Tag: World
Abu Dhabi Judiciary accredits 29 accounting experts within training programme of basic qualifications
ABU DHABI, 17th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department concluded its ninth course of the basic qualification training programme for experts, with the participation of 29 trainees comprising accounting experts and bankers registered with A...
DCD holds 3rd strategic retreat for social sector in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Department of Community Development (DCD) hosted the strategic retreat for the social sector, bringing together leaders of social sector entities and partners in Abu Dhabi to discuss the most prominent development...
UAE President receives credentials from foreign ambassadors
ABU DHABI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received the credentials of a number of new foreign ambassadors alongside His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime M...
Emirates Group expands collaboration with PwC’s Academy
DUBAI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Emirates Group has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with PwC's Academy at the Group’s headquarters in Dubai, reinforcing its commitment to facilitate industry-leading training and certification for its Emira...
Dubai Municipality leverages AI robots in testing construction materials
DUBAI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Dubai Central Laboratory of Dubai Municipality has the use of robots that employ X-Rays and other latest AI technologies to carry out automated chemical analysis and tests on various types of cement and other construction...
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group marks 15 years of leading climate action
ABU DHABI, 16th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG), founded by Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) in 2008, is marking its 15-year anniversary, which coincides with the UAE Year of Sustainability. Through its efforts, the ADSG a...
29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival to begin tomorrow
ABU DHABI, 15th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Sports Council, the 29th Abu Dhabi International Chess Festival is set to begin tomorrow, Wednesday, until 25th August at the Radiss...
Two UAE astronauts conduct spacewalk training at NASA’s neutral buoyancy lab
HOUSTON, Texas, 14th August, 2023 (WAM) -- As part of NASA’s 2021 astronaut candidate class training programme, Emirati astronauts Nora Al Matrooshi and Mohammad Al Mulla are on track with their extensive training regimen, with both conducting spacewalk t...
Sharjah Police reduces emergency response time rate
SHARJAH,14th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Sharjah Police General Command (SPGC) has significantly cut emergency response time by 4 minutes in the first half of this year as compared to the same period last year. This step aims to improve the nationwide metri...
PureHealth to integrate National Rehabiltation Center in Abu Dhabi into its network
ABU DHABI, 14th August, 2023 (WAM) – PureHealth will now integrate the National Rehabilitation Center (NRC) based in Abu Dhabi into its operations. Established in Abu Dhabi in 2002, the NRC serves as the UAE's main hub for treatment, rehabilitation, and...
Ducab forms Youth Council to support UAE’s national agenda to empower young talent
DUBAI, 13th August 2023 (WAM) -- Ducab Group, one of the biggest end-to-end energy solutions providers and manufacturing firms in the UAE, has announced plans to form its own Youth Council on 12th August 2023 to foster a thriving and inclusive community a...
UAE refutes allegation regarding supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in Sudan
ABU DHABI, 13th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Concerning reporting by a media outlet on the UAE allegedly supplying arms and ammunition to warring parties in Sudan, Afra Al Hameli, Director of Strategic Communications at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has expre...
UAE welcomes successful completion of oil unloading operation from tanker FSO Safer
ABU DHABI, 13th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The UAE has welcomed the United Nations' announcement of the successful operation of unloading oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea.The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) commen...
Youth must be equipped with skills, knowledge to shape greener, climate-resilient future: UN Secretary-General
GENEVA, 12th August, 2023 (WAM) -- Young climate advocates are preparing to tell leaders at a UN summit next month that they are out of options: they must deliver now on ambitions climate action that pushes the world faster towards sustainability and empo...
Emirati humanitarian team continues food aid distribution in Amdjarass
AMDJARASS, 12th August, 2023 (WAM) -- The Emirati humanitarian team currently stationed in Chad is continuing its efforts to distribute food parcels to Sudanese refugees and the local community in Amdjarass, in coordination with the UAE's Chad-based aid c...