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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer, the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi, held its 2nd Stakeholder Workshop on the Abu Dhabi Waste Master Plan 2040 at the Ritz Carlton in the Capital. The event was attended by senior executives in relevant fields who actively participated in the session and shared their insights on the modeling phase of ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE Water Aid Foundation (Suqia) operating under the umbrella of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives or MBRGI, took part in a special session organised by the Arab Water Council under the theme “Water Technology and Sustainable Development in the Arab World.” The session was part of the International Conference on Sustainable Water Resources Management, organised ...

  Dubai / WAM The challenges faced by the conflict-ravaged Arab region require a special approach, based on comprehensive solutions such as empowering national capabilities and preparing them to make a better future, said His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, while attending a session of the Arab Strategy ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Co-operation on Wednesday launched a five-year plan for the country’s foreign aid strategy. Under the strategy, covering 2017-2021, the UAE will focus on three key pillars – women’s empowerment and protection, transport and urban infrastructure, and technical co-operation. The plan was launched under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) on Tuesday held the first annual forum for people with disabilities under the title, “Together, let’s make the disabled happy.” The event was held at the Children’s City Theatre in Creek Park. The forum, which promotes the slogan, “My Volition Defies My Disability,” was organised in line with Dubai Municipality’s efforts to become a disabled-friendly ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE is making history with the launch of new ministries as part of its recent cabinet reshuffle, which include ministries for tolerance, happiness and youth, said Cabinet Member and Minister of State for Tolerance Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi. The new ministries reflect the leadership’s vision to promote tolerance and cultural diversity ...

  Aleppo / AFP Deadly clashes erupted in Syria’s Aleppo on Wednesday and a deal for the evacuation of rebel areas was on hold, leaving thousands of cold and hungry civilians uncertain of their future. Entire families had gathered in the early hours, in the hope of leaving Aleppo after an agreement announced the night before for rebels to withdraw from ...

  Ankara / AFP Turkey’s president said on Wednesday he would speak with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in an effort to rescue a ceasefire deal which would allow civilians and rebel fighters to be evacuated from Syria’s Aleppo. “I will speak with Mr Putin again later in the evening,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a televised speech in Ankara. “The ...

  Paris / AFP French President Francois Hollande on Wednesday joined calls for international observers to oversee the evacuation of civilians trapped under fire in the wrecked Syrian city of Aleppo. At a meeting with his defence cabinet, Hollande said those trapped by the fighting should “be evacuated in a dignified and safe manner, under the supervision of international observers and ...

  Riyadh / AFP Saudi Arabia is determined to prevent external “interference” in neighbouring war-torn Yemen, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud said in an annual address on Wednesday. He did not explicitly refer to the kingdom’s regional rival Iran but Saudi officials have accused Tehran and the Lebanese Shiite militant group Hezbollah of aiding rebels in Yemen. Since March 2015, ...