Dubai / WAM Dubai Future Foundation (DFF) announced closing the registration for the 5th cohort of Dubai Future Accelerators program, and receiving applications from start-ups and global companies from 74 countries around the world. The program received over 600 applicants in which they will undergo a rigorous evaluation and selection process. Ultimately, selected companies will have the opportunity to take ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Congratulating parents, students, teachers, administrators and education officials for the start of a new academic year 2018-2019 on Sunday, September 2, HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), called on male and female ...

Dubai / WAM Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, said that his ministry’s vision is to build the skills of Emirati students in values-inspired critical and creative thinking of the 21st century. “Our prime goal is to groom a well-educated student armed with 21st-century skills”, said the minister while attending the concluding ceremony of the summer camp, organised ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its preparations for the new academic year 2018-2019, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) ran a cleaning and preventive pest control drive across all public schools in Abu Dhabi. Aimed at protecting the health of students and employees and preserving the aesthetic appeal of educational institutions, the campaign targeted 300 schools including 134 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, announced the start of trading with the new tick size for stocks of companies with share price of less than AED 1.00 after successful testing of all internal systems, and technical and operational procedures relevant to operating tick sizes. ADX began operations on Saturday with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced the launch of the new commercial license for ADGM tech start-ups for entrepreneurs. The start-up license is sector-agnostic and enables entrepreneurs to obtain an ADGM operational license, taking advantage of the same globally recognised international operating standards that current ADGM funds, multinationals, SMEs, advisers and other registered entities benefit from. ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business In line with the UAE strategy for Artificial Intelligence and corresponding to the objectives of UAE Vision 2021, the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment (MOCCAE) has launched the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai. The ...

AL MUKALLA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organized the second group wedding for 200 couples in Al Mukalla, Hadramaut Governorate, as part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to hold a series of weddings to benefit 2,400 brides ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), opened an internal road project at Nad El-Sheba 4 and is set to open another similar project at Makan Community, Hatta in the middle of September 2018. Undertaking the two projects is part of the 5-Year Plan endorsed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) launched an advanced language-learning programme which aims to support the tourism promotion operations carried out by the Department’s regional offices in 10 countries around the world. As part of DCT Abu Dhabi’s strategy to develop skills and competencies, the programme is designed to ...