Dundee / WAM The Al-Maktoum College of Higher Education in Dundee has celebrated the graduation of 60 female students from its annual summer Academic Training Programme in Multiculturalism and Leadership, ATP. The 22nd batch of graduates includes students from Zayed University, UAE University, Abu Dhabi University, the American University in Dubai, the British University in Dubai, the College of Islamic ...

  HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday opened a new health centre in Hella District in Mukalla Governorate, Hadramout Governorate, Yemen. The health centre, part of a series of development projects being implemented by the ERC in the governorate, was re-opened to improve the humanitarian conditions of the people, meet their medical care needs and secure a ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Key sectors are providing a big boost for the Middle East’s professional audio visual and entertainment market, with the world’s leading suppliers of event technology and related equipment lining up to take part in the region’s specialist industry trade show in Dubai this year. Research gathered by Messe Frankfurt Middle East, the organiser of Prolight ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is set to showcase its latest technical achievements and innovative services during the Gulf Information Technology Exhibition, GITEX 2016, which will be held from October 16-20 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. “Through our participation in GITEX 2016, we are keen to ensure the implementation of the directives of Vice President ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) launched an online form to help students pursue training courses in the private sector. The free electronic form, which is available on the ministry’s website and its smartphone app, “Wajjehni”, is in line with Decree No. 713 of 2016, issued by Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed Ghobash, Minister of Human Resources ...

  Dubai / WAM Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) merged and standardised all its data sharing with Expo Centre Sharjah. The chamber’s Information Technology Management Department implemented the project in an effort to maximise speed and efficiency in the way business is conducted between the two entities. SCCI’s move is part of its continuous interest in developing operations, and ...

  Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Police (ADP)in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI) have foiled an attempt by two Arab men to smuggle one million Captagon pills into Saudi Arabia. Authorities said the attempt to smuggle the narcotics via the UAE was intercepted following intelligence shared by security agencies in the Kingdom, which quickly prompted local forces to monitor ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution on Saturday announced the re-opening of Al Saada service station, located on Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street in Abu Dhabi. The service station had been temporarily closed to complete the replacement of ground fuel tanks, carry out routine maintenance work, and install the new ADNOC SMART service technologies. Prior to ...

  Beirut / AFP Islamists and rebels captured strategic military positions on the edges of Syria’s second city Aleppo on Saturday, turning the tables on Russian-backed regime forces besieging the city. To the northeast, a Western-backed alliance of Arab and Kurdish fighters scored a major victory against the IS group in the town of Manbij after a fierce two-month battle. ...

  Tokyo / AFP Japan on Saturday marked 71 years since the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by a US atomic bomb, as its mayor urged the world to unite in abolishing nuclear weapons. The annual ceremony came just months after Barack Obama became the first sitting US president to visit the western Japanese city, paying moving tribute to victims ...