Abu Dhabi / WAM A non-stop schedule of interactive discussions, live performances and exciting events is set to enthral visitors over the course of the closing days of this year’s edition of the Mother of the Nation Festival. Organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and running until April 4, the second edition of the Mother …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center) – a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates – continues to take strong strides in widening the gamut of industries that benefit from start-ups pioneered by the youth. The center has entered into a strategic alliance with Alserkal Cultural Foundation (ACF) in a bid to promote and …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the victims of a knife attack that took place in the emirate of Fujairah recently where a mother was stabbed to death, and two of her children and a domestic worker were injured. …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Reflecting the UAE’s keenness to enhance its competitive economic edge and maintain an investment-friendly environment, the Government of Abu Dhabi is participating in this year’s edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017) which was launched on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will run until April 4. Held under the theme “International Investment, …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed an MoU with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to adopt the e-Dirham system and e-Dirham cards as a means of paying for government services provided by DHA. The signing ceremony took place at DHA headquarters in Dubai. Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Budget Sector at MoF, stressed …

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Government’s Department of Finance (DOF) has officially launched the Government Service Prices Portal. Through this launch, the DOF has introduced the public, government entities and private sector companies, to the tariffs and fines approved by the Dubai government. The portal lists 7,962 price lines accredited by 23 government entities in Dubai distributed into six sectors, in …

  Abu Dhabi /Emirates Business Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on Sunday signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy Company, covering energy and technology collaboration, renewables, and carbon management. Under the terms of the MoU between ADNOC and Saudi Aramco, the two companies will collaborate …

  Sharjah / Emirates Business One of the well-established names in the local jewellery industry, Salem Al Shueibi Jewellery, secured the coveted Platinum Sponsorship of the region’s most awaited spring edition of the biannual MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show. Billed as the largest and most exclusive showcase of gold and diamond jewellery in the region, the 42nd MidEast Watch & …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Peter Baumgartner, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, and Mohammad Al Bulooki, Executive Vice President Commercial, joined Scott Fancher, Boeing Senior Vice President, at the integrated seawater and agriculture system facility within Masdar City to check on the project’s progress this week. The facility is a world first, demonstrating the use of seawater and …

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., the premium airline that is seeking ways to revive earnings after its first annual loss in eight years, plans to cram more passengers in some aircraft to squeeze out extra revenue. All 65 of its Boeing Co. 777-300 family aircraft will have another seat in each economy-class row, shrinking space for fliers by about …