January, 2020

• 25 January

  Dubai Police carried out 458 maritime missions in 2019

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Police Maritime Rescue Unit executed 458 maritime operations and attended to 26 marine accidents in 2019, Colonel Saaed Al Madhani, the acting director of Dubai Police Ports Stations revealed. Dubai Police Maritime Rescue Unit confirmed their readiness to ensure the safety and the security of Dubai beaches and waters. “We are ready to deal with ...

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• 25 January

  UAE takes over presidency of Global Migration Summit

  

  QUITO / WAM A major global summit on migration will be coming to Dubai in January 2021, after the UAE formally took over the Presidency of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) from Ecuador on January 23. The hand-over, which took place during a formal ceremony in Quito, marked the start of an ambitious yearlong programme of events ...

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• 25 January

  Abu Dhabi hosts largest global conference on urbanisation

  

  NAIROBI / WAM Policy makers, mayors, academics, business people, community leaders, artists and urban planners are among thousands of participants to attend the world’s leading conference on urbanisation, the World Urban Forum, in Abu Dhabi from February 8 – 13. It will be the first time that the World Urban Forum, which is convened by the UN agency focused on ...

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• 25 January

  Over 53,000 benefitted from ERC aid in UAQ

  UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM More than 53,000 people have benefitted from the charitable and humanitarian programmes carried out by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) branch in Umm Al Qaiwain, in 2019, valued at over AED5.8 million. The assistance included humanitarian, medical and specialist programmes to support people of determination, in addition to sacrificial meat, iftar project and several other ...

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• 25 January

  Seha to showcase solutions for region’s healthcare challenges

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, the UAE’s largest healthcare network, is exhibiting at and hosting Arab Health Conference, as an Official Congress Partner. The company’s representatives will also be speaking on multiple panels to discuss the latest trends within the Mena region’s healthcare sector. Arab Health is the premier medical and healthcare conference in the Middle ...

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• 25 January

  Abu Dhabi welcomes Etihad Airways flagship ‘Greenliner’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways’ newest aircraft, a specially themed Boeing 787 Dreamliner, touched down in Abu Dhabi on Saturday after a delivery flight from Boeing’s assembly plant in North Charleston, South Carolina. The aircraft, embellished with a striking faceted colour scheme, is the flagship of the Etihad Greenliner Programme. This is a unique collaboration between the UAE’s national ...

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• 25 January

  AED166.6 million marriage grants disbursed in 2019

  

  DUBAI / WAM Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, revealed that a total of AED166.6 million in marriage grants was disbursed in 2019 for 2,380 beneficiaries all over the UAE, a 15 percent growth over 2018. Buhumaid emphasised that the marriage grants given by the Ministry of Community Development reflect the support of the UAE’s wise leadership for UAE ...

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• 25 January

  UAE, Poland, Japan discuss multilateralism, UN reforms

  

  TOKYO / WAM Lana Nusseibeh, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of the UAE to the UN, completed a visit to Tokyo, Japan in her capacity as Co-Chair of the Intergovernmental Negotiations on Security Council Reform for the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly. The visit was at the invitation of the Japanese government and followed her visit to Beijing, China. ...

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• 25 January

  Dubai among top 20 ‘most dynamic cities’

  Dubai / WAM Cities in the Middle East and Africa are gaining momentum, with Dubai, Riyadh and Nairobi all ranked within the top 20, according to JLL’s City Momentum Index 2020 which identifies the world’s most dynamic cities from a real estate perspective. Now in its seventh year, the annual Index combines socio-economic and commercial property metrics to provide new ...

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• 25 January

  UAE to host largest gathering of edtech firms at GESS Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM Close to 600 exhibitors featuring some of the world’s leading education-focused brands have confirmed to attend and showcase the latest innovations in education technologies at the 13th edition of GESS Dubai. A leading global education show, part of the GESS portfolio of international education conferences and exhibitions, GESS Dubai will feature the largest gathering of edtech companies ...

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