Abu Dhabi / WAM The total UAE foreign assistance provided to Yemen, between April 2015 and March 2017, within the framework of the UAE’s efficient humanitarian and development role and its rebuilding projects to support the Yemeni people, amounted to AED7.3 billion. The assistance aims to reduce the suffering of the Yemenis and is in compliance with the UAE’s humanitarian …
Read More »Cairo / WAM The Zayed Giving Caravans have achieved their humanitarian missions in Egyptian villages, after the treatment of 2,000 children and elderly patients in Belbeis, Sharqiya Governorate, with the help of a mobile hospital equipped with advanced medical equipment, according to the best international standards. The mobile hospital’s volunteer medical team has provided free diagnostic, therapeutic, surgical and preventive …
Read More »Dubai / WAM The UAE will host one of the largest pavilions at Astana EXPO 2017, spreading over 980 square meters, featuring a presence from major UAE organisations. EXPO 2017 will run from June 10 to September 11 in the Kazakhstan capital. The pavilion’s design and installation started last month and is being overseen under the auspices of the UAE’s …
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WASHINGTON / WAM The UAE appreciates the United States administration’s clear policy against extremism and terrorism, and its understanding of relevant regional consequences, said Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs. ”The war against terrorism requires concerted, united and focussed efforts and co-operation from both countries and civilised communities,” Dr. Gargash said in an intervention during …
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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) headed to Moscow from Berlin to continue promoting international travel to the emirate. The Authority is heading a delegation, which includes key representatives from Sharjah tourism and travel players, to Moscow International Trade and Tourism, MITT, Russia’s leading and largest travel exhibition and one of the five largest exhibitions …
Read More »Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) will highlight several of its pioneering initiatives during the first day of the Dubai Property Show in Shanghai as the strategic partner of the event, which will be inaugurated on Friday and will run for three days until March 26. DLD’s participation is taking place at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention …
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Singapore /Â WAM Singapore named a rare kind of Orchid flower in the National Botanic Gardens in Singapore after H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, the Mother of the UAE, as an example of the Arab woman, and …
Read More »Dubai /Â WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is celebrating Earth Hour 2017 on Saturday March 25, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. Earth Hour 2017 is one of the largest environmental initiatives in the world aimed at tackling climate change. Earth …
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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced that preparations for Mother of the Nation Festival are in their final stages. The Festival will open its doors from 4pm until midnight on Sunday March 26 and run daily until April 4 on Abu Dhabi Corniche. The Festival will offer four diverse activity zones …
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business For the second year in a row, the Ministry of Economy (MoE) is organizing a promotional roadshow under the slogan ‘Visit UAE’ in the People’s Republic of China from March 27 to 28 in Shanghai and Beijing to showcase the UAE’s world-class tourism destinations. The delegation will be headed by Mohammed Khamis Al Mheiri, …
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