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  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its commitment to support innovation within government financial work, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will organise, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a seminar on finance technology services (FinTech). This seminar will coincide with the second day of the 5th World Government Summit 2017 held from 12-14 February 2017 in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), met with Nyabenda Pascal, President of the National Assembly of Burundi (NAB), and his accompanying delegation on Saturday. Dr Al Qubaisi discussed with the NAB President ways to enhance bilateral co-operation between the two countries, issues of mutual interest and means to strengthen parliamentary relations ...

  Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, has issued a resolution setting up a Personal Status and Inheritance Court for non Muslims in Abu Dhabi. The move is in line with the strategic goals of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department to enhance ...

  Dubai / WAM A delegation of the Dubai Women Establishment (DWE) recently visited Etihad Museum, following its official inauguration. During the visit, DWE representatives toured the museum through experience led-exhibitions which chronicle the events and the historical journey that led to the formation of the Union of the Emirates through photos, films, documentaries and collectibles. Shamsa Saleh, CEO of DWE ...

  Dubai / WAM A delegation of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCE), headed by Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, recently visited The Sustainable City, the first Net Zero Energy city, in Dubai. The visit was aimed at strengthening partnership ties between the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment and The Sustainable City, and follows the recent World Future ...

  SAYUN / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) continues its humanitarian initiatives to assist people with disabilities in Yemen. The move is part of its commitment to support all classes and segments of the Yemeni society who need assistance to mitigate their suffering caused by the war unleashed by the Saleh group and Al Houthi militia. The ERC team in Yemen ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, opened an exhibition dedicated to the Emirate’s postal history – ‘Emirates to the World: Postal History from 1909 to Unification.’ It is the first exhibition to be hosted by the Etihad Museum since it opened its doors to the ...

  Dubai / WAM In line with the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan’s declaration of 2017 as the national Year of Giving, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on saturday called for a national ‘Giving Retreat’ on February 1. The retreat will bring together over 100 cabinet ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced the launch of the first 132/11 kV substation at Dubai Design District (d3), in collaboration with TECOM Group, the developer and operator of d3. The substation is the first of three that will support district’s innovative business partners as well as the events and activities hosted within this vibrant destination. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior apprehended 30 suspects in 17 cases related to drug smuggling and trafficking in the last three months of 2016, a senior official revealed. “The ministry seized 3,814,000 Captagon pills, 21kg of hallucination pills and hashish. An attempt to smuggle over three million narcotic pills was foiled during this period,” said Colonel Saeed ...