The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature today announced that it is joining forces with the Jameel Art Centre and the Alserkal Avenue to expand the 2021 Festival across the city over three weekends from 29th January to 13th February, 2021. Embracing literature, art, film, food, and performance, the Festival is being held under the theme […]Read More
The 1st edition of the “Jewels of Emirates” Show, the first 100% Emirati exhibition for jewelry, gold, silver, pearl, precious stones, luxury watches, and perfumes has kicked off this Wednesday at the Expo Centre Sharjah, the host, and organizer of the event. The 4-day event brings together more than 100 exhibiting companies from across the […]Read More
The United Arab Emirates participated in the 37th session of the Ministerial Conference of the Francophonie. The conference was hosted by Tunisia but conducted by videoconference in accordance with safety guidelines under the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the second time the UAE has participated under its Associate Member status granted in 2018. The UAE delegation […]Read More
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
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
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 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
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
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
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