ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s non-oil trade with Australia stood at US$2 billion in the first nine months of 2015, making Australia one of its major strategic trading partners, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said during a meeting with Australian Ambassador to the UAE, Arthur Spyrou, on Wednesday. He said there were 48 Australian companies, 60 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development has approved the order for payment of the 1st batch of the Marriage Fund’s grant for the current year. A total of 358 recipients will benefit from the grant, with a total amount exceeding AED12 million. The money allocated for each beneficiary has been transferred to their bank accounts, and an ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) on Wednesday announced plans to establish the first hospital in its Phase 2 expansion of Al Jadaf Dubai, the Clemenceau Medical Centre, the third general hospital for the free zone, expanding its range of specialised care. The upcoming 110-bed hospital will have advances such as robotic surgery, and wide-ranging inpatient and outpatient services. ...

DUBAI / WAM Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, Minister of State for Happiness, has met representatives of the media to speak about the government’s efforts to promote happiness in the UAE. She highlighted that these efforts build on the legacy of the country’s founding fathers and the approach they have been pursuing since the country was established in 1971. She ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In line with the Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) policy to continue providing specialized medical care to the population of Dubai, the Authority is hosting visiting doctors who are currently practicing medicine in countries such as Germany and Belgium from April 3 till 27. Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Owghani, Director of General Foreign Relations and Media Department at ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Noor Dubai Foundation concluded its therapeutic mobile eye camp to prevent blindness in Worabe-Silte Region – The republic of Ethiopia. This is Noor Dubai’s second mobile eye camp in Worabe and the first mobile eye camp organized in 2016, with the support of Dubai Islamic Humanitarian Foundation. The camp was held from March 10-15 during ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution has launched an initiative to encourage female customers to register for ADNOC Wallet accounts. As part of the drive, eight female promoters have been commissioned for the four service stations participating in the pilot phase of the programme from March 22 to April 21. The promoters will work on morning and evening shifts to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) held a meeting with the residents of Al Rawdah and Al Karama areas as part of Al Multaqa initiative, aimed at identifying people’s needs and improving the quality of life and services facilities in both areas. The meeting was attended by scores of executive directors, directors and representatives of government agencies ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority -Land and Maritime, today held a meeting with officials of the ports of six emirates to examine the performance of port operations and the results of an index of port infrastructure. The officials also examined a report issued ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to President Mamnoon Hussain of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on the occasion of the anniversary of Pakistan Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin ...