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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, stressed that the world is now witnessing the progress achieved by the wise leadership of the UAE in labour rights. The progress in labour rights, witnessed both at the regional and international levels, is a result of the efforts made to create an atmosphere …

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Al Qudra Holding PJSC held its annual general meeting recently, and presented its 2016 full activity report for the financial year ending December 31, 2016. Following the meeting Al Qudra Holding announced that the company achieved great results on all levels. The AGM’s quorum was complete, a new Board of Directors of five executives …

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Sunday announced that predated sick leave of three consecutive days or more will no longer be issued, which means sick leave can only be given on the day patients visit medical facilities and not on previous days. The DHA urged physicians and others personnel at public and private medical facilities …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) recently launched a new specialised reading and strategic innovative thinking initiative under the title ‘DLD Talk’ that comes in line with the department’s ongoing efforts to develop its employees and motivate them to improve their operations and customer services. His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department, …

  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) hosted the inaugural meeting of the UAE Association for Management Consultants and Trainers (AMCT) on its premises in Dubai. The newly established Dubai-based public interest organisation serves as an umbrella entity for management consultants and trainers across the UAE. Licensed by the Ministry of Community Development, AMCT aims …

  ABU DHABI / WAM With the inauguration of the high-tech jack-up rig Al Lulu, National Drilling Company (NDC), an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Group company, has celebrated the completion of its AED6 billion acquisition of nine state-of-the-art offshore rigs. The celebration, which took place in the Hamriyah Free Zone in Sharjah on Thursday, in the presence of …

  DUBAI / WAM DP World has handled 16.4 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first quarter of 2017, with gross container volumes growing by 5.7% year-on-year on a reported basis, and 5.0% on a like-for-like basis, well ahead of the industry estimate of 2.6% throughput growth for Q1 2017. The first …

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE continues its deep commitment and involvement in the Kimberley Process, KP, following its successful tenure as KP Chair in 2016. Set up as a joint initiative between the Ministry of Economy and DMCC, the aim of the UAE Kimberley Process Taskforce is to support and reinforce multilateral cooperation regarding the import, export, and transit …

  Dubai / Emirates Business The online shopping space in the UAE has been blooming and the competition with traditional retailers is eminent. The going, often gets tough with the low margins, increase in fierce competition and customer retention and acquisition. There are cloud communication companies like Knowlarity, which come in to save the day. Pioneering ecommerce stores are harnessing …

  Hannover / Emirates Business UAE-based industries are playing a leading role in employing women and advancing capacity development agendas among women, said HE Ali Majed Al Mansoori at the UAE Pavilion at Hannover Messe, ahead of the WoMenPower conference. WoMenPower is an annual career conference at Hannover Messe that is dedicated to discussing the latest trends regarding women in …