Residents in the capital could be charged for waste collection by mid-2016. Abu Dhabi government organisation Tadweer that is responsible for disposal of waste is studying a proposal to make the collection chargeable as part of its plan to encourage recycling. Charging may be based on the number of residents or number of rooms in an apartment or villa. The pay-as-you-throw scheme has been revealed at the 6th Annual Waste Management Middle East Forum yesterday.
UAE, Indonesia Presidents hold bilateral talks in Abu Dhabi
UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has held bilateral talks with his Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto during a meeting at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi.
UAE's 'Umm Al Emarat' aid ship docks at Al Arish with 7,300 tonnes of Gaza aid
The UAE's aid ship "Umm Al Emarat" has docked at Egypt's Al Arish Port with more than 7,300 tonnes of relief supplies for Gaza.
H.H. Sheikh Mohamed attends reunion of UAE's Union Day witnesses
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan hosted an iftar at Qasr Al Bahr for a group of individuals who had witnessed the historic moment when UAE's Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, raised the UAE flag for the first time.
UAE refutes false claims by Sudanese Armed Forces at UN Council
The UAE has called the allegations by Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) as "baseless and false" during a UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.
