August, 2018

• 25 August

  Sheikha Fatima campaign alleviates Rohingya suffering

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign has succeeded in attracting young doctors and enabling them to alleviate the suffering of Rohingya refugees by providing the best diagnostic, therapeutic and preventive services to children and women. A group of Emirati and Bangladeshi doctors are participating in the campaign, which is being held in Cox’s Bazar in Bangladesh, ...

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• 25 August

  New Dubai road to ease traffic flow

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that the completion rate in the Tripoli Street Improvement Project had reached 60 percent and the 12-km long street linking the Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Road and Emirates Road will act as a parallel street to the Airport Street. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of ...

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• 25 August

  10,000 school kits given to kids from low-income families

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, on Saturday distributed 10,000 school kits to students in Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, and Ras al-Khaimah, as part of its popular community engagement initiative “Volunteer Emirates”. The Back to School edition of Volunteer Emirates, which took place at Horizon English School, was sponsored by Union Coop and ...

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• 25 August

  UAE to celebrate Emirati Women’s Day on Aug 28

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM On Tuesday, August 28, the UAE will celebrate ‘Emirati Women’s Day’, which will be held this year under the theme, ‘Women on the Course of Zayed’, and coincide with the ‘Centennial of Zayed’ and the announcement of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan declaring 2018 as the Year of Zayed. The country’s leadership ...

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• 25 August

  Abu Dhabi to host regional nurses’ conference in Sept

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi is set to host the International Council of Nurses’ first regional conference from September 25 to 27, under the theme “Nurses: A Voice to lead – Ensuring access to healthcare through leadership, innovation and collaborative practice.” The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) will host the conference at its Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. ...

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• 25 August

  Dewa, BSI set new PAS risk management standard

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has initiated a collaboration with the British Standards Institute (BSI) to set the world’s first Publicly Available Specification (PAS) standard that would document best utility risk management practices for the electricity and water sector. This move comes as part of Dewa’s efforts to consolidate its global positioning and achieve its vision ...

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• 25 August

  DGW signs strategic pact with Arabian Automobiles

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Government Workshop (DGW) has revealed the signing of a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Arabian Automobiles, a part of the AW Rostamani Group. Under the terms of the newly-signed agreement, maintenance services will be provided to Nissan vehicles at the DGW’s workshop facilities in collaboration with Arabian Automobiles. HE Humaid Sultan Al Mutaiwee, ...

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• 25 August

  Lightsource sets sights on global markets after stake sale to BP

  

  Bloomberg The UK’s largest solar company has set its sights on becoming a global player now that it’s owned in part by one of the world’s oil majors. “Going forward, this industry will move forward from a cottage industry almost, to an industrialised industry,” Chief Executive Officer Nick Boyle said. “There will be a small number of worldwide players. We ...

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• 25 August

  Enbridge to buy Spectra partners in $3.3bn deal

  

  Bloomberg Pipeline giant Enbridge Inc. agreed to buy all outstanding shares of Spectra Energy Partners LP in a deal aimed at streamlining its corporate structure in the wake of US tax changes. The agreement to acquire its master limited partnership is valued at $3.3 billion, based on the closing price of Enbridge shares in New York trading. It follows by ...

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• 25 August

  Exxon to seek wind, solar power delivery in Texas

  Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. has been looking to buy renewable energy for delivery in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The largest US oil company sent out a request for proposals with a June 8 deadline, inviting solar or wind power suppliers to pitch contracts that would last 12, 15 or 20 years, according to a document obtained ...

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