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ABU DHABI / WAM A total of 329 industrial establishments have had their occupational safety and health manag- ement systems (OSHMS) approved by the Industrial Development Bureau of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Abu Dhabi until the end of the first quarter of 2018. The OSHMS of eight establishments were previously approved during Q1, which indicates the stability ...

Dubai / WAM Over 8,000 needy families in Dubai and other northern Emirates have benefitted from smart Ramadan Vouchers provided in honourable gesture by HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Valued at around AED4.2 million, the e-vouchers have ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s leading fuels and convenience retailer, is expanding the number of Smart Tag installation centers in the UAE to meet increased demand from motorists. More than 141,000 Smart Tags have now been fitted to vehicles across the country, including 29,500 since Adnoc Distribution launched a free giveaway. Two new Smart Tag installation ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar City’s Etihad Eco-Residence has won the Green Residential Building award at the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) Middle East and North Africa (Mena) Green Building Awards 2018. A team from Multiplex Constructions LLC, which built the complex, received the award for the Masdar-developed project at a ceremony in Dubai. Designed by project partners Woods Bagot ...

SHARJAH / WAM In 2017, Sharjah Charity International (SCI), launched a series of projects in several countries, including Niger, Malawi, India, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Sudan and Egypt, worth AED7 million, which benefitted poor families. The projects included those in the areas of housing, stories, wells, mosques, schools and infrastructure maintenance, and were funded by an endowment donated by philanthropists in ...

Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai has begun carrying out the first phase of the Dubai Paperless Strategy, which seeks to digitise internal and external transactions at government offices, and save time and effort for employees and customers. The initiative was launched in early 2018 by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikha Fatima Global Humanitarian Campaign (Elaj), has provided free medical treatment to over 20,000 women and children in Sudanese villages, under the slogan, “We Are All Our Mother Fatima,” as part of the Fatima bint Mubarak Volunteering Programme, under a joint initiative by the Zayed Giving Initiative, the General Women’s Union (GWU), and the Sanad ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa), won first place in the Waste Management and Recycling Prize, the institution category, for its efforts in recycling print ink cartridges. The prize is organised annually by the Emirates Environmental Group (EEG). Dr. Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of SEWA, said that the authority pays great attention to environmental projects and ...

Dubai / WAM SHUAA Capital, the UAE’s premier integrated financial services firm, and National Bonds, a leading savings and investment company, have announced plans to launch a joint venture in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed recently by both parties detailing their commitment to offer savings and investments schemes in Saudi Arabia. By combining ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), has won the title of ‘World’s Best Islamic Bank’ in The Banker Magazine’s Awards for Islamic Banks in 2018 the highest accolade that the Financial Times-owned publication awards to Islamic banks. ADIB also won two regional awards for ‘Islamic Bank of the Year – UAE’ and ‘Islamic Bank of the Year ...