August, 2019

• 5 August

  Young Emirati golfers teed up for big stage

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Global trade enabler DP World has announced its renewed partnership with the Emirates Golf Federation (EGF), as it continues to support the growth of golf by investing in grassroots talent development as well as the elite game, paving the way for aspiring youngsters to become future international stars. The announcement signals the fourth year that funding ...

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• 5 August

  Low-income cancer patients to receive free medication

  Dubai / WAM Low-income patients unable to afford treatment for bladder and lung cancer will receive medication supplied by AstraZeneca, following the signing of a new agreement between the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) and the pharmaceutical company. This Ministry of Health recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the multinational biopharmaceutical company, which will also benefit patients with ...

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• 5 August

  Ministry organises sign language course for kids

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) has organised a sign language basic course for children between 4-12 years old, in which more than 60 boys and girls from all over the emirates participated. Held at the ministry’s premises in Dubai, the gesture aimed at teaching children the basics of sign language and communication techniques with the hearing ...

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• 5 August

  FNC elections: Staff trained on candidate registration system

  

  DUBAI / WAM The National Elections Committee (NEC) overseeing the fourth cycle of the Federal National Council (FNC) elections, organised a training workshop for the members and coordinators of the Emirates Committees as well as the executive staff working in the candidate registration centres. The training session covered different aspects of the candidate registration system and the financial collection system ...

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• 5 August

  Enoc accelerator programme to unlock new era of growth

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Enoc Group announced the launch of NEXT, an accelerator programme, designed to unlock growth opportunities and tackle challenges in the energy sector through building new digital ventures for business-to-business and consumer categories. NEXT underpins the group’s commitment to contributing to the UAE’s future agenda and Dubai’s vision to be a global platform for knowledge-based, sustainable and ...

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• 5 August

  Smart court to handle Jafza labour cases

  

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone Authority (Jafza) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Courts for establishing a ‘Virtual Reality Smart Court’ to handle labour litigations involving companies operating from the Free Zone and its business units. A dedicated chamber for the “Smart Court” will be established at the Free Zone to conduct hearings and adjudicate ...

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• 5 August

  Emaar Development sales up 50% to AED9.35b in H1

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Development, the UAE build-to-sell property development business majority-owned by Emaar Properties, has recorded an impressive growth in the sale of its residential property launches in Dubai to AED9.350 billion ($2.546 billion), an increase of 50 percent compared to the H1 2018 sales of AED6.234 billion ($1.697 billion). Emaar Development launched 16 new projects during the ...

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• 5 August

  UAE welcomes signing of the constitutional declaration in Sudan

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has welcomed the signing of a constitutional declaration between the military and main opposition coalition in the brotherly nation of Sudan. A statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said that the signing of the agreement between the representatives of the two sides, “is the cornerstone for achieving ...

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• 5 August

  AED3.2m Noor Fund to promote Islamic finance

  

  AJMAN / WAM Ajman University and Noor Bank have launched an AED3.2 million waqf (endowment) initiative to promote the Islamic banking and finance industry in the UAE. The move followed a landmark agreement signed between the two parties to establish the Noor Fund for Educational Solidarity that provides, in perpetuity, an endowed professorship and four scholarships in Islamic Banking and ...

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• 5 August

  Emirates Global Aluminium begins bauxite ore exports from Guinea

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced the first exports of bauxite ore from Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) its mining project in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa, marking the completion of EGA’s strategic expansion upstream in the aluminium value chain to create an integrated global aluminium giant. The GAC project, and Al Taweelah alumina refinery, ...

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