Kerala / WAM His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, accompanied by HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, on Sunday arrived at Trivandrum International Airport in Kerala, India. The two-day official visit came following ...
Read More »UAE to offer $30mn financial support to UN
NEW YORK / WAM The UAE announced its intention to make two financial donations to the United Nations; $15 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), to help in its basic programmes for Palestinian refugees, and another $15 million will be allocated to support UN Women over the next three ...
Read More »ADM opens new entrance to Khalifa City worth AED11mn
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has opened a new entrance to Khalifa City next to Al Raha Beach, at a length of 800 metres and costing AED11 million. The project is part of the efforts of the ADM and its desire to improve local infrastructure, including roads, bridges, tunnels, entrances and city exits to the capital and ...
Read More »Dubai Chamber presents ‘CSR label’ to 14 companies
Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry honoured 14 companies for their corporate social responsibility and sustainability efforts during a ceremony held at its premises today. The Dubai Chamber CSR Label was presented to Emirates Gas for the seventh time, Alpen Capital (ME) Limited for the sixth time, while Six Construct, and Union Cooperative earned the ...
Read More »DMCA to highlight new global maritime innovation
Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) will highlight new global maritime innovation at the 2nd Dubai Maritime Agenda. Held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Executive Council, the event will open its doors in next month to explore major opportunities in the ...
Read More »GCAA to hold aviation safety drive in Kenya
Dubai / WAM The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), will hold a Safety Campaign event in Dakar, Kenya, with the support of Pratt and Whitney Canada. The event, which will take place from December, 6-8 follows the success of the 4th Safety Campaign event in Kenya, which was supported and organised by the GCAA, and held at the Ole ...
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid initiative for global prosperity launched
New York / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Initiative for Global Prosperity at an interactive session on Innovation and Technology during the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Dr Al Zeyoudi said, “The Initiative for Global Prosperity is a gift from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...
Read More »EmiratesGBC to launch UAE’s first ‘nearly zero energy buildings’ report
Dubai / WAM Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, will launch the UAE’s first ‘Nearly Zero Energy Buildings’ (nZEBs) Report, followed by a discussion on its key findings on September, 27, at the Dubai Chamber of Commerce. The event is supported by theDubai Chamber and is ...
Read More »UAE announces $50mn projects for Caribbean nations
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Sunday announced the first five projects under the $50 million UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund across Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Dominica, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. The projects will significantly reduce energy costs in the region, as well as improve resilience to natural disasters, such as Hurricane Irma. Announced in January 2017, ...
Read More »9th edition of Al Ain Book Fair opens
Al Ain / WAM HH Sheikh Hazza bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Under-Secretary of the Court of the Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative in the Al Ain Region, opened the ninth edition of the Al Ain Book Fair, which displays literature, poetry and history books by Emirati writers. The exhibition opened with a musical performance entitled, “Paradise of Zayed,” by a group ...
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