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Emirates SkyCargo provides utmost comfort, safety and security to thoroughbreds arriving for the Dubai World Cup

Emirates SkyCargo provides utmost comfort, safety and security to thoroughbreds arriving for the Dubai World Cup

22 Mar 2017

Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates airline, has been transporting some of the world’s best racehorses to Dubai for one of the most prestigious global racing events, the Dubai World Cup, which will take place on the 25th March at the Meydan racecourse.

Champion thoroughbred horses have been arriving from all parts of the world into Dubai on Emirates SkyCargo freighters over the last few weeks. One of the most recent arrivals for the Dubai World Cup on Emirates SkyCargo... Read More

 UAE ranked happiest Arab country and 21st in 2017 world happiness ranking

UAE ranked happiest Arab country and 21st in 2017 world happiness ranking

22 Mar 2017

WAM-- The UAE has been ranked the happiest Arab country, and the 21st happiest in the world in the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network’s World Happiness Report 2017 rankings, based on data from the Gallup World Poll.

The report, issued by the Earth Institute at Columbia University to celebrate the International Day of Happiness, finds the UAE a happier country than the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, Ireland and Austria.

The UAE would, however,... Read More

Abu Dhabi launches 'Imagine Abu Dhabi' initiative to mark Golden Jubilee

Abu Dhabi launches 'Imagine Abu Dhabi' initiative to mark Golden Jubilee

22 Mar 2017

WAM - The Abu Dhabi Government launched the Imagine Abu Dhabi initiative to welcome all segments of the community to suggest proposals and ideas that can support the emirate’s development.

The initiative will allow the community to express its aspirations for the emirate by submitting ideas and proposals over the period of 50 days. It celebrates the Abu Dhabi Government’s golden jubilee and its various urban achievements, with the hope of a more ambitious and brighter future.

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Mansour bin Zayed receives Armenian President

Mansour bin Zayed receives Armenian President

22 Mar 2017

(WAM): Serzh Sargsyan, President of the Republic of Armenia, arrived in the country this evening, accompanied by his delegation and was received upon his arrival at the presidential airport by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs.

His Highness welcomed the guest while the band of the Honour Guard played in honour of President Sargsyan’s visit.

His Highness welcomed President Sargsyan and his accompanying delegation... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed launches new beachfront resort at Jumeirah beach featuring MGM and Bellagio hotels

HH Sheikh Mohammed launches new beachfront resort at Jumeirah beach featuring MGM and Bellagio hotels

22 Mar 2017

WAM -- Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum today launched a new beachfront entertainment destination located at Jumeirah beach near Burj Al Arab in Dubai, that features MGM and Bellagio hotels.

Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai; Chairman H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and... Read More

TCA Abu Dhabi announces activation of the Emirate’s Unified Event Licensing System

TCA Abu Dhabi announces activation of the Emirate’s Unified Event Licensing System

21 Mar 2017

Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has announced the unified Abu Dhabi Event Licensing System, a holistic platform providing fast effective solutions for registry and licensing of all events held in Abu Dhabi, has been activated and is now fully-operational. The system which streamlines, facilitates and collates event registration and licensing procedures, incorporates a database for event type and information, category, speakers and activities, as well as indicators... Read More

Emirates spreads smiles on International Day of Happiness with simple surprises!

Emirates spreads smiles on International Day of Happiness with simple surprises!

20 Mar 2017

Emirates marked International Day of Happiness with small surprises for its customers and employees to spread a little extra joy to their daily lives. Emirates is committed to supporting the UAE leadership’s efforts to acknowledge and celebrate happiness and entrench it as a lifestyle for citizens and residents of the country.

Across its boarding gates at Terminal 3 this morning, Emirates delighted unsuspecting passengers travelling from and transiting in Dubai with Business Class... Read More

HH Sheikh Mohammed announces establishment of the first World Happiness Council

HH Sheikh Mohammed announces establishment of the first World Happiness Council

20 Mar 2017

WAM -- Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has stressed that the world today is in desperate need to adopt a new approach to achieve human happiness, based on co-operation and the integration of efforts, through identifying commonality and by searching for points of agreement to strengthen positive values.

This statement came during His Highness’s announcement of the establishment of the first World Happiness... Read More

UAE addressing issues of racial profiling, combatting discrimination, hatred says UAE Ambassador to UN

UAE addressing issues of racial profiling, combatting discrimination, hatred says UAE Ambassador to UN

20 Mar 2017

WAM -- The UAE’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) and other International Organisations in Geneva, Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, stated that the UAE is addressing the issue of racial profiling through law, while highlighting Federal Law No. 2 (2015) on combatting discrimination and hatred, which criminalises religious contempt and other forms of discrimination between individuals and groups on the basis of religion, belief, ethnicity, colour or race. It also combats the use of... Read More

Vice Consul General of China Applauds the Efforts of Sharjah Institute of Heritage in Hosting Chinese Heritage Week

Vice Consul General of China Applauds the Efforts of Sharjah Institute of Heritage in Hosting Chinese Heritage Week

20 Mar 2017

On 15 March 2017, the Sharjah Institute of Heritage (SIH) commenced Chinese Heritage Week at Albait Al Gharbi, Cultural Heritage Events Center. The event is part of SIH’s series of World Heritage Weeks, which aims to bring different cultures of the world to the people of Sharjah. The exhibition will take place from 15 to 19 March from 5 to 10 P.M.

 

In recent news, China has managed to register 48 unique locations in the UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites. The success of China’s... Read More

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