, a first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary, multi-agency child protection centre that provides prompt legal, psychological, and social support to child victims of abuse. The ...