Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), awarded a project to supply and commission a smart water distribution project. The project will monitor and control remote data collection of the water distribution network in Dubai. This is part of DEWA’s strategic plan to enhance the operational efficiency of its water network, and meet growing demand for its services, ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that it had spread the Dirham Khair; one of the seven initiatives launched under RTA, to 7,000 taxicabs. It involves an elective donation by taxi riders, and the proceeds will be directed to support humanitarian activities at local, regional and international levels. Having 34,945 clients supporting the Dirham Khair during ...

Dubai / WAM In yet a new bid to help drive the implementation of artificial intelligence (AI), across the UAE, Oracle on Sunday announced the opening of a first-of-its-kind Innovation Hub in Dubai. As the nation celebrates the centennial of the birth of late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan with the ‘Year of Zayed’ initiative, Oracle has named the ...

Dubai / WAM A recent agreement has been signed with the Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID), to host their Affiliate Companies’ Meeting for the first time ever in Dubai. The meeting will take shape in the style of a conference, which will be held at the AgraME exhibition on March 7. AgraME is a global agricultural exhibition, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Taking place until January 23, the three-day event features 1,337 exhibitors from 59 countries, covering 60,000sqm of space at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC), a five percent increase over the previous year. More than 5,000 brands are on show across seven focus areas of Commercial Security, Fire & Rescue, Safety & Health, Homeland ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank was awarded the “Best CSR in Islamic Banking UAE” Award for its Child Safety CSR Campaign by CPI Financial, a leading financial publication in the Middle East. Alex Coelho, CEO of Al Hilal Bank received the award on behalf of the bank from Saleh Al Akrabi, Chairman CPI Financial and CEO DIFC ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Marking the commencement of ‘Year of Zayed’, Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) on Sunday inaugurated the first endowment residential and commercial project in Al Bada’a area of Dubai, funded by an endowment from Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al Habtoor Group. Proceeds from the project will be allocated to AMAF’s general charity mandate. His ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Emirates Palace appointed Martin Cramer as the hotel’s new General Manager. With a distinguished career in hospitality spanning over 30 years, Cramer brings a wealth of experience to Abu Dhabi’s iconic property. Commenting on his appointment, Cramer said, “Emirates Palace is a jewel among hotels, a symbol of exemplary luxury and hospitality excellence around the ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced that, from June 2, it will become the first airline to connect the UAE and the Turkish city of Izmir with a direct flight. Izmir, which is the third largest city in Turkey, joins Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum and Trabzon as the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai-based property developer, Omniyat, appointed Transguard Group, the UAE-based business services provider, to handle facilities management (FM) services across its portfolio of commercial Business Bay properties, including The Opus, which was designed by internationally-renowned architect, the late Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE. Under the terms of the three-year, AED14.5 million contract, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) maintenance, ...