Dubai / WAM The ‘Well of Hope’ campaign will provide clean water to over one million people in disadvantaged communities as 21 participating entities across the UAE pledged to dig 150 wells in 34 countries. The initiative is part of the 20-day humanitarian competition, the first of its kind in the region, launched earlier by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Held for the first time in the Middle East region, the Constructsteel Conference 2019 kicked-off on Tuesday in Dubai. The event, sponsored by Emirates Steel and organised by the World Steel Association, worldsteel, saw attendees discuss the future of market segments and disruptors in the construction industry. Held under the theme of ‘The Future of Steel ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs took an active part in the WCO IT/TI Conference and Exhibition in the Azerbaijani capital, Baku. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director-General of Dubai Customs headed the delegation to the conference which took place under the theme “New technologies for SMART borders – New opportunities for Trade, Travel, and Transport” and explored implications of the digital world ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Pakistani workers coming to work in the UAE will sign an ‘Employment Job Offer’ before the departure from their home country, according to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), reached between Pakistan and the UAE. According to the agreement, an Employment Job Offer will be signed by both parties prior to the individual’s departure from Pakistan, to ...

TAIZ / WAM The UAE has borne the costs of conducting more than 600 major and minor surgeries at the Al Mawasit Rural Hospital during the months of March, April and May, as well as providing other free health services provided to all citizens. A report issued by the hospital and the health office in Al Mawasit district in June ...

Dubai / WAM Fresh produce grown at the world’s largest vertical farm will be served to millions at Expo 2020 Dubai as part of a collaboration with Emirates Flight Catering (EKFC), to provide diverse culinary choices while showcasing the future of sustainable gastronomy. The tie-up will also introduce visitors to the world’s most tantalising up-and-coming cuisines at Expo Culinary Experience restaurants. ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates airline has announced that it will be expanding its services to Jeddah and Medina with an additional 46 flights to help facilitate travel for Hajj pilgrims heading to and from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The flights will be operated between July 27 and August 22 to support the Hajj journey to the Holy City of ...

Dubai / WAM Establishing effective ways to boost the UAE’s level of food security was the objective of two recent visits to Europe by Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security. The twin trips saw the minister travel to Germany and Ireland – countries ranked among the highest in the global food security rankings – to discuss collaboration ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC, a Free Zone for commodities trade and enterprise, on Tuesday announced its support for the GPC Convention 2020, the global pulse industry’s premier event, to be held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai in April next year. Nearly one thousand academics, government bodies, farming organisations, food and agricultural experts, traders and pulses industry experts from more than ...

Bloomberg Giant Manufacturing Co saw the writing on the wall early on. The world’s biggest bicycle maker started moving production of US-bound orders out of its China facilities to its home base in Taiwan as soon as it heard Donald Trump threaten tariff action in September. “When Trump announced the plan of 25 percent tariffs, we took it seriously,” Chairwoman ...