Aafaq Islamic Finance, a leading company in the Islamic finance sector for individuals and companies affirms its continuous support for local initiatives through various features provided by the “Osool” program launched two months ago offering support to small and medium-sized Emirati enterprises in the United Arab Emirates. The initiative is in line with the aspiration
The winners of the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature‘s popular competitions for schools have been honoured at several inspiring awards ceremonies at the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU). The trio of competitions – the Oxford University Press Story Writing Competition, The Chevron Readers’ Cup andtheMontegrappa Letter Writing Competition– allowed young people to
Her Excellency Sarah Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology and Chairperson of the Emirates Scientists Council (ESC), chaired the meeting of the council which explored ways to increase the contribution of R&D to economic development in line with the preparations for a new phase of growth within the framework of the country’s plans
To raise public awareness on children’s right to play, the Sharjah Child Friendly Office (SCFO), an affiliate of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs (SCFA) in Sharjah, has launched the ‘Children’s right to play’ campaign on social media, coinciding with Emirati Children’s Day observed annually on March 15. The UAE is marking the occasion under
Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU)in collaboration with Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (AJCH), Mediclinic City Hospital, Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), and Al Jalila Foundation will organize two complimentary virtual sessions focusing on kidney disease, organ donation, and transplantation as part of its ‘Think Kidney’ campaign launched on the occasion of
The Ministry of Economy (MoE) called upon business sector and the Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs) to expedite registration in the Financial Intelligence Unit (goAML) and the Committee for Commodities Subject to Import and Export Control system (Automatic Reporting System for Sanctions Lists), during the grace period that extends till March 31, in order
The Emirates Airline Festival of Literature (29 January-13 February) is celebrating a hugely successful edition after reporting strong engagement for its first hybrid festival, staging a blended programme of virtual and physically present authors across three venues. More than 90 authors took part in this year’s festival, of which almost a third were Emirati. The
