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SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince and Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of Sharjah Executive Council, SEC, chaired a meeting of the Council on Tuesday at the Ruler’s Office in Sharjah, where the SEC reviewed a number of issues on its agenda concerning the various affairs of the emirate. It also ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) signed on Tuesday, an agreement with Abu Dhabi Retirement Pensions and Benefits Fund (ADRPBF) to improve the pension offering of ADNOC’s UAE national employees, the majority of which are based at onshore and offshore operational sites. The signing of the agreement was witnessed by HH Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed ...

Dubai / WAM The Hamdan bin Mohammed Smart University (HBMSU), and Egypt’s Alexandria University, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), to enrich smart learning systems in the Arab world. The signing took place in the presence of Lt. Gen. Dhahi Khalfan Tamim, Deputy Chairman of Police and General Security in Dubai and HBMSU Chairman, and HBMSU Board of Governors. Under ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has been ranked as the most punctual airline in the Middle East and one of the most punctual in the world by the global aviation analytics group OAG. In its Punctuality League rating for 2019, OAG listed Etihad as the only Middle Eastern carrier in ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), concluded its Inclusive Education for Dewa Academy staff, in partnership with the American University in Dubai (AUD). The move follows the UAE’s inclusive education policy, which is accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). Through the initiative, Dewa strives to qualify its academicians ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ali Mohammed Al Shamsi, Chairman of the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA), has said that the UAE always leads in implementing laws and legislation that aim to strengthen the country’s global tourism destination position and support its tourism economy. The recent decision by the UAE Cabinet to issue a multi-entry five-year tourist visa is ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, and Chengdu Hi-Tech Industrial Development Zone, one of China’s world-class high-tech parks, signed an MoU to boost cooperation between the UAE and China. Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director – Commodities and Financial Services (DMCC), and Chen Hongtao, Deputy Director of Chengdu Hitech ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, has continued his inspection tour in a number of areas in the Emirate of Fujairah, to inspect the living conditions of the citizens. His Highness Sheikh Hamad stressed the country’s keenness to continuously communicate with its citizens, inspect their conditions, and monitor ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020 will begin a new decade of ambitious global work to achieve the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), for 2030. With the start of a new decade, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week is a key event in the world of sustainability, as it gathers specialists and experts from around 175 countries and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Denmark has selected the United Arab Emirates as its only partner in the Middle East for its Carbon Diplomacy, a top Danish diplomat told the Emirates News Agency, WAM. “A significant aspect in bilateral relations is the importance Denmark attaches to the UAE with regard to cooperation in energy, environment and climate change,” Franz-Michael Skjold Mellbin, ...