Wadi Wurayah becomes UAE’s first mountain protected area

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Fujairah, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - Wadi Wurayah Fujairah has officially been declared the UAE's first protected mountain area by His Highness Shaikh Hamad Bin Mohammad Al Sharqi, Member of the Suprem

Statement from Dubai Department of Finance

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Dubai, April 29, 20009 (WAM) - The Department of Finance, Government of Dubai, issued the following statement today in response to an inaccurate and misleading report published in MEED magazine on

NBAD operating profits exceed Dh1billion in Q1

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Abu Dhabi, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) earned a net attributable profit of Dh770 million in the first quarter of 2009, 57% up compared with the fourth quarter of 2008.<

RAKBANK achieves 13% growth in first quarter profits

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Ras al-Khaimah, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - RAKBANK has reported a net profit of Dh160.37 million for the first quarter of 2009, a 12.7% increase over the same period last year.

Dubai's gold imports increase by 15%

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Dubai, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - Dubai's gold imports went up by 15 per cent to 140 tonnes in the first quarter this year compared with the same period last year as bullion attracted more investor int

Aabar Investments quarter one net profits up 121%

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Abu Dhabi, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - Aabar Investment said yesterday its net profits jumped 121 per cent in the first quarter of 2009 as the Abu Dhabi-based company is pushing ahead with an aggressive

UAE Health Ministry to set up 24-hour contact centre

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Abu Dhabi, April 28, 2009 (WAM) - The Health Ministry will soon set up contact centre to answer any queries ranging from how to get a doctor’s license to what examinations are needed to work as a n

President of Burkina Faso receives UAE FM

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Ouagadougou - April 26, 2009 (WAM) - President of Burkina Faso Blaise Compaore on Friday received UAE Foreign Minister H.H Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed al-Nahyan who is on a current tour to Africa.

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