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ABU DHABI / WAM More than 28,000 people visited The Founder’s Memorial in Abu Dhabi, since its public opening on April 22, becoming one of the major landmarks of the emirate. The Memorial is a permanent national tribute to the Founding Father, late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and represents a window for the visitors to learn about life ...

DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister, has issued Decree No. (24) of 2018 appointing and replacing members of the Board of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC). According to the Decree, the Chairman of the Board of the Awqaf and Minors ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development and the Public Diplomacy and Culture Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, have announced to hold the UAE-China Week annually. The events will take place in the UAE and China in celebration of the cultural relations and will highlight features of local heritage of the ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Finance Department has won the ‘Best in Class Treasury Solution in the Middle East’ award by the Adam Smith Awards 2018 for the outstanding achievement in reducing processing times and savings in operational cost. Waleed Al Sayegh, General Director of Sharjah’s Central Finance Department, received the prestigious award at the Sharjah Central Finance Department from ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), is organising the 5th Future Engineer camp for its employees’ children aged between 12-15. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world class utility and its role in enhancing creativity and scientific innovation among the younger generation. The camp will be held at ...

GLASCOW / WAM The Minister of Community Development, Hessa Essa Buhumaid, received the banner as the host of the World Down Syndrome Congress 2020 amidst applauds during the concluding session of the triennial World Down Syndrome Congress (WDSC), in Glasgow, Scotland. The UAE will be the first country in the Middle East and North Africa to host the international conference, ...

Bloomberg Hillhouse Capital and KKR & Co. are among firms exploring a potential acquisition of Yum China Holdings Inc., the $14 billion US-listed operator of KFC and Pizza Hut brands on the mainland, people familiar with the matter said. The private equity firms are talking to banks about financing for a possible deal, said the people, who asked not to ...

Bloomberg Indian truckers ended their eight-day strike after the government agreed to consider most of the demands set forth by the transporters. “Government has given us hope, that though not immediately, diesel prices may reduce by five rupees to six rupees a liter in a couple of months,” Kultaran Singh Atwal, chairman of All India Motor Transport Congress said. The ...

Bloomberg Typhoon Jongdari is set to make landfall on Japan’s mainland this weekend, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to much of a country hit in recent weeks by a deadly heatwave and historic flooding. The typhoon was located off Chichijima, an island in the Pacific about 1,000 kilometres southeast of Tokyo, in Japan on July 27. Carrying sustained winds ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority (FCSA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, (Dewa) to build a strategic relationship to support the United Nations 2018 World Data Forum, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates in October. More than 1,500 leaders, decision makers, experts and specialists in the field ...