April, 2016

• 30 April

  UAE, India sign pact on human resources

  

    NEW DELHI / WAM A joint delegation from the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, National Qualification Authority (NQA) and the Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council, visited India to discuss ways to enhance cooperation in the areas of labour skills development, accreditation of professional qualifications, endorsement of training centres and evaluation of manpower. The visit is part of ...

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• 30 April

  10, 000 workers observe Int’l Workers’ Day in Abu Dhabi

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has stressed that the ministry’s celebration of the International Workers’ Day, which falls on May 1 each year, is a recognition of the role that labourers played in the comprehensive development being experienced by the UAE, led by its wise leadership. He added ...

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• 30 April

  At SCRF, children learn the art of making sound effects

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business From plastic bottles, pipes, cans, straws, balloons, rubber, wood, grains and even an X-ray sheet children visiting the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF) were taught how to create sound effects that could be used for animation and theater. These skills were part of a workshop titled ‘Exploring Foley and Sounds’ given by Jose Angel Soto ...

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• 30 April

  UAE makes tremendous efforts to contain crises

  

      Beijing / WAM The United Arab Emirates made tremendous efforts to contain crises and hot spots in many countries of the world and provide much needed humanitarian assistance to refugees in conflict zones through bilateral, regional and international co-operation, Dr Maytha bint Salem Al Shamsi, Minister of State, told the Fifth Meeting of the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of ...

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• 30 April

  UAE to reduce dependence on oil exports: FNC speaker

    Brussels / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) met Manfred Weber, Chairman of the Group of the European People’s Party (EPP Group) in the European Parliament, at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Abdulaziz Abdullah Al Zaabi, Second Deputy Speaker of FNC, and FNC members attended the meeting. Weber welcomed Al Qubaisi and her accompanying ...

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• 30 April

  ADP calls for occupational safety, health among staff

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Police GHQ called for enhancing the culture of prevention in occupational safety and health among police staff members during the celebration to mark the World Day for Safety and Health at Work at the Forensic Evidence Hall, at the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters. Major General Mohammed Khalfan Al Rumaithi, Commander-in-Chief of Abu Dhabi ...

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• 30 April

  DHA paces up ‘Dubai Health Strategy’ programme

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that the Authority put in place an office for organizational transformation, a strategy council and appointed 15 leaders from the public and private sector to felicitate the execution of the Dubai Health Strategy 2016-2021. His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health ...

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• 30 April

  Digital art, Arabic calligraphy and comics come alive at ADIBF

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Digital 3D sculpture and animated art are set to captivate visitors at this year’s edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), as local and international illustrators, calligraphers and manga artists combine their artistic flare in a showcase of remarkable imagination and creative design at the Illustrator’s Corner. ADIBF is organised by Abu Dhabi ...

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• 30 April

  Emirates Building Systems bags AED51mn contract in Saudi Arabia

  

      Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Dubai Investments, the leading, diversified investments corporation listed on the Dubai Financial Market, announced that its subsidiary Emirates Building Systems (EBS) – part of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) has been endowed with a contract to provide steel structures for the second phase of the Riyadh Metro Project. Elaborating on the importance of the ...

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• 30 April

  ‘Merck Diabetes and Hypertension Awards’ kicks off

    Dubai / Emirates Business Merck, the world’s oldest pharmaceutical and chemical company, announced the start of Merck Diabetes Award and Merck Hypertension Award across more than 30 African And Asian universities with the aim to build a platform of Diabetes and hypertension experts across the globe. In February 2015 Merck in partnership with Dubai Medical University invited all medical ...

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