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WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices rose to a record high on Monday, as a softer US inflation reading cemented bets that the Federal Reserve would deliver its first interest rate cut of the year in June. According to Reuters, spot gold was up 1.2% at $2,258.12 per ounce, as of 0529 GMT, after hitting an all-time high of $2,265.49 ...

BANGKOK / WAM Asian shares were mixed on Monday, with Shanghai gaining 1 percent after surveys showed improvements in manufacturing conditions in China, according to an Associated Press (AP) report. Sydney and Hong Kong were closed for the Easter Monday holiday. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 fell 1.4 percent, to 39,803.09, after a Bank of Japan quarterly survey on business conditions showed ...

DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) has initiated the initial phase of a sequence of strategic collaborations with nine developers to fortify the “Dubai Real Estate Programme”. This endeavour underscores DLD’s dedication to nurturing a proficient citizenry adept in professional ethics and principles, thus enabling them to lead the trajectory of evolution and advancement in the real estate sector. The ...

SHARJAH/WAM Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has unveiled its future projects and forthcoming initiatives to develop and enhance the exhibitions sector and bolster its role in driving the growth of Sharjah’s economy. Promoting the emirate’s business tourism potential and opening up growth prospects across various sectors, the ECS’s plans are geared towards expanding its operational capacities, augmenting exhibition areas and venues, ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The UAE Cabinet announced that the Eid Al Fitr holiday for the federal government sector will start on Monday, 8th April 2024, for a period of one week. Regular working hours would then resume on Monday, 15th April. The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has issued a circular regarding the Eid Al Fitr holiday to all ...

AL AIN/WAM The Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions, organised a collective Ramadan iftar under the patronage of Sheikha Dr. Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Institutions, in celebration of Zayed Humanitarian Day under the theme “Zayed’s Humanitarian Principles”. The iftar was ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence announced the implementation of the 20th airdrop of humanitarian and relief aid as part of the “Birds of Goodness” operation. Two C17 aircraft belonging to the UAE Air Force and a C130 aircraft belonging to the Egyptian Air Force participated in the airdrop operation. The airdrop was carried ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded a number of contracts under a three-year plan to improve 22 bus stations and depots (16 bus stations and 6 bus depots). The project scope covers carrying out infrastructural works on buildings, providing comprehensive passenger facilities, passenger waiting terminals, driver service offices, bus overnight parking spaces, engine maintenance workshops, ...

AMDJARASS / WAM The UAE humanitarian team is carrying out its Ramadan programme in the Chadian city of Amdjarass. They are distributing Ramadan rations to Sudanese refugees and the local community. Additionally, they are visiting villages and towns near the city to evaluate residents’ needs and offer humanitarian aid. This comes in implementation of the directives of the wise leadership ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised a family forum at the Juvenile Care Centre in Al Mafraq, in conjunction with Zayed Humanitarian Day, which coincides with 19th day of Ramadan every year, in a move to promote humanitarian values and instill a spirit of giving and charitable work among juveniles, in keeping with the legacy ...