April, 2017

• 24 April

  Mohamed meets Jiu-Jitsu team

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received the players of the National Jiu-Jitsu Team who won gold medals at the 9th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017, in His Highness’s Council at the Al Bahr Palace. HH Sheikh ...

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• 24 April

  ‘UAE seeks wellbeing and stability of region, world’

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at his palace here on Monday Archbishop Atallah Hanna of Jerusalem. During the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed the visit of Archbishop of Jerusalem to the UAE. They exchanged views ...

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• 24 April

  UAE, Japan discuss trade, economic ties

  

    Tokyo / WAM Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and his accompanying delegation in Tokyo on Monday. During the meeting, which was held as part of Sheikh Abdullah’s official visit to Japan, the two sides discussed cooperation and the friendly relations between the UAE and Japan ...

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• 24 April

  MBRF supports Yemen libraries

    MA’RIB / WAM On the occasion of World Book Day, which falls on April 23 each year, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) has launched ‘The Nation Reads’ initiative where 1,000 books will be distributed across public libraries in the Ma’rib governorate in Yemen. During the inauguration, Abd Al Aziz Ahmad Jubar, Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister and ...

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• 24 April

  SEDD unveils ‘Sharjah Industrial Guide’ plan

  

    Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) launched the ‘Sharjah Industrial Guide’ project as part of its 2017 strategic plan to develop the industrial sector and ease its procedures in the Emirate of Sharjah, in addition to the Emirate holding the largest industrial base in the country and the region. The project was launched through a workshop held ...

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• 24 April

  ‘UAE consolidated its economic position internationally’

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited on Monday the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) on Al Maryah Island in Abu Dhabi. He was accompanied by HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, National Security Adviser, HH Sheikh Hamed bin ...

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• 24 April

  New Zealand to join Expo 2020 festivities

  

    Dubai / WAM New Zealand Minister for Economic Development, Simon Bridges formally announced the country’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai on Monday by delivering a letter of acceptance from Simon William English, Prime Minister of New Zealand. The country shares close ties with the UAE, as well as a shared vision in many key areas, such as energy and education. ...

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• 24 April

  16 cases exempted from loan payments

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi Housing Authority (ADHA) under the chairmanship of Saeed Eid Al Ghafli, exempted 16 cases from loan payments totalling AED12 million due to deaths. During its first meeting this year, the ADHA board also reviewed 936 requests for the replacement of a land grant for a built housing facility, including ...

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• 24 April

  UAE to explore innovative rain-inducing concept

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science is collaborating with a team of leading meteorologists to develop a potentially ground-breaking technology revolving around the ‘electrical seeding’ of clouds, a theoretical concept that studies the effect of electrical charges on rain-bearing clouds. Alya Al Mazroui, Manager of the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, and ...

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• 24 April

  Dubai sees 11% YoY surge in tourists

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s tourism sector sustained the momentum of its strong 2017 start, with the emirate’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) reporting a stellar 11 percent increase in overnight visitation in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2016. January to March 2017 saw 4.57 million travellers visit ...

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