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DUBAI / WAM The Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, has received the newly appointed South Korean Consul General, Jion Yung Wok, where the two sides discussed means to enhance cooperation and promote trade and investment. During the meeting, Musabih reaffirmed importance of enhancing cooperation with the South Korean diplomatic mission, business council and Korean companies. Dubai non-oil external ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has awarded the contract for the construction of electricity transmission projects, worth AED1.05 billion, including a 400/132kV substations, two 132/11 kV substations, and 75km of 132kV ground cables. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to support and upgrade the capacity and efficiency of electricity transmission networks. Dewa Managing Director and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Al Bayt Mitwahid Association in collaboration with Airbus have selected 18 Emirati students to travel to Hamburg, Germany for a six day behind-the-scenes visit to Airbus Germany, as part of the Future Scientists 2018 initiative. During their visit, students will interact with senior Airbus engineers, participate in engaging workshops, spend free time exploring the local culture ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Bayt Mitwahid Association in collaboration with Airbus have selected 18 Emirati students to travel to Hamburg, Germany for a six day behind-the-scenes visit to Airbus Germany, as part of the Future Scientists 2018 initiative. During their upcoming visit, students will interact with senior Airbus engineers, participate in engaging workshops, as well as spend some of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Further to its initiative in 2012 to regulate the appointment of court banking experts in the UAE, the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) continued its collaboration with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the Central Bank of UAE (CBUAE) to further develop and enhance the profession of banking experts in the country. With the aim of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sandooq Al Watan on Saturday announced the start of the second phase of the Emirati Coder programme. The programme was developed in conjunction with Abu Dhabi-based education consultancy Ajyal Talent Management, a DarkMatter company. Emirati Coder aims to create a pool of talent that will be capable to meet the challenges of the future labour market. ...

Beijing / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Wang Yi, Chinese Foreign Minister in Beijing, as part of his official visit to China. Minister Yi welcomed Sheikh Abdullah’s visit emphasising the importance of enhancing mutual relations between the two countries. During the meeting, they explored means to further promote ...

Kazan / WAM President Rustam Minnikhanov of Tatarstan has received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and his accompanying delegation in Kazan. During the meeting, the two sides discussed means to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries across various sectors, particularly trade and investment, development and energy. They also exchanged views ...

KAZAN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has led a UAE delegation to the eighth session of the UAE-Russian Federation Joint Committee held in Kazan. The Russian delegation was headed by Denis Manturov, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Media City, Shams, has hosted a workshop on Sound Recording from July 1-4, conducted by Barry Kassab, workshop instructor and one of the few listed guitar luthiers in Dubai. The workshop aimed at helping young talents develop their sound recording skills. Sound recording is one of the key segments in the media and production industry, therefore, ...