Dubai / WAM The third edition of the largest entrepreneurship conference in the Middle East and North Africa region, SME World 2016, has been inaugurated in Dubai by Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME. He also presented the Disruptive Entrepreneur Awards 2016 to six winning SMEs in two categories, Start-up and Established SME Business. The summit was held ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The 26th branch of Emirates India International Exchange was opened at Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of SAIF Zone and Hamriyah Free Zone Authority in the presence of Emirates India International Exchange CEO Ali Mohamed Shattaf and other senior officials. “The move is a commitment to serve the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Building Healthcare Exhibition & Conferences, organised by Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, will take place from May 30 – June 1, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will bring together more than 6,000 leading investors, healthcare CEOs, government representatives, IT decision makers, architects, and more, to discuss the future of healthcare and source ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters have signed AED 391,122,304 worth of contracts on the second day of the International Conference for Security and National Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2016). The announcement was made by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior and Deputy Chairman ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) was a lead sponsor of the 2nd Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum which was held at the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi recently. The Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum is the only business conference in the Middle East for the nuclear industry with a focus on simulators ...

Barcelona / WAM The Consulate-General of the UAE has launched an affiliated inquiry point at Barcelona International Airport. The move aims to provide the best care for UAE citizens and to develop services provided to them during visits to the province of Catalonia. The inauguration was attended by Salem Rashid Al Owais, UAE Consul-General in Barcelona, along with a number ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Zakat Fund has spent AED 73 million to pay the tuition fees of more than 18,000 needy students of different nationalities over the last five years as part of its Read Project for school students, or ‘Iqra’. Abdullah bin Oqeidah Al-Muheiri, Zakat Fund Secretary-General, said that Iqra is one of the first initiatives launched by ...

Bloomberg Hillary Clinton took a monumental step towards clinching the Democratic party’s White House nomination, while Donald Trump’s seemingly unstoppable rush to victory hit a bump in Ohio. Trump on Tuesday won key Republican primaries in Illinois, North Carolina and Florida—where he thumped home state Senator Marco Rubio, who immediately announced he was suspending his presidential campaign. “This was an ...

Washington / AFP Barack Obama has warned that the 2016 White House race is damaging America’s image abroad, sounding the alarm on harsh campaigning that risks eroding gains made during his presidency. Lashing out at “vulgar and divisive rhetoric” in the race to replace him, Obama told a bipartisan group of lawmakers: “This is also about the American brand.” “We ...

Los Angeles / AFP “Scandal” showrunner Shonda Rhimes revealed her writers had been forced to change sections of dramatic dialogue after seeing their lines spoken for real in the US presidential debates. The ABC political thriller features a presidential race which mirrors the current battle for the Republican and Democratic nominations—and a White House hopeful in upcoming episodes who bears ...