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  Dubai / Emirates Business The MENA region’s leading diversified real estate and property services company says Dubai is well on the way to a strong market recovery and that now is a good time to invest. Robert Welanetz, Chief Executive Officer of Majid Al Futtaim – Properties, the UAE-based developer of shopping malls, hotels and mixed-use living communities across ...

Dubai / Emirates Business An increase in soil testing frequency is pointing to a buoyant construction sector in the UAE, according to the top official of Geoscience Testing Laboratory (GTL), a subsidiary of Prime, the region’s leading quality and compliance solutions provider. The Chief Executive Officer of GTL, Mary Jane Alvero Al Mahdi said, “There is an increase in frequency ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The ambitious targets of the UAE government’s ‘UAE Vision 2021’ with regards to road fatalities demand the support of the entire nation and UAE’s corporations must play a vital role in achieving those targets. In this context, more corporations are rising to the challenge, becoming ever more aware of their critical role. Thought-leading corporations and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The European branch of Terumo Medical Corporation, a Japanese multinational medical products and equipment firm, has opened a new office at the Dubai Airport Freezone to better serve its customers in the Middle East and Africa – including the GCC, Levant, Pakistan and Africa – and pursue emerging opportunities in these key markets. The opening ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business India’s brightest stars are set to enthral, indulge and serenade adoring fans in Abu Dhabi from August 12-13 for ‘Bollywood in the Capital’, a musical extravaganza exclusive to Abu Dhabi Summer Season. Fan favourites Vishal-Shekhar, Farhan Akhtar and musical trio Shankar, Ehsan and Loy will grace the du Forum stage on Yas Island in ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s active initiatives towards encouraging 3D printing are set to make it the world’s leading destination in this additive manufacturing technology, a leading 3D printing expert has said. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recently launched the ‘Dubai 3D Printing Strategy’, a unique global initiative ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) held a gathering (Al Multaqa) with Al Falah residents to assess their needs for basic services, cement partnership with them in developing concepts & plans for uplifting public services, improving the standard of living, and upgrading public facilities. The forum was attended by many executives, representatives of public institutions and a large ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, UAE Minister of State for Happiness, announced the selection of 60 Chief Happiness and Positivity Officers representing federal and local government entities. The candidates will undergo a practical, comprehensive, and intense training programme – the first of its kind on a global level – as of September, to ...

  Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, headed the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Environmental Coordination for 2016, hosted by the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman, where the meeting was held at Al Zorah Nature Reserve in Ajman and attended by the committee members from concerned departments across the ...

Minsk / WAM The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest higher education institution in the UAE, and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS), have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of science and research training. Sealed by Dr Abdullatif Al Shamsi, Vice Chancellor of HCT, and Professor Vladimir Gusakov, Chairman of the Presidium of NAS, in ...