Big Heart Foundation to enhance health services for Kakuma refugees

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organization dedicated to helping people in need worldwide, has announced US$266,250 funding for a UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) clinic, that seeks to bring integrated health services to refugees and asylum seekers in Kenya’s Kakuma Camp located in the north-western county of Turkana. The project’s beneficiaries will […]Read More

Jawaher Al Qasimi opens 8th edition of ‘My Health Conference

H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah and Chairperson of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs, on Tuesday inaugurated the 8th edition of “Sehati (My Health) Conference”, which is virtually organized by the Health Promotion Department (HPD). Held under the theme of “A Healthy Environment for Children & […]Read More

Abdullah bin Zayed, Slovak foreign minister discuss advancing ties

H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Ivan Korcok, the Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic, have reviewed prospects of advancing cooperation between the two nations. This came as the UAE top diplomat received his Slovak counterpart in the presence of Minister of […]Read More

Dubai to host 5th Middle East dermatology conference ‘MEIDAM 2020’

Dubai will host the 5th Middle East International Dermatology & Aesthetic Medicine Conference & Exhibition “MEIDAM 2020”, under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Health Authority. The event will be held at the InterContinental Hotel – Dubai Festival […]Read More

Downtown Dubai to celebrate New Year’s Eve with grand masterpiece

Emaar, the master developer of the Burj Khalifa, will celebrate New Year’s Eve with a grand masterpiece of fireworks and light & laser show on the world’s tallest building in Downtown Dubai. To ensure public health and safety for all visitors, Emaar will implement several preventative measures, including thermal cameras, social distancing, contactless payments and […]Read More

Abu Dhabi reports positive signs of tourism recovery

The Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi has announced significant increase in revenues from tourism activity in the capital in the third quarter of 2020. Findings from its quarterly industry development committee meeting revealed promising signs of sector recovery, as well as a glimpse into future projects and plans to boost tourism in the […]Read More

DIB rings market-opening bell to celebrate listing US$1 billion AT1

Dubai Islamic Bank, DIB, rang the market-opening bell today to celebrate the listing of a US$1 billion Sukuk on Nasdaq Dubai. The Sukuk achieved a strong 5.7 times subscription rate, attracting more than 150 high-quality investors from the Middle East and around the world. The profit rate of 4.625 percent per annum is the lowest […]Read More

Dubai Economy issues 32,158 new licences during first 10 months

The Business Registration and Licensing, BRL, sector in Dubai Economy issued 32,158 new licences during the first 10 months of 2020, an increase of 6% compared to the same period last year. Among the new licenses issued during the first 10 months, 57% were professional and 42% commercial. The numbers, recorded on the Business Map […]Read More

UAE President pardons 628 prisoners ahead of National Day

President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has ordered the release of 628 prisoners ahead of the UAE’s 49th National Day celebrations. The move comes as part of President Khalifa’s keenness to give pardoned inmates an opportunity to start a new life and ease the suffering of their families. The prisoners – sentenced […]Read More