AL-KHARQANIYAH / AP There is an unlikely industry thriving in a village north of Cairo: The making of mannequins. The use of mannequins in Egypt dates back to the early years of the last century, when department stores imported them to display Western attire sold to expatriates and wealthy Egyptians. Soon afterward, Egyptians took up the manufacturing of mannequins. The ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) and Faisal Al-Fayez, Jordan’s Senate President (Majlis Al-Aayan), met for an official discussion at the FNC headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The session focussed on strong historical relations between the UAE and Jordan and their people, as well as strengthening the parliamentary, economic, cultural ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM According to official figures from the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Securities Exchange, the value of margin trading finance reached AED85.7 billion in 2016, an increase of 12.7 percent from AED76 billion in 2015. An analysis by Emirates News Agency, WAM, showed that the value of the margin trading finance, presented by brokerage companies to their ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office and ENOC signed an MOU to increase coordination between ENOC and Smart Dubai on the city’s smart transformation objectives. It will promote cooperation, effective communication and reciprocal facilitation between the parties in alignment with goal of Smart Dubai initiative, to promote seamless and efficient city experiences in all aspects of city ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended on Wednesday a banquet hosted in his honour by Ali Abdullah Al Sha’far at his residence in Umm Suqeim district 1, Dubai. HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has highlighted Sharjah’s efforts to preserve the environment and bio-diversity by the conservation of many endangered plants and animals. He added that 3 to 4 million trees can be planted every year from available seed stock. During his visit to the ...

  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, on Wednesday offered his heartfelt condolences to the families of martyrs Rashid Ali Mohammed Al Duhoori and Obaid Jawahar Obaid Al Mazrouie. Al Duhoori was killed while carrying out his national duty as part ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) announced winners for the January edition of the monthly Instagram Photo contest, ‘Teaching’. HIPA received submissions under the hashtag #HIPAContest_Teaching, through its official Instagram account. The six winners hail from Indonesia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Winners will receive their respective ‘HIPA ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Pavilion at the 31st Al Janadriyah, the National Festival for Heritage and Culture Festival in Saudi Arabia, witnessed a huge turnout with festival goers keen to experience its distinguished cultural and historical heritage. The pavilion, supervised by Abu Dhabi Authority for Tourism and Culture (TCA), unveiled artistic performances and other entertainment activities that witnessed ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) world’s largest district cooling services provider, won the 2016 Marketing, PR and Communications Award presented by the Corporate Vision Magazine, a British publication specialising in business and corporate sectors. Empower won the award in Designing and Marketing, the Most Innovative Brand category, for its campaign “Saving Starts At 24C.” The campaign ...