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UAE starts fining private firms for failing to raise Emiratisation rates

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that it has applied financial contributions to private sector companies for failing to achieve the Emiratisation targets stipulated for the year 2022. This is in line with the implementation of the UAE cabinet’s resolution to raise the Emiratisation levels of skilled jobs by 2 percent ...

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Oil pares large weekly drop as concerns over demand linger

  Bloomberg Oil pared a large weekly loss as US employment figures allayed some concerns of a major hit to global consumption this year. West Texas Intermediate climbed near $75 a barrel on Friday after the jobs data, but remained down almost 7% this week. Saudi Arabia reduced prices for crude sold to Asia and Europe in February, signaling concerns ...

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UAE leaders condole death of former Jordanian PM

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a message of condolences to His Majesty King Abdullah II ibn Al Hussein of Jordan on the death of Dr. Abd al-Salam al-Majali, the former Prime Minister of Jordan. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

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UAE sends second batch of generators for Ukraine

Abu Dhabi / WAM A UAE plane carrying the second consignment of household generators has arrived in Warsaw, Poland, as part of the assistance sent by the Emirates for the Ukrainian civilians affected by the ongoing crisis. In December, the UAE announced that its sending 2,500 household generators to civilians affected by the ongoing crisis in Ukraine that has disrupted ...

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Abu Dhabi’s Aldar launches Sustainable City on Yas Island

Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties (Aldar) in partnership with Diamond Developers has launched The Sustainable City – Yas Island, a sustainability-centric community offering a new way of life for residents in Abu Dhabi. The family friendly development, which builds on the strengths of The Sustainable City – Dubai, is a walkable community in the surrounds of open green spaces, ...

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First retrofitted Emirates A380 takes flight for UK

  Dubai / WAM The first Emirates A380 to be completely refurbished under the airline’s $2 billion retrofit programme has been deployed on Friday on the Dubai-London Heathrow service, operating as EK003. The retrofit work was done on A6-EVM, the first of 120 Emirates aircraft to have completed its refurbishment. Sir Tim Clark, President Emirates Airline, said, “Customers will notice ...

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Dewa wins ‘global excellence award’

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has been crowned with the Global Excellence Assembly awards 2022, based in the US, in the “Organisational Achievements” category. This is in recognition of Dewa’s global achievements in total quality and excellence. Dewa is the only entity worldwide to win this category in the second round of the award this ...

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Aldar launches Sustainable City on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties (‘Aldar’) in partnership with Diamond Developers has launched The Sustainable City – Yas Island, a sustainability-centric community offering a new way of life for residents in Abu Dhabi. The family friendly development, which builds on the strengths of The Sustainable City – Dubai, is a walkable community in the surrounds of open green spaces, ...

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Nationwide Pink Caravan Ride kicks off on February 4

  Sharjah / WAM The 11th edition of Pink Caravan Ride (PCR), a breast cancer awareness initiative of UAE-based non-profit, Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), will commence its annual ride around the seven emirates on February 4, coinciding with World Cancer Day, and marking the internationally recognised day with a unique awareness programme on all forms of cancer. The Pink ...

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Expo City Dubai extends activities at Winter City

  Dubai / WAM The festive spirit continues at Expo City Dubai, with Winter City extended until January 12 and a parade on January 14 kickstarting celebrations for Chinese New Year. Expo City Dubai’s wintry wonderland activations will continue until January 12, with new timings of 15:00-21:00 from January 9. Visitors can enjoy a market with arts and crafts, arcade ...

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