August, 2016

• 20 August

  Ajman Executive Council team, Masdar discuss relations

    Ajman / WAM A delegation from the General Secretariat of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Ajman, discussed with Masdar Institute officials the latest solutions and promotion of cooperation between the two parties to achieve the goals and objectives of the emirate of Ajman, and its strategic vision 2021. This came during a visit of the delegation, headed by ...

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• 20 August

  Alubond invests AED50mn in A2 fire resistant panels

    Dubai / Emirates Business Alubond U.S.A is a global market leader in aluminium composite cladding with successful installations in more than 90 countries. A UAE based manufacturing success, it has always considered product safety as a foundation of its product strategy. This has been exemplified on multiple occasions and once again, the manufacturing company has come forward to set ...

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• 20 August

  SCCI chairman receives Pakistani delegation

    Sharjah / WAM Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) received, a delegation from Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) that comprised Mian Humayun Parvez, President of RCCI, and Manzar Khurshid Shaikh, Chairman of RCCI Global Achievement Awards and RCCI’s former president. The two delegations held a meeting at SCCI, headed by Abdullah ...

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• 20 August

  FoCP takes part in regional breast cancer awareness campaign

  

    Sharjah / WAM Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), represented by the Pink Caravan, one of FoCP’s initiatives to increase awareness about breast cancer and the importance of its early detection, has participated in a workshop organised by the Jordan Breast Cancer Programme, which took place recently in Amman, Jordan. Included in the workshop’s agenda was a discussion on the latest ...

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• 20 August

  Jawaher Al Qasimi calls for expansion in relief work

  

    Sharjah / WAM HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children and Chairperson of the Big Heart Foundation, has called for concerted efforts to help people who are affected by wars and disasters. Sheikha ...

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• 20 August

  President instructs Khalifa Foundation ‘Send urgent aid to Sudan’

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Upon the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and follow-up of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, has sent the urgent relief aid to the brotherly Sudanese people. ...

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• 20 August

  Yemen PM hails UAE’s role in Arab coalition

    Riyadh / WAM Prime Minister of Yemen, Dr. Ahmed Obaid bin Dhager, has commended the role of Arab Coalition, led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for its timely intervention to tackle the Houthi coup d’etat, and support the legitimate government of Yemen. While meeting with the Governor of Aden, Major General Aidarus Al Zubaidi, in Riyadh, the Yemen’s PM ...

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• 20 August

  ERC sends aid convoys to Abyan, Yemen

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has sent two humanitarian aid convoys to Abyan Governorate, as part of its continuous humanitarian assistance to Yemen. The convoys included 4,000 food baskets and other basic requirements for the advantage of the population in the governorate. The beneficiaries extended thanks and appreciation to the UAE under the leadership of President ...

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• 20 August

  1,200 students enrol at AUS for Fall semester

  

    Sharjah / WAM More than 1,200 freshmen and their parents were welcomed to an orientation session held at the American University of Sharjah (AUS) on August 19. The event was aimed at enabling new students to gain a comprehensive understanding of the university and to familiarise them with life at AUS. The new students, who come from the top 20 ...

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• 20 August

  Doctors save new-born’s life in ‘rare, complex’ surgery

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Surgeons in Abu Dhabi successfully treated an Emirati newborn baby suffering from a rare congenital malformation of the intestine, which led to perforation of the small bowel, filling his whole abdomen with fluid which required immediate intervention to save his life. The case was diagnosed at the Fetal Medicine Unit of Danat Al Emarat Hospital, part ...

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