Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has accomplished the illuminated kerbstone trial project at Al Mina, constructed by the Capital of Construction for General Contracting Company at its own expenses, as part of the Year of Giving initiative. ADM avails the opportunity to companies and individuals to take part in these initiatives to boost the principles ...

Copenhagen / WAM Fatima Khamis Al Mazrouei, UAE Ambassadress to Denmark, has attended the annual reception hosted by Queen Margarethe II of Denmark on the occasion of the advent of the New Year. The UAE ambassadress met with Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark and conveyed the New Year greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has endorsed the launch of 20 initiatives by the RTA to mark the Year of Zayed. The move is in response to directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, declaring 2018 as the Year of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the 11th Solar PV Expert training for specialised consultants and contractors. A total of 378 engineers and technicians received Solar PV Expert Certification by 2017 end. This is part of DEWA’s commitment to ensuring that the design and installation of solar PV (photo-voltaic) panels in buildings is done according ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, met members of Kalba Fishermen Association and Kalba Creek Fishermen Association. During the meeting in Kalba, he emphasized the importance of preserving the fish stock in the UAE and protecting fishing, one of the oldest professions in the region. His Excellency Dr ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, the 13th edition of ‘Hemaya International Forum & Exhibition on Drug Issues’ will be held from the February 11-12 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), under the theme ‘Foreseeing ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) is finalising preparations to host Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018 and its co-located events including World Future Energy Summit (WFES), International Water Summit (IWS), Zayed Future Energy Prize award ceremony, the eighth session of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly, and the EcoWASTE exhibition. Held under the patronage ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The calibration laboratory at Emirates Engineering has received the internationally recognised ISO 17025 accreditation making it one of the first players in aviation indu- -stry in region to achieve thisbenchmark and the first to obtain accreditation in electrical calibration. The certification was delivered by the Dubai Accreditation Department of Dubai Municipality. “Quality and accuracy are of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, announced that the evaluation of entries received for the 10th edition of the Mohammed bin Rashid Award for Young Business Leaders (YBL) is progressing. The award recognises exceptional and innovative projects in UAE and the Arab world by young ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) launched the ‘Art for Health’ competition to raise awareness on lifestyle-related medical conditions and tap into young people’s creativity and innovativeness, to help address the growing health issues in the country. The competition seeks to help realise objective of UAE Vision 2021 aimed at building a world-class health sector with ...