June, 2019

• 22 June

  30 firms take part in DFA programme

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Future Foundation has announced the launch of the 6th cohort of Dubai Future Accelerators (DFA), programme, with some 30 local and global companies working closely with the government entities in Dubai. Organisations taking part in the 6th cohort hail from 15 countries, including six companies from the UAE, five from the United Kingdom, three from the ...

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• 22 June

  Khalifa Fund extends support to Emirati entrepreneurs, SMEs

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development (KFED), has awarded the Emirati Entrepreneurs Association (EEA), with a package of quality support programmes, including financial and technical support. The package will be used to support Emirati entrepreneurs’ skills and capacity development and creation of a suitable environment where their business projects could flourish. Commenting on the announcement, Mouza ...

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• 22 June

  UAE provides women with excellent employment opportunities

  

  Dubai / WAM Hessa bint Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development headed the UAE delegation in the ministerial meeting about Women Empowerment at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Cairo, Egypt. During the meeting, she emphasized that women empowerment in their community is one of the main conditions that contributed to the achievement of sustainable development and gender equality, ...

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• 22 June

  Sheikha Fatima Arabic learning centre opens at KBZS in Nur-Sultan

  NUR-SULTAN / WAM Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of Khalifa Foundation, on Saturday, opened the Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Arabic learning centre at the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed School (KBZS), in the Kazakh capital Nur-Sultan. The opening ceremony was attended by Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, senior Kazakh officials and members of the UAE mission in ...

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• 22 June

  ERC hosts mass wedding for 100 couples in Yemen

  Mocha / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organised second group wedding in Yemen as part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the follow up of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra ...

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• 22 June

  New resolution raises women’s representation in FNC to 50%

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued the Presidential Resolution No. (1) of 2019 towards raising women’s representation in the Federal National Council (FNC) to 50 per cent with effect from the upcoming legislative cycle. Issued in the run-up to the fourth cycle of FNC elections that are scheduled to take place ...

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• 22 June

  Sharjah explores cooperation with Egypt, Jordan in key fields

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah concluded its visit to Egypt and Jordan where it explored prospects of future cooperation and joint coordination in the sector of international exhibitions and conferences, to promote the interests of the Arab economy. The Expo delegation was headed by Saif Mohamed Al Midfa, Expo Centre Sharjah CEO, and he was accompanied by Mahmoud ...

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• 22 June

  UN commends UAE’s emergency response systems

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A UN official has praised the UAE’s role in implementing disaster risk reduction across the world. Sujit Mohanty, Chief of the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR), Regional Office for Arab States, said the UAE plays an important role, both locally and internationally, to apply emergency crises response systems and programmes. The UAE government has ...

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• 22 June

  Nissan board due to question Saikawa on 2013 house purchase

  

  Bloomberg Nissan Motor Co CEO Hiroto Saikawa is due to be questioned by the board on Monday about allegations by a former senior executive that he broke company rules to pay for a house in Tokyo, according to people familiar with the matter. Saikawa will be asked at the extraordinary meeting whether date restrictions on selling compensation-linked stock were altered ...

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• 22 June

  Foxconn’s founder urges Apple to invest in Taiwan

  

  Bloomberg The billionaire founder of Apple Inc’s largest supplier asked the US company to move from China to neighbouring Taiwan. “Speaking from the perspective of the Republic of China, I will plead to Apple to come to Taiwan,” said Terry Gou, who remains the largest shareholder in Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, answering a question about whether Apple will shift ...

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