Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) begun series of biblio-therapy workshops to train a selection of those working in the field of children’s literature. The workshops, which will train participants in both theory and application, will pioneer the first team of capable biblio-therapists in the UAE. The course is being organised by the ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah has been announced as region’s first candidate city for UNICEF’s ‘Child Friendly City’ initiative, which is aimed to guide cities and other systems of local governance in the inclusion of children’s rights as a key component of their goals, policies, programmes and structures. The announcement was made at a press conference in the presence of Sheikha ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended on Monday the official opening of the United Nations Secretary-General’s High Level Panel ‘HLP’ meeting on Women’s Economic Empowerment at the Four Seasons Resort, Dubai. Convening for the first time in MENA region, the High Level ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance and Chairman of Dubai Municipality, approved a AED35 million project for periodical maintenance of marine facilities and coastal protection for the next two years. Hussein Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said that the approval comes as part of the special attention ...

  Sharjah / WAM Dr Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) met on Monday a delegation from India’s Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and discussed co-operation between the two parties in project development. Al Leem and Praveen Gopal, Sales Manager at Larsen & Toubro, who also led the delegation, discussed the major strategic plans of SEWA for 2020 ...

  Dubai / WAM Lieutenant-General Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Dubai Police and Public Security, launched the third annual Nobel Museum at Children’s City in Dubai Creek Park on Monday. The 2017 edition of the Museum – organised by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) – bears the theme “The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter”, and will ...

  WASHINGTON / AP Lawyers for Washington state and Minnesota have told a federal appellate court that restoring President Donald Trump’s ban on refugees and travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries would “unleash chaos again.” The filing with the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco came early Monday after the White House said it expected the federal ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Shafar Steel Engineering LLC (ASSENT), a leading company in the field of structural steel design and manufacturing and a member of the UAE-based Al Shafar Group of Companies, announced the expansion of its facilities located at Dubai Industrial Park. The expansion, which will result in one of the largest steel manufacturing companies in the ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business In line with the vision of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to transform Dubai into smart city, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Smart Dubai Office launched the second edition of Dubai Smartpreneur Competition at Chamber’s premises on Monday. ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution on Monday announced that its new Al Rgayyb service station, located on the Ghayathi-Ruwais Road in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi, had started operations. The opening comes as part of the company’s ongoing expansion strategy that aims to meet the growing demand for its high-quality products and services in various parts ...