Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) reported that a large number of government and private agencies have already joined its “My Family Reads” initiative. The initiative was initiated in 2014 in an effort to disseminate culture and promote reading among all segments of society and family members in the UAE. Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), the national branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), has concluded its book donation campaign for refugee children residing in a number of countries. Held in collaboration with ‘Fairytales,’ an indoor play area for children at Town Centre Jumeirah, Dubai and launched …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced the successful installation of its Unit 3 Steam Generators (SGs) marking another milestone in the development of the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant through the UAE peaceful nuclear energy programme. Steam Generators play a key role in the conversion of energy generated by nuclear fission into electricity which will …

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Summer Training Programme 2016 has enabled Emirati students from numerous schools and universities in the UAE to learn about the capital markets through a series of presentations and workshops as well as hands-on training within DFM’s divisions and brokerage firms. During the programme which ran from July 17 to August 11, with …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, on behalf of the Minister of Economy, recently honoured the outgoing ambassador of India to the UAE, T.P. Seetharam, at the end of his tenure, during a ceremony organised in Dubai to mark India’s 70th Independence Day. Al Saleh praised …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s future energy company, on Wednesday announced that it has passed the halfway mark in its project to construct a 16.6 MW solar power plant network in Mauritania in north west Africa. Masdar broke ground on the project in December last year, and when complete, the network of eight solar power plants will almost …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has completed a workshop with the Dubai Police to support its officials’ understanding of nuclear and radioactive material safety and security as they serve in a first-responder role to UAE security incidents. The FANR workshop provided information to familiarize officials with the basics of nuclear science, nuclear safety …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Rasha Nashat, founder of Listaproperty – the first online real estate portal for buyers and sellers in the MENA region – sponsored local youth sport team The Football Aaccademy (TFA) at The Gothia Cup in Sweden last month. The gesture reinforced Rasha’s commitment to nurturing young minds and shaping the next generation of successful …

  Ankara / AFP Turkey on Wednesday began freeing the first of some 38,000 prisoners not linked to the failed coup who are to be released in a move aimed at relieving pressure on prisons overcrowded with putsch suspects. The parole decision came as Turkey presses on with the biggest purge in its modern history after the July 15 bid …

  Ramallah / AFP Israeli troops arrested the Hamas representative on the organising committee for October Palestinian municipal elections on Wednesday, the radical movement said. Hamas condemned what it called an “attempt to influence” the outcome of the elections, the first in the Palestinian territories since 2012. “We condemn the arrest of Sheikh Hussein Abu Kweik,” a Hamas statement said, adding …