Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A new study by the NYU Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center revealed that smoking shisha at home exposes children and non-smokers in the home to even more harmful pollutants than secondhand smoke from cigarettes. Air pollution was studied in 33 homes in the United Arab Emirates: 11 where only shisha was smoked, 12 …
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Dubai / Emirates Business The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) has underscored its role as a facilitator and global promoter of manufacturing activities by signing a pact with the Polish Chamber of Commerce to strengthen manufacturing links between Poland and the global community. GMIS, which will be held in the UAE’s capital, Abu Dhabi, in March 2017, is …
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Dubai / Emirates Business Diamond Developers, the real estate company behind The Sustainable City — the region’s first fully operational and integrated sustainable community in Dubai — announced the official opening of its eco-friendly Mosque, which was inaugurated by a delegation from the General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments (GAIAE). The green Mosque has a total floor area …
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business There are over 6,000 registered realty brokers in Dubai as per the latest statistics by the Real Estate Regulatory Authority, the Dubai Government entity regulating real estate organizations and agents in the emirate. In a lead up to EXPO 2020, the local property sector is expected to witness rapid growth with robust construction and transactions. …
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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced an exciting new collaboration with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan. The project, comprising a series of short films, will see the actor unravel the secrets of Dubai, offering his fans a chance to see the exquisite city through the megastar’s eyes. Already well acquainted with …
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Dubai / Emirates Business In a survey conducted by VIS, the organisers of Middle East Cleaning Technology Week (MECTW) UAE residents have their vehicles professionally cleaned on average three times a month. Emiratis on average have their automobiles cleaned four to five time a month. With the average cost of cleaning a car varying from AED 35 to AED …
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Dubai / WAM In celebration of Flag Day, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, raised the UAE flag in Zabeel Park on Thursday morning in the presence of more than 20,000 school students, representing almost 120 different nationalities residing in the country. The Vice President, Prime …
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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, received the visiting President of the Republic of Fiji, George Konrote on Thursday. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed Konrote and his accompanying delegation. They discussed friendship ties and co-operation between the UAE and Republic of …
Read More »BERN / WAM The second meeting of the UAE-Switzerland political Consultations Committee has begun in Bern. The meeting was co-chaired by Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Political Affairs, and Wolfgang Amadeus Bruelhart, Assistant State Secretary for Middle East and North Africa Division, Swiss Federal Department for Foreign Affairs (FDFA). Mohammed …
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Thanks to its strategic geographic location, Fujairah is playing an increasing significant role in the regional and global oil trade and bunkering, said HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah. “Fujairah is expanding its oil terminal storage capacity to cater to the demand of global companies,†HH Sheikh Hamad …
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