April, 2023

• 20 April

  Mansour bin Zayed meets Kyrgyzstan PM

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, met on Wednesday at Qasr Al Watan Palace, Akylbek Japarov, Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyzstan. At the beginning of the meeting, HH Sheikh Mansour welcomed the Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan and his accompanying delegation, expressing UAE leadership’s interest in further strengthening the …

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• 20 April

  Following directives of Sheikh Mohammed, 426 citizens exempted from paying housing loans worth over AED146 million

  

  DUBAI / WAM Following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs, has announced that 426 …

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• 20 April

  dnata’s Air Dispatch celebrates 7 millionth loadsheet

  

  DUBAI / GULF TIME Air Dispatch, part of dnata and the world’s leading supplier of centralised load control (CLC) services, has celebrated the production of its seven millionth loadsheet.  The milestone document was issued from the Prague facility, ensuring safe and efficient operations of a Titan Airways’ Airbus A330-300 P2F cargo flight which the airline operates on behalf of global …

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• 20 April

  DAE raises bond repurchase programme by $300 million

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announced that its board of directors and shareholders had authorised an additional $300 million for bond repurchases to be conducted through open market transactions. To date, DAE has repurchased approximately $1.13 billion of principal amount of its publicly traded bonds under the previous authorisations of $1.2 billion. DAE now has $370 million of …

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• 20 April

  Record 60,310 people pray at Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on 27th night of Ramadan

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM A record of 60,310 Muslims in Abu Dhabi gathered at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on the 27th night of Ramadan to observe Laylat Al Qadr, a significant night in the Islamic faith. This is the largest number of worshippers hosted by the grand mosque since its opening. Laylat Al Qadr, or the Night of Destiny …

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• 20 April

  DCT announces AED367.2m Culinary Investment Fund

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced a new AED367.23 million ($100 million) Culinary Investment Fund that will help introduce iconic brands to the UAE capital. In addition, the fund will support building and establishing a Culinary School to aid with recruitment, training, and other staffing resources in the …

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• 20 April

  UAE, Kurdistan discuss promoting cooperation in govt modernization

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE and Kurdistan regional governments held a series of meetings to promote their strategic partnership in government modernisation. This partnership is being launched under the umbrella of the Government Experience Exchange Programme, and during the meetings, the two parties discussed ways to expand their cooperation and enhance the exchange of knowledge, expertise, and successful experiences in …

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• 20 April

  UAE unveils marine plastic waste monitoring programme

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment has launched an integrated programme to monitor plastic waste in the marine and coastal environment of the country, in line with its efforts to preserve marine resources, seawater quality, and beach cleanliness within the general framework of Year of Sustainability. A series of scientific studies will be conducted as part …

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• 20 April

  Sharjah Taxi, Sharjah Charity offer  15,000 fasting meals to drivers

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Taxi, one of the projects of Sharjah Asset Management, the investment arm of the emirate of Sharjah, has distributed 15,000 meals to Sharjah taxi drivers across various localities, in close cooperation with Sharjah Charity International. Khalid Al Kindi, Acting General Manager — Osoul Transport Solutions, said that this initiative strives to promote the values of goodness …

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• 20 April

  Dubai Islamic Bank profit up 12% to AED1.5bn in Q1 2023

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, on Wednesday announced its results for the period ending on March 31. The bank’s net profit came in at AED 1.506 billion, up 12 percent year-on-year (YoY) compared to AED1.345 billion, a growth was driven by rising core revenues and effective cost management. Net financing and …

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