SHARJAH / WAM Established in Sharjah a decade ago, the Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) has been taking the lead in representing the interests of UAE’s publishers, offering a great boost to the country’s fast-growing publishing industry. In continuation of its efforts to bring the global community of publishers together and open new avenues for networking and exchange, the EPA will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) intensified its efforts to provide humanitarian and relief assistance to Yemen in July, especially in Hodeidah Governorate and the Red Sea Coast, by distributing thousands of tonnes of food baskets, to ease the suffering of the Yemeni people caused by the Houthi militias. The ERC is continuing its efforts to treat ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently participated in a seminar held in Minsk, Belarus, where representatives from the chamber’s Azerbaijan office highlighted the business potential that Dubai can offer Belarusian food exporters. The seminar, organised by the Belarus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, aimed to familiarise participants with guidelines governing halal food products that are ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai welcomed a record 8.10 million international overnight tourists during the first six months of 2018, representing a consistent increase on the same period last year. Figures released by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) have confirmed the continued success of the emirate’s tourism sector, which at the end of 2017 was worth ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health — Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced new standard requirements for emergency departments in general hospitals across public and private healthcare providers. According to the new standard, emergency divisions will be restructured into two distinct departments: emergency departments and urgent care ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) partnered with Dubai Holding and Dubai Municipality to implement the first phase of the ‘Masaai Al Khair’ initiative that seeks to provide home maintenance and renovation support for social security beneficiaries and low-income families in Dubai. As part of the AED10 million initiative, phase one covers residences in Dubai’s Jumeirah, Hatta ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE) to improve their strategic partnership, exchange knowledge and skills, work closely together, and effectively coordinate with each other. The MoU supports the both institutions organisational objectives and will help implement comprehensive housing projects; including residential and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) will host the International Council of Nurses’ first Regional Conference at its Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from September 25th to 27th 2018. This important Conference will be co-hosted with the Emirates Nursing Association (ENA) and in collaboration with the SEHA International Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health conference. This ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Azizi Developments, one of the leading private developers in the UAE, is set to complete Shaista Azizi, one of their five projects in Al Furjan due for completion, at the end of the year. The project is advancing at a fast pace with elevation works, mechanical and electrical installations progressing to the eighth floor and upwards. ...

Bloomberg Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co. (Kufpec) is borrowing $1.1 billion to spend on oil and natural gas projects as the company plans to expand its shale operations, Chief Executive Officer Sheikh Nawaf Saud Al-Sabah said. Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. and Societe Generale SA were the joint lead arrangers of the five-year loan for Kufpec, a unit of state-run Kuwait ...