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SHARJAH, 4th April, 2020 (WAM) — The Sharjah Foundation for Social Empowerment has received financial support worth half a million dirhams from the Al Khalidiya Suburb Council, which the Foundation allocated to support the “Science with a Pen” project that supports the education of orphans affiliated with the Foundation.

Her Excellency Mona bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Director General of the Sharjah Foundation for Social Empowerment, said: We thank all the efforts made by the Khalidiya Suburb Council, and especially their generous donation and humanitarian initiative, which came for the second year in a row, and which will be allocated to support the educational aspect represented by the academic project “teach with a pen”, which plays a pivotal role. In giving orphans fair opportunities to complete their right to education.

For his part, His Excellency Khalfan Saeed Al-Marri, Chairman of the Khalidiya Suburb Council, said that the council is keen to develop the roles of humanitarian and charitable institutions, which consolidates the role of the community council.

It is noteworthy that the Sharjah Foundation for Social Empowerment is committed to providing comprehensive care for orphans to ensure a decent life for them by providing programs that qualify them for empowerment and self-reliance educationally, economically, professionally and socially, and supporting widows by providing continuous support to them and achieving emergency humanitarian and social responses to them in order to preserve the dignity of the orphan and achieve psychological and material satisfaction for him and his family .

DUBAI, 27th March, 2020 (WAM) — The “Ramadan in Dubai” campaign, which will be held from March 23 to April 21, provides a group of unique experiences and various outdoor activities in various places in Dubai, especially with the mild weather during this period, as it represents The holy month of Ramadan is a time when residents and visitors of Dubai enjoy the spirit of intimacy, giving and the unique atmosphere.

The Dubai Festivals and Retail Corporation, which is organizing the “Ramadan in Dubai” campaign, offers a range of outdoor cultural experiences and events across the city, including the famous Ramadan markets, iftar and suhoor events, light installations and fireworks to celebrate the holy month, in addition to sports and fitness activities.

It is possible to enjoy a distinctive Ramadan atmosphere in Dubai with the wonderful light holograms in various locations throughout the city, as Dubai’s streets, trees, roads, shopping destinations and tourist destinations are decorated with the Ramadan atmosphere.

The wonderful “Spectres of Ramadan in Dubai” show, which reflects high-tech lighting and cultural designs that embody the spirit of Ramadan, will be held on tall buildings with traditional designs accompanied by lanterns, in addition to “Ramadan Fireworks Nights” shows, Ramadan open markets, sporting events, restaurant shows and others in a number of famous areas and destinations. Dubai.

Abu Dhabi, March 17 / WAM / The following are the headlines of the most important news broadcasted by (WAM) until now:

Letter from the Head of State to the Prime Minister of Georgia.

– Mohammed bin Rashid witnesses the launch of the twentieth edition of the Dubai International Arabian Horse Championship and inspects the Dubai International Horse Fair.

– Hamdan bin Zayed inaugurates Mugharraq Port in the city of Dhanna and reviews the development projects of Abu Dhabi Ports in Al Dhafra.

With the honor of Hamdan bin Zayed, the Journalists Association organizes an Umrah trip for a number of its members.
– Abdullah bin Zayed congratulates the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus by phone
– Nahyan bin Mubarak attends the Irish Embassy’s ceremony on the National Day.
– The President of Romania arrives in the country.

– 37 billion dirhams, the gains of “ADNOC Gas” share in the first trading week.

SHARJAH, 14 March / WAM / The Sharjah Social Services Department continues its services and programs for children in Dar Al Aman, which include services, living and health affairs, in addition to a package of developmental, recreational, educational, religious, social, artistic and self-development programmes. The children of the home also participated in summer camps and volunteer programs affiliated with the department, with a total of 75,553 services during the last quarter of 2022. Fatima Ismail, director of Dar Al-Aman, which was established in 2008 to care for the children of prisoners and their families, said that many services were provided. nursing care services during the same period, which included issuing certificates of estimating the age of children in coordination with the specialist doctor in the Preventive Medicine Department to complete the birth certificate issuance procedures, in addition to examining the absence of communicable diseases, in addition to diagnostic services such as measuring vital signs, taking laboratory samples and transferring them to the laboratory, and electrocardiography, and other therapeutic services. .

ABU DHABI, 10th February, 2020 (WAM) — The Emirates Heritage Club concluded the Emirati Sana’ program, which it launched at its Al-Samha Women’s Center since February 7th, and included a number of heritage activities and events for male and female students.

Fatima Al-Tamimi, Head of the Women’s Activities Department at the Emirates Heritage Club, said that the program aimed to instill a love of heritage in the hearts of the participants and consolidate the national identity in them, noting that the Al-Samha Women’s Center received the students of Al-Taweelah School and Kindergarten Al-Murjan during the days of the program, where the heritage trainers introduced them to handicrafts. Customs and traditions as an important pillar of the Emirati heritage.

She added that the craftswomen in the center presented several workshops for handicrafts, pointing out that the students toured the center to introduce them to the types of desert plants, their names, and their environmental importance, and they attended a workshop on preparing Arabic coffee, methods of serving it, and how to receive the guest in the councils.

Al-Tamimi indicated that the program also included entertainment activities such as games, drawing, drawing the UAE flag on the face, and falconry activity, through which they learned about the sport of falconry.