Officials of developed and developing countries, including India, will meet here Jan 18 at the World Future Energy Summit 2010, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
Finland’s Economic Affairs Minister Mauri Pekkarinen will be the keynote speaker at the panel session on the first day of the summit.
India’s Minister for New and Renewable Energy Farooq Abdullah will [...]
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Vice-President Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum inaugurated the world’s tallest building Burj Dubai here Monday, WAM news agency reported.
Sheikh Mohammed unveiled the commemorative plaque at the site announcing the official opening of the world’s tallest building.
The gleaming glass and steel tower of more than 160 floors extends more than 800 [...]
Dubai, Dec 31 (IANS) Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Thursday issued a decree specifying the limits on increase in property rent values for the year 2010, WAM news agency reported.
The decree aims at ensuring stability of Dubai’s property market and preventing any rental increases that are not based on clearly defined legal [...]
Abu Dhabi, Dec 29 (IANS) Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Company (ADGAS) and South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries Company (HHI) have signed a pact worth $1 billion to develop a gas field in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported.
Fahim Kazim, ADGAS general manager and Chang June Kang, Hyundai’s chief executive officer for Offshore [...]
Abu Dhabi, Dec 21 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates is set to implement enhanced fire safety requirements for buildings in the capital from early 2010, WAM news agency reported Monday.
The city’s Department of Municipal Affairs (DMA) is implementing stringent processes and procedures to enforce the new codes across the construction industry.
‘Ensuring safety for the [...]
Dubai, Dec 12 (IANS) A three-day ‘Mergers and Acquisitions conference’ – first in the Gulf region – concluded Thursday, WAM news agency reported Saturday.
The event took place at the Crowne Plaza Hotel on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi from Dec 8-9
The event themed – ‘Strategies and opportunities for companies to enhance profit and growth in [...]
Sana’a (Yemen), Dec 11 (IANS) Yemen has welcomed the humanitarian relief provided to the country by the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Friday.
Yemeni Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Abdul Kareem Al-Arhabi Thursday thanked to the UAE for its humanitarian support to his country provided through the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA).
During [...]
Sharjah, Dec 1 (IANS) Preparations are under way for the Etisalat-Sharjah Water Festival, which kicks off Wednesday on the shore of Sharjah’s Khalid Lagoon in United Arab Emirates, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
The festival, which will run Dec 2-12, is one of the biggest family entertainment events in the region and coincides with the F1 [...]
Dubai, Nov 26 (IANS) The government of Dubai has authorised the restructuring of Dubai World to be spearheaded by the Dubai Financial Support Fund (DFSF).
The process has begun with the appointment of a Chief Restructuring Officer (CRO). Aidan Birkett, managing partner, corporate finance at Deloitte LLP will be the CRO and will work with Dubai [...]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 23 (IANS) This United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital would host an international book fair in March, WAM news agency reported Monday.
The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) would be organised March 2-7, 2010 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre
There will be a significant literary presence from India and Pakistan at the [...]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 21 (IANS) Thuraya Telecommunications, the United Arab Emirates based satellite operator has expanded its distribution chain in Europe, WAM news agency reported Saturday.
The UK-based satellite communications provider Applied Satellite Technology (AST) will now distribute Thuraya’s broadband service ‘ThurayaIP’ and other solutions based on it in Europe and other global markets.
ThurayaIP is a [...]
Sharjah, Nov 17 (IANS) The first ‘India-Sharjah Business and Cultural Forum’ will be launched Wednesday by the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) at its headquarters here, a media report said.
The decision to launch this forum was announced at a press conference Monday called by the SCCI here which was attended by the proposed [...]
Damascus, Nov 12 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would fund a project for the development of the Neirab Palestinian refugee Camp in the Syrian city of Aleppo, WAM news agency reported Thursday.
The project, funded by UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) includes removing the 60 years old dilapidated portions of the camp to improve the [...]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 10 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) would finance the construction of a dam in Burkina Faso in west Africa, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
The loan agreement was signed at the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) headquarters in Abu Dhabi by Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, acting director general of Abu Dhabi [...]
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Swine flu treatment is now available at all government-run and private hospitals in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Friday.
The announcement was made by the health ministry after a meeting of the Technical Health Committee for Combating H1N1 virus here Thursday.
Mahmoud Fikri, chairman of the committee, said UAE [...]
Dubai, Nov 6 (IANS) Osama Ahmed Al Shafaar of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) was named the chairman of the World Bodybuilding Federation, WAM news agency reported.
Al Shafaar has been the chairman of the UAE Bodybuilding Association and the Asian Bodybuilding Federation (ABBF), the report said Thursday.
The decision was taken at the general assembly of [...]
Abu Dhabi, Nov 1 (IANS) A lecture titled ‘Dialogue of Civilisations between yesterday and today’ will be organised here Monday under the patronage of Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, president’s representative and chairman of the cultural and media centre.
The Counsellor for cooperation and cultural affairs at the French embassy here, Didier Gazagnadou, will deliver [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 31 (IANS) Prince Philip, the Crown Prince of Belgium, has awarded the ISO 9001-2008 certification to Saed Company For Traffic Systems for its quality system standards at a ceremony held here.
Chairman of Vin Cotte International Middle East, which provides the ISO certification, handed the certificate to Director General Saed Ibrahim Yusouf in [...]
Mumbai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) here, a report said.
The MoU was signed by DFSA’S chief executive Paul Koster and SEBI chairman C.B. Bhave on the eve of a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) seminar [...]
Dubai, Oct 27 (IANS) Getex Autumn 2009, a three-day international education show, opened Tuesday at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
More than 350 academic programmes from leading academic institutions and training centres around the world will be presented during the two-part education fair being held in Dubai and Manama, Bahrain, WAM news agency reported [...]
Dubai, Oct 23 (IANS) The health ministry of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has published a booklet on medical check-ups to be undertaken by couples before marriage, WAM news agency reported Friday.
The booklet was launched in accordance with the personal status law issued by the UAE government in 2005. The law makes medical check-ups mandatory [...]
Sumatra (Indonesia), Oct 23 (WAM) A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started distribution of emergency relief supplies among the quake victims in the Sumatra island of Indonesia, WAM news agency reported Friday.
The Khalifa Charity Foundation is undertaking the relief operation as per the directives of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al [...]
Dubai, Oct 15 (IANS) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will join the international community to mark the World Food Day Friday, WAM news agency reported.
This year’s theme – ‘Achieving food security in times of crisis’ – is a true reflection of the deep worry about the world food security, which is under threat from disasters [...]
Lima, Oct 13 (IANS) Peru President Alan Garcia has awarded the Medal of Honour of first grade to the visiting United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan here Tuesday, WAM news agency reported.
The Peruvian leader also called for bolstering Peru-UAE trade ties.
The UAE and Peru have signed a memorandum of [...]
Jakarta, Oct 13 (IANS) A charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has started a vaccination programme to help people fight contagious diseases in Indonesia, WAM news agency reported Tuesday.
The UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has begun administering vaccines against measles, chicken pox and tetanus in the Kota Pariaman province of Indonesia as part of [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 11 (IANS) The developing countries can shift to a low-carbon path while promoting development, but this depends on financial and technical aid from developed nations, the World Bank said in a report released here Sunday.
‘High-income countries also need to act quickly to reduce their carbon footprints and boost development of alternative energy [...]
Abu Dhabi, Oct 11 (IANS) Australia is seeking a free trade agreement with the six-member Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), WAM news agency reported Sunday.
United Arab Emirates (UAE) Foreign Trade Minister Sheikha Lubna Bint Khalid Al Qasimi and Australia’s foreign affairs department secretary Dennis Richardson held a discussion in this regard here Sunday.
The two sides also [...]
Abu Dhabi, Sep 29 (IANS) The Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) will open here Wednesday, WAM news agency reported.
Various programmes including folklore dances, art, poetry, handicraft and coffee brewing competitions, among others, will be organised at the event from Sep 30 to Oct 3.
Among the participants, ‘The Musical Ride’ team of the [...]
Abu Dhabi, Sep 28 (IANS) The Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy has announced that it will offer substantial funding to civil society organisations working on social and educational development issues in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), WAM news agency reported Monday.
The foundation is now seeking proposals from UAE’s licensed civil society organisations to expand an existing [...]
Dubai, Sep 22 (IANS) A record 97,527 passengers used the Dubai Metro on the first day of Eid holidays Sunday, WAM news agency reported Tuesday citing statistics released by the Dubai Road Transport Authority (RTA) Rail Agency.
Aysha Al Busmait, director of RTA’s Customer Service Centres Department, said the ‘Musanada Team’ (Support) formed by the department [...]
