Dubai / Emirates Business RAK Ceramics, one of the world’s largest hi-tech manufacturers of lifestyle ceramics solutions, on Thursday announced its results for the second quarter ended June 30. Despite a slowdown in construction activity in the GCC and the impact of geopolitical uncertainty in some of the regional export markets, RAK Ceramics continued to successfully deliver on its ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF) in cooperation with the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Ministry of Education, is organising a “Back to School” Exhibition in Ajman. The exhibition will be held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MoI) on Thursday urged motorists to drive carefully and safely as a result of low visibility formed by dusts and sands, particularly on sides of desert highways that have no windbreaks. In a road warning statement, the ministry advised motorists to remain cautious, reduce speed and leave sufficient distance between vehicles so as to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business With Dubai’s residents and visitors making the most of the exciting line up of diverse summer experiences, they can look forward to even more exciting shopping options in the fifth week of Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS), the region’s popular summer extravaganza. Organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE is leading the GCC initiatives in smart building solutions with more than two-thirds of the 1,236 Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED)-certified projects, according to a study by technology firm Honeywell International. ”It is also the frontrunner in the region in implementing unified building codes for new buildings. Since 2014, the Abu Dhabi International ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Economy (MoE) recently met several Free Zones at its headquarter in Abu Dhabi to strengthen strategic partnerships and mutual cooperation. The participants exchanged views on foreign events and participations to ensure unified efforts towards maximizing the country’s international exposure. The meeting was organized by the Ministry’s Trade Promotion and Investment Department and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business International Travel Week-Abu Dhabi (ITW-Abu Dhabi) officially announced to host the inaugural World Halal Tourism Summit Ministerial Forum World Dialogue highlighting safety and security in tourism industry. The forum which will be attended by UAE-based diplomats, tourism ambassadors, hoteliers, safety and security professionals and UAE government officials will address issues such as challenges and ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Airports confirmed that a total of 116 arriving and 121 departing flights were cancelled and a total of 44 inbound flights were diverted to neighbouring airports following the incident involving Emirates Airline flight EK 521 at Dubai International yesterday. The disruption of normal operations on Wednesday affected a total of 19,000 passengers before DXB airport ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, organised a summer camp for children under the theme, ‘Engineers of the Future.’ The summer camp features specialised training programmes to develop children’s communication skills, helping them cope with pressure, face obstacles, and enhance teamwork, to promote innovation among children, and create a platform by which they can improve their skills, ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, has launched a unified billing system to cater to the needs of customers from the minute they subscribe to Empower’s services until the time the service is completed. The new system includes billing issuance, settlements, complaints management, registration of transactions and many other communications through a central data base. Every customer ...