August, 2022

• 31 August

  Hub71 accepts second cohort of tech startups

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has selected its latest cohort of tech startups from a large number of applicants worldwide that chose to setup and scale from the UAE’s capital. For the next two years, the new cohort will participate in Hub71’s Incentive Programme, benefiting from equity-free incentives worth up to AED500,000 and access ...

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• 31 August

  UAE among world’s lifestyle nations in digital life indexes, says TDRA

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) said the UAE was among the world’s leading countries in various digital life indexes, due to the significant advancement of its information and communication technology sector. In its report, titled, “Digital Lifestyle in the UAE,” the TDRA noted that in line with the figures included in relevant ...

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• 31 August

  Dewa 3rd most valuable utility brand in Mideast

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has been ranked the third most valuable utility brand in the Middle East and the third fastest growing brand in the UAE according to the annual report issued by “Brand Finance” for the strongest and most valuable brands in the world in 2022. The report underlined the remarkable success of ...

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• 31 August

  Museum of the Future launches its online store

    Dubai / WAM The Museum of the Future is connecting with people from around the world through its online store, which offers memorabilia inspired by the museum’s design and exhibits, and also gives a glimpse into its rich experiences. The new store, which comprises six unique collections, represents a window for visitors to recall their experience in the form ...

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• 31 August

  UAE President urges students to dream big, never stop learning

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has delivered an inspiring audio message to students as the new academic year begins in UAE schools. In his speech, which was broadcast in classrooms across the country this morning, His Highness welcomed students and teachers to the start of what he hoped would be a ...

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• 31 August

  Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 accepts second cohort of tech startups

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has selected its latest cohort of tech startups from a large number of applicants worldwide that chose to setup and scale from the UAE’s capital. For the next two years, the new cohort will participate in Hub71’s Incentive Programme, benefiting from equity-free incentives worth up to AED500,000 and access ...

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• 31 August

  ‘Museums Express’ attracts 11,817 students in Sharjah

  

    Sharjah / WAM “Museums Express” initiative, launched by the Sharjah Museums Authority in early 2019, attracted more than 11,817,000 students from the emirate’s public schools, after resuming its tours that were halted due to the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic in November 2021, and is the first initiative of its kind, at the level of the region and the ...

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• 31 August

  Sharjah set to organise ‘Al Maleh and Fishing’ festival

    SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) has announced it is all set to organise “Al Maleh and Fishing” festival in cooperation with the Dibba Al Hisn Municipality and Municipal Council. The SCCI added that all preparations are in place, and the festival is scheduled to kick off on September 8, in Dibba Al Hisn ...

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• 31 August

  RTA launches third edition of Tamkeen Programme

    Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the launch of third Edition of Tamkeen (Empowerment) programme designed to attract fresh Emirati graduates from local and international universities and colleges in various academic specialisations. The programme will enable graduates who have been unemployed for the past three years to pick up the skills needed to be ...

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• 31 August

  UAE aid distributed to drought victims in Somalia

    MOGADISHU / WAM Following the arrival of a UAE aid ship at the port of Mogadishu, Emirati charity organisations, in collaboration with the Somali Disaster Management Agency and other authorities responsible for distributing relief aid, have begun distributing aid to residents in areas affected by drought in parts of Mahas and Mataban in Hiran Governorate, Hirshabelle State. Mohammed Ahmed ...

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