April, 2017

• 13 April

  97 missing after migrant boat sinks: Libyan coast guard

    CAIRO / AP At least 97 African migrants are missing and believed drowned after their Europe-bound boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, the Libyan coast guard said. Spokesman Ayoub Gassim said 23 migrants were rescued around 6 miles (10 kilometers) off the Libyan coast after authorities received a distress call. Fifteen women and five children are among ...

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• 13 April

  UAE-KSA ‘retreat’ to boost ties, strengthen GCC system

  

    Riyadh / WAM The workings of the second group of the UAE-KSA Joint Determination Retreat, organised by the UAE-Saudi Co-ordination Council, were launched in Riyadh on Thursday, with the attendance and participation of ministers, high officials and general managers from both countries. The retreat came from the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and his ...

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• 13 April

  DEWA organises event to share success stories among employees

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the ‘Edha’at’ (Arabic for ‘Flashes’) event, to share success stories and innovative initiatives as part of the Knowledge Management’s initiatives, and promote and encourage innovation and continued development among DEWA’s employees. 18 success stories were shared by a number of creative and innovative employees of Distribution Power Division during the ...

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• 13 April

  Culture Summit ends on a positive note

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The five-day long Culture Summit 2017 held at Manarat Al Saadiyat, the Cultural District of Abu Dhabi, under the theme, “The Creative Mind of the Connected World: Culture as a Change Agent in the Digital Age,” concluded on Thursday, with an emphasis on influential role of culture and arts in tackling socioeconomic and political challenges. The ...

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• 13 April

  Million-dollar teachers!

  

    New York / AP Miss Kindergarten is in the million-dollar club. So are Lovin Lit, the Moffatt Girls and about a dozen other teacher-entrepreneurs who are spinning reading, math, science and social studies into gold by selling their lesson plans online to fellow teachers around the world. Despite worries from some educators, such online marketplaces are booming, driven by rising ...

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• 13 April

  HHC-UNESCO workshop to safeguard cultural heritage

  

    Dubai / WAM The Hamdan Bin Mohammed Heritage Centre (HHC) will hold its third joint workshop with the United Nations Organisation for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage, at the JW Marriott Marquis Hotel in Dubai, from April, 16-20. Similar to the past two joint workshops with the UNESCO, HHC seeks to move forth ...

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• 13 April

  Hamdan chairs Dubai Executive Council meet

  

    Dubai / WAM Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Executive Council HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum chaired on Thursday morning a meeting of the council at Emirates Tower, in the presence of Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation and Chief Executive of Emirates Group H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum. The meeting reviewed various topics ...

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• 13 April

  Sharjah University, UKH discuss cooperation

    Sharjah / WAM Sharjah University received a delegation from Iraq’s University of Kurdistan Hewler (UKH), aiming to discuss mutual cooperation between the two universities in the areas of academic and students’ exchange. The delegation that included Dr Mohammed Mochtar, Vice Chancellor of UKH, and Karwan Akram Ezzat, Director of Engineering and Services Department in UKH, met with Dr. Salah Taher ...

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• 13 April

  Dubai Culture to organise ‘Live our Heritage Festival’

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, has announced the latest edition of its ‘Live our Heritage Festival’, which will run under the theme ‘UAE Folk Arts’ from April, 14-18 at Mirdif City Centre. The final day of ‘Live our Heritage Festival’ will coincide with World Heritage Day, the annual event that is held on April 18. ...

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• 13 April

  RTA, DFF teams visit USA to study latest driverless technology

  

    Dubai / WAM A delegation from the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), reviewed the latest technology and research on driverless vehicles during a visit to the Carnegie Mellon University and Uber Company in the United States. The visit was part of efforts to develop the Dubai Driverless Transport Strategy Project. Ahmed Bahrozyan, CEO of ...

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