September, 2018

• 1 September

  Minister: UAE seeks to build knowledgeable generation

  Dubai / WAM Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, said that his ministry’s vision is to build the skills of Emirati students in values-inspired critical and creative thinking of the 21st century. “Our prime goal is to groom a well-educated student armed with 21st-century skills”, said the minister while attending the concluding ceremony of the summer camp, organised ...

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• 1 September

  Tadweer runs cleaning drive across Abu Dhabi public schools

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its preparations for the new academic year 2018-2019, Abu Dhabi Waste Management Center (Tadweer) ran a cleaning and preventive pest control drive across all public schools in Abu Dhabi. Aimed at protecting the health of students and employees and preserving the aesthetic appeal of educational institutions, the campaign targeted 300 schools including 134 ...

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• 1 September

  Abu Dhabi Exchange brings out new tick sizes

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), the region’s leading financial market, announced the start of trading with the new tick size for stocks of companies with share price of less than AED 1.00 after successful testing of all internal systems, and technical and operational procedures relevant to operating tick sizes. ADX began operations on Saturday with the ...

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• 1 September

  New commercial license for tech start-ups launched in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) announced the launch of the new commercial license for ADGM tech start-ups for entrepreneurs. The start-up license is sector-agnostic and enables entrepreneurs to obtain an ADGM operational license, taking advantage of the same globally recognised international operating standards that current ADGM funds, multinationals, SMEs, advisers and other registered entities benefit from. ...

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• 1 September

  Ministry launches artificial intelligence lab

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business In line with the UAE strategy for Artificial Intelligence and corresponding to the objectives of UAE Vision 2021, the Ministry of Climate Change and the Environment (MOCCAE) has launched the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology and the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai. The ...

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• 1 September

  ERC holds second group wedding for 200 couples in Al Mukalla, Yemen

  

  AL MUKALLA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), organized the second group wedding for 200 couples in Al Mukalla, Hadramaut Governorate, as part of the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamad bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to hold a series of weddings to benefit 2,400 brides ...

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• 1 September

  RTA opens new internal road project at Hatta, Nad El-Sheba

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), opened an internal road project at Nad El-Sheba 4 and is set to open another similar project at Makan Community, Hatta in the middle of September 2018. Undertaking the two projects is part of the 5-Year Plan endorsed by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime ...

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• 1 September

  DCT Abu Dhabi’s new advanced language learning programme to promote tourism

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) launched an advanced language-learning programme which aims to support the tourism promotion operations carried out by the Department’s regional offices in 10 countries around the world. As part of DCT Abu Dhabi’s strategy to develop skills and competencies, the programme is designed to ...

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• 1 September

  Registration in basics of food safety course opens

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under Salamt Zadkom Initiative, the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA) has opened registration in a course to train housewives and housemaids on basics of food safety. As part of its initiatives being held during the Year of Zayed, the course is set to be offered by eight accredited training institutes specializing in preparing housewives for ...

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• 1 September

  PetroChina pays out lucky 8s as oil’s rally doubles profits

  

  Bloomberg PetroChina Co. is rewarding shareholders with a higher — and symbolic — payout after its best half-year profit in more than three years. The nation’s biggest oil and gas producer raised total dividends for the first six months by almost one-third to 0.0888 yuan per share. The lucky payout — eight is widely considered an auspicious number in China ...

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