July, 2024

• 12 July

  Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Emirates Transport to support green mobility

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), represented by UAEV, and Emirates Transport will cooperate in installing and operating EV charging stations at Emirates Transport buildings. The move aligns with UAEV’s mission of supporting the shift to green mobility and contributing to the country’s goal of increasing the share of EVs to 50% of total vehicles on the ...

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• 12 July

  First cohort of Emirati graduate trainees complete EGA’s one-year leadership programme

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced the graduation of 45 young UAE National Graduate Trainees from the company’s LEAP talent accelerator programme. LEAP is a comprehensive 12-month programme designed exclusively for EGA graduate trainees. It offers a bespoke learning journey to enhance management and leadership skills through mentorship from senior leadership at EGA. The programme includes a combination ...

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• 12 July

  AED13.1 billion increase in monetary deposits during April: CBUAE

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) announced that monetary deposits increased by over 1.74 percent or AED13.1 billion in April, reaching AED764 billion, compared to AED750.9 billion in March. According to CBUAE’s statistics for April, issued today, government deposits increased to AED508.8 billion, while quasi-monetary deposits settled at AED1.256 trillion. Currency issued reached AED146.8 billion ...

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• 12 July

  ALC announces winners of Research Grants Programme for 2024

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) announced the results of the fourth cycle of its Research Grants Programme, which aims to encourage researchers in various fields related to the Arabic language and provide support for quality research projects that advance and promote the Arabic language. This year, the Programme received 270 applications from 31 countries, with the ...

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• 12 July

  MoF concludes H1 2024 Government Financial Management Awareness Programme

  

  DUBAI/WAM The Ministry of Finance has wrapped up its Government Financial Management Awareness Programme for the first half of the year, after offering nine courses attended by over 1,000 employees from 48 federal entities. The programme provided comprehensive training on various aspects of effective government financial management, including government procurement, accounting standards, debt collection, tax procedures, financial period closure, asset ...

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• 12 July

  ERC launches global ‘Water Aid Initiative’ to help against summer heat

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has launched The Water Aid Initiative to mitigate the impact of summer heat locally and internationally. The campaign targets underprivileged families, labourers, and individuals involved in strenuous work amid rising temperatures. At the local level, the campaign pays special attention to the targeted groups by providing equipment to protect them from the scorching ...

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• 12 July

  COVID-19 still kills 1,700 a week: WHO

  

  GENEVA/WAM COVID-19 is still killing around 1,700 people a week around the world, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday, urging those most at risk to continue receiving vaccinations against the virus. At a press conference, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern over declining vaccine coverage globally. Despite the continued death toll, “data show that vaccine coverage has declined ...

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• 12 July

  World population is projected to grow to 10.3 billion in 2080s, UN says

  

  GENEVA/WAM The world’s population is expected to grow by more than 2 billion people in the next decades and peak in the 2080s at around 10.3 billion, a major shift from a decade ago, a new report by the United Nations said on Thursday. The report — released on World Population Day — said the global population is then expected ...

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• 12 July

  Lana Nusseibeh calls for immediate ceasefire in Sudan, cross-border access for humanitarian aid throughout Sudan

  

  ABU DHABI/WAM Lana Zaki Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, called for an immediate ceasefire in Sudan, cross-border and cross-line access for humanitarian aid throughout Sudan, and a political process that leads to civilian transition. In a recent interview on CNNConnect, Nusseibeh called for urgent international action. “We need to see a scale-up of humanitarian aid. The ...

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• 12 July

  Religions advocate peace, harmony: Grand Imam of Al-Azhar

  

  JAKARTA/WAM His Eminence Prof. Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, emphasised that religions are a message of peace, and described Islam as a unifying force among civilisations, citing its historical role in fostering human brotherhood. The remarks were delivered at a reception hosted by the Indonesian Nahdlatul Ulama Association, the world’s ...

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