October, 2019

• 7 October

  UAE provides aid to Yemenis

  HODEIDAH / WAM The UAE has provided emergency shelter and food assistance to those affected by floods south of Hodeidah, west of Yemen, and to displaced people in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The assistance by the Emirates Red Crescent included food baskets and tents which are being used as temporary housing by families unable to afford the reconstruction of their ...

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• 7 October

  Third Arab ministerial forum on housing, urban development begins in Dubai

  DUBAI / WAM The third Arab Ministerial Forum on Housing and Urban Development began in Dubai under the slogan “Exploring the future of housing and urban development” with the participation of more than 20 Arab ministers, in addition to high-level Arab delegations and a number of government and private sector officials. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

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• 7 October

  UAQ Ruler receives Saudi ambassador

  UMM AL QAIWAIN / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain, on Monday received at the Emiri Court, Turki bin Abdullah Aldakhil, Ambassador of Saudi Arabia, who came to greet him on the occasion of assuming his duties as ambassador to the UAE. The Ruler of Umm Al Qaiwain welcomed ...

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• 7 October

  Abu Dhabi entity to spur ‘smart citizen experience’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (Adda), announced that it has selected Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Power BI and a host of artificial-intelligence tools to drive the agency’s Smart Citizen Experience. “Our partnership with Microsoft will allow us to build an intelligent customer-service platform that will fulfill the ambitions of our leaders to streamline and optimise citizens’ ...

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• 7 October

  AED35b in housing support provided to Emiratis: Minister

  

  Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, revealed that since its establishment in 1999, the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme has processed 62,000 housing support applications around the country valued at more than AED35 billion. The support includes provision of mortgages, grants, construction of government housing and built-in extensions on existing houses, and home ...

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• 7 October

  UAE supports efforts to diversify energy sources: Sheikh Hamdan

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, stated that the UAE is supporting national development efforts by launching projects that aim to diversify and secure the country’s energy sources and promote the use of environmentally-friendly energy, as per the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...

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• 7 October

  Lebanon is against any activities hostile to Gulf nations

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Lebanese government is against any activities hostile to the Arabian Gulf countries, Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), in an exclusive interview. “I want to emphasise as head of the government [that] I refuse any form of Lebanese involvement in the conflicts around us. Moreover, I stress that the Lebanese ...

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• 7 October

  Dubai Customs sees 1.2m transactions in Ducamz, Dry Port

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Cars and Automotive Zone’s (Ducamz’s), customs centre has announced that it processed 429,602 transactions and made 31 seizures in 2018, compared to 268,070 transactions and 14 seizures in the first half of 2019. Meanwhile, Dry Port customs centre carried out 812,529 transactions last year, with that number totaling 430,142 transactions in H1 this year. This came ...

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• 7 October

  Zayed Sustainability Prize reveals 30 finalists

  ABU DHABI / WAM Thirty candidates have been announced as finalists for the Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020 on Monday. Addressing some of the world’s most pressing and core development challenges, and aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), 2030, the finalists of the Zayed Sustainability Prize are now vying to win up to ten awards, across five categories: Health, ...

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• 7 October

  Ras Al Khaimah’s live, work and play ecosystem explored

  

  Dubai / WAM A European trade delegation comprising of 39 decision-makers from the United Kingdom, Belgium, Greece, Hungary and Italy has visited Ras Al Khaimah to explore the potential of the emirate as a gateway to fast emerging economies in the Middle East. Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez), organised a special event for the multi-sector mission operating in the ...

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