October, 2018

• 6 October

  Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations to host 300 interactive sessions

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the second edition of the Mohammed bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations will commence on October 8, under the theme, “Leaders of today meet the leaders of tomorrow.” The agenda ...

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• 6 October

  ACA spent AED53.6mn in humanitarian assistance

  

  Ajman / WAM Al Ihsan Charity Association (ACA), has spent AED53.6 million in humanitarian, charitable, social, educational and health assistance in the first nine months of the year. Dr Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi, CEO of ACA, said financial assistance was offered to widows, divorcees, abandoned wives, wives of prisoners, surgeries, medicines, rental arrears and school fees. “Humanitarian financial assistance ...

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• 6 October

  Ruwad OKs AED1.2mn for Sharjah entrepreneurs

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Entrepreneurship Foundation (RUWAD), has approved an allocation of AED1.2 million for supporting Emirati entrepreneurs in the emirate of Sharjah through its direct or indirect financing programmes. Approvals of projects by national entrepreneurs were given during the 13th regular meeting of RUWAD’s executive committee after they satisfied financing requirements and conditions. The financing programme, in cooperation ...

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• 6 October

  IGCC curates workshop on strategic social media engagement

  

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) has curated a workshop titled ‘Strategic Government Engagement through Social Media’, on at Al Majaz Amphitheatre in Sharjah. The workshop was aimed at training participants to excel in the contemporary digital environment and at providing them with social media strategic planning skills, through using methods and techniques that are based ...

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• 6 October

  Sharjah organises trade mission to Lisbon to attract investment

  

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), is organising a trade mission to Lisbon in Portugal from October 8-10, with the aim of enhancing economic cooperation and mutual investment between Sharjah and Portugal, under the framework of the growing bilateral relations between the UAE and Portugal in various fields. The mission comes at a time when ...

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• 6 October

  231,000 Yemenis benefit from ERC food aid in 10 days

  

  ADEN / WAM­­­­­ The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has distributed 33,000 food baskets to people in liberated Yemeni districts over the past ten days, reaching 231,000 Yemeni citizens, including 165,000 children and 34,000 women. The distribution covered 21 districts in nine Yemeni governorates: Aden, Dhale, Abyan, Lahij, Hodeidah, Hadramaut, Shabwa, Taiz and Al Mahra. The efforts are part of an ...

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• 6 October

  Zaitoun Green Shipping reinforces eco-efficiency

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai-based Zaitoun Green Shipping LLC participated at the second edition of “Malta Maritime Summit”. The event carries the theme of ‘The Voice of the Industry’, and several important themes, such as logistics, security, finance, digitalisation, sustainability and Brexit, will be addressed. Commenting on his participation, Eng. Mohammed Zaitoun, President and CEO of Zaitoun Green Shipping ...

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• 6 October

  Preparations for Gitex 2018 complete: Dewa

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has completed its preparations for Gitex Technology Week (Gitex, 2018), between October 14-18, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). DEWA’s participation aligns with the government’s directives for digital transformation, shaping of the future, and keeping pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Dewa will showcase its latest solutions, digital technologies, ...

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• 6 October

  Ministry rolls out school gardening competition

  

  Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has launched a school gardening competition, set to run until end-April 2019, in collaboration with the Knowledge and Human Dev- -elopment Authority (KHDA). Dr. Al-Zeyoudi announced the start of the competition during a visit to Al Sadiq Islamic English School in Dubai, where he toured the ...

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• 6 October

  ADIO, IREIS partner to host Abu Dhabi Investment Forum

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), the entity mandated to promote Abu Dhabi as an attractive global destination for investments in various strategic sectors, and the International Real Estate and Investment Show (IREIS), signed an agreement to host the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum on the sidelines of IREIS 2018. Set to run ...

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