Al Hilal Bank, ADGM Partner To Promote Islamic Finance (31 July 2018)
Al Hilal Bank has announced a new partnership with the Abu Dhabi Global Market, ADGM, aimed at promoting Islamic Finance in Abu Dhabi and across the UAE.
UAE Cabinet Approves UAE Space Agency Board Structure (31 July 2018)
The UAE Cabinet has approved the restructuring of the board of the UAE Space Agency under the chairmanship of Dr. Ahmad bin Abdullah Humaid Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Higher Education and Advanced Skills.
Abu Dhabi Classics Hosts The Bayreuth Festival’s International Opera Debut Of The Valkyrie In Abu Dhabi (31 July 2018)
The Bayreuth Festival is renowned for its outstanding performances of the 19th-Century German composer Richard Wagner’s operas, performed in a special theatre, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, designed by Wagner himself, so that he could produce his own works.
Abu Dhabi’s Hotels Report 6 Per Cent Rise In Guest Numbers In June (31 July 2018)
Completing a record-breaking first half of the year, June’s results reveal the department’s plans to exceed 2017’s numbers of guest arrivals, when close to five million people stayed in the emirate, are on track.
Total Cash Withdrawals Through UAESWITCH Rose 3.6 Percent To AED137.5 Bn In 2017 (31 July 2018)
Total cash withdrawals through the UAESWITCH, the national ATM-sharing scheme, rose 3.6 percent to AED137.5 billion in 2017 as compared to figures of 2016, according to statistics of the Central Bank of the UAE, CBUAE.
UAE Space Sector Performance, Impact Assessed (30 July 2018)
The UAE Space Agency, UAESA, concluded last week in Abu Dhabi the first national workshop on measuring the space economy.
Abu Dhabi Ports Graduates First Batch Of VET Trainees (30 July 2018)
Abu Dhabi Ports announced today the graduation of the first batch of trainees on its Vocational Education Training, VET, in maritime operations.
NYU Abu Dhabi Publishes Book On Emirati Culture (30 July 2018)
NYU Abu Dhabi’s Senior Lecturer of Arabic, Nasser Isleem, has published a book that highlights aspects of the UAE’s rich heritage and culture, and identifies more than 2,000 Emirati common words and expressions, introducing readers to the everyday spoken Emirati dialect.
TRA Organises Lecture On Security Awareness (30 July 2018)
The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector, TRA, has organised a staff security awareness lecture entitled, "We Are All Partners in Our Nation’s Security," to strengthen the strategic partnership and create security and national awareness among segments of society.
UAE Office For Future Food Security And Masdar Sign MoU To Strengthen Research And Development To Advance National Food Security (30 July 2018)
The agreement was signed at the Masdar headquarters in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi by Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Future Food Security, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar.