DUBAI / WAM Esri, the global leader in spatial analytics, presented the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) with its Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award at the annual Esri User Conference in San Diego, California. Esri selected Dewa from 300,000 eligible candidates to receive the award for its innovative application for mapping, data analytics, and thought leadership in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited Mohammed Bakheet Al Ketbi on Saturday at his residence in Al Ain. Al Ketbi and his family, along with several Emiratis and dignitaries, welcomed His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed’s visit, while appreciating ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Land Department (DLD) has played an important role in strengthening the alliance between the United Arab Emirates and the People’s Republic of China over the past decades by working with its partners to further attract Chinese investors, and to identify the investment opportunities available in Dubai and the UAE in general. Her Excellency Majida ...

SHARJAH / WAM Mohamed Ahmed Amin, Acting Director-General of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) and Omar Moham-med Salleh, Trade Commissioner of the Malaysia Trade Centre at the Consulate General of Malaysia in the UAE, discussed ways of developing economic relations and expanding trade between Sharjah and alaysia. The meeting was held at the SCCI headquarters, where the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Police have urged UAE citizens and residents to ensure that the doors of their homes are locked properly and to keep their valuable items in secure safe boxes to protect them from theft and damage when travelling for holidays. As part of the “Safe Travel “ campaign launched in collaboration with the Ministry ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Work is going in full swing across the UAE sports scene, as the country is gearing up for the 17th AFC Asian Cup 2019, with passionate football fans eagerly waiting for the crowning of the continent’s champions, at the end of what will be the largest ever edition of the tournament. After a record-setting group stage ...

SAO PAULO / WAM The UAE is marking the centenary of the birth of its founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and Sharjah was seen dedicating a panel in its cultural programme for the Sao Paulo International Book Fair, to celebrate the truly remarkable life and achievements of the UAE’s greatest visionary. Titled ‘Year of Zayed’, ...

ADEN / WAM Moeen Abdul Malik, Yemen’s Minister of Public Works, praised the significant role played by the UAE and its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) in providing continuous support to his country. The minister’s remarks came during a meeting with Saeed Al Kaabi, Director of the UAE Humanitarian Operations, in which the two sides discussed the means ...

HODEIDAH / WAM Over 250,000 Yemenis, mostly women and children, have benefited from aid packages distributed by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) during the past 40 days, in response to the immediate humanitarian needs of the citizens in 39 districts in the liberated areas of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The aid included 40,300 food baskets, which were distributed as part ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Ebtikar Card Systems, an Etisalat Group subsidiary, announced that its advanced production center in Ajman renewed Security Accreditation Scheme (SAS) certification from the global organization ‘Global System for Mobile Communications’ (GSMA). GSMA SAS qualification is the highest standard of safety and data protection in smart card industry. Currently, there are 30 SAS certified companies worldwide. ...