MADINAH / WAM Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning sustainability pioneer, is expanding into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in support of Saudi Vision 2030, after being awarded three contracts for waste management services in Madinah, covering the North, West and East regions. Bee’ah services will be conducted for 70 percent of the city, serving a population of 1.2 million people, ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Age Friendly city programme is 86 percent completed, since work began in 2017. Aisha Hashem, the supervisor of the Sharjah Age Friendly programme, explained that there are 189 standards to measure the extent of adherence to the concept of the Age Friendly programme, and 24 government agencies in the emirate have participated in the application ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry for Cultural and Youth announced the agenda of the fourth week of its summer camp, with a discussion session chaired by Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Youth, entitled, “Content Creation: The Message and Influence.” The session was held with the participation of Sheikh Dr Majid Al Qasimi, Co-Founder and Director ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) has warned drivers about the risks of running a red light when not paying attention and called it a dangerous violation. The ADP cited three reasons for running a red light, which are speeding on crossroads, not paying attention and using mobile phones while driving. It urged drivers to be aware ...

DUBAI / WAM Union Properties on Monday announced that it has successfully reached an agreement with Emirates NBD for the full restructuring of its outstanding AED946 million debt with the bank along with payment of the initial amount as per the new terms. This agreement with Emirates NBD, as the main creditor of Union Properties, will substantially improve the debt ...

Ajman / WAM Ajman’s Department of Economic Development (DED) received four new ISO certificates, namely ISO 22301 for Business Continuity, ISO 45001 – Occupational Health & Safety, ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System and PAS 99 Integrated Management Systems. On this occasion, Ali Eissa Al Nuaimi, Director-General of DED, said in a statement that DED seeks to develop working systems, ...

Dubai / WAM Nasdaq and Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) on Monday announced a major market technology agreement for Nasdaq to provide DGCX with a full suite of integrated marketplace solutions. The marketplace solutions, delivered via the Nasdaq Financial Framework, include multi-asset trading and real time clearing capabilities, pre-trade risk management, as well as market intelligence, market surveillance and ...

Adm Michael M Gilday, the chief of naval operations, sent a bracing message to his admirals and chief petty officers in July after he toured the aftermath of the horrific fire aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard in San Diego. “My gut tells me our Sailors met that challenge head on,” Gilday wrote to his senior staff. His advice: “Focus on ...

Prior to the pandemic, the wealthy never travelled so well. With the economy on solid ground and financial assets soaring to new highs, investment in the travel industry boomed. According to the World Travel and Tourism Council, one in 10 workers worldwide, or 330 million in all, owed their jobs to the travel and tourism industry. In the five years ...

Investors who expected that the July jobs report would compel congressional officials to avoid a collapse in negotiations on a new coronavirus relief bill were met instead with data that seems likely to entrench Democrats and Republicans in their positions. Just consider the headline number: US payrolls increased by 1.76 million in July. On the one hand, that beat estimates ...