August, 2016

• 17 August

  Registration for 9th Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport opens

    Dubai / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of the Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) has opened registrations for entries and started receiving nominations from public, semi-public and private entities in the UAE for the ninth edition of the award. Nasir Hamad Abu Shehab, CEO of Strategy & Corporate Governance Sector-cum-Chairman of the Higher Organising Committee of DAST, RTA, says ...

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• 17 August

  UAE citizens exempted from pre-entry visa requirement to Botswana

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) announced that the UAE’s citizens can travel to the Republic of Botswana without the need for prior entry visa requirements, and can stay for a period not exceeding ninety days. Ahmed Saeed Elham Al Dhahiri, Assistant Under-Secretary for Consular Affairs, said the ministry has received an official ...

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• 17 August

  MBRF expands reach of ‘My Family Reads’ initiative

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) reported that a large number of government and private agencies have already joined its “My Family Reads” initiative. The initiative was initiated in 2014 in an effort to disseminate culture and promote reading among all segments of society and family members in the UAE. Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing ...

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• 17 August

  UAEBBY concludes book donation drive for refugee kids

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), the national branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), has concluded its book donation campaign for refugee children residing in a number of countries. Held in collaboration with ‘Fairytales,’ an indoor play area for children at Town Centre Jumeirah, Dubai and launched ...

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• 17 August

  ENEC installs Unit 3 SGs at Barakh Nuclear Energy Plant

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced the successful installation of its Unit 3 Steam Generators (SGs) marking another milestone in the development of the UAE’s first nuclear energy plant through the UAE peaceful nuclear energy programme. Steam Generators play a key role in the conversion of energy generated by nuclear fission into electricity which will ...

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• 17 August

  DFM educates Emiratis about capital markets

  

    Dubai / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) Summer Training Programme 2016 has enabled Emirati students from numerous schools and universities in the UAE to learn about the capital markets through a series of presentations and workshops as well as hands-on training within DFM’s divisions and brokerage firms. During the programme which ran from July 17 to August 11, with ...

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• 17 August

  MoE honours outgoing Indian ambassador

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, on behalf of the Minister of Economy, recently honoured the outgoing ambassador of India to the UAE, T.P. Seetharam, at the end of his tenure, during a ceremony organised in Dubai to mark India’s 70th Independence Day. Al Saleh praised ...

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• 17 August

  Masdar passes milestone for Mauritanian solar network

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s future energy company, on Wednesday announced that it has passed the halfway mark in its project to construct a 16.6 MW solar power plant network in Mauritania in north west Africa. Masdar broke ground on the project in December last year, and when complete, the network of eight solar power plants will almost ...

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• 17 August

  FANR holds workshop on ‘radioactive’ safety

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has completed a workshop with the Dubai Police to support its officials’ understanding of nuclear and radioactive material safety and security as they serve in a first-responder role to UAE security incidents. The FANR workshop provided information to familiarize officials with the basics of nuclear science, nuclear safety ...

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• 17 August

  Emirati entrepreneur paves way for future generations

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Rasha Nashat, founder of Listaproperty – the first online real estate portal for buyers and sellers in the MENA region – sponsored local youth sport team The Football Aaccademy (TFA) at The Gothia Cup in Sweden last month. The gesture reinforced Rasha’s commitment to nurturing young minds and shaping the next generation of successful ...

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