Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy; Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, and Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, met with Khalid Jasim Al Midfa, Chairman of the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) to discuss areas of cooperation to support ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Zayed University (ZU) is all set to implement a hybrid education model through the Fall 2020 semester at its campuses in Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The “hybrid” (or “blended”) education model enables teaching and learning to continue both online and partially on campus. The university commenced all classes online on August 24, and is set to ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Integrated Transport Centre (ITC) of the Department of Municipalities and Transport in Abu Dhabi announced that it has completed the first phase of offering free internet service project in public buses in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The first phase included 520 public buses in Abu Dhabi Emirate; 410 buses in Abu Dhabi City and ...
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Dubai / WAM Enoc Group won the coveted 2020 Energy Management Insight Award by Clean Energy Ministerial, a global forum of 25 countries and the European Commission designed to promote sustainable policies and programmes to advance clean energy. Enoc Group was recognised for the implementation of ISO 50001, a global standard to better manage retail operations energy use from energy ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its road safety campaign, the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) stressed that being preoccupied while driving on the road poses a danger to other road users and could lead to serious traffic accidents. The ADP urged drivers to focus on road and pay attention to pedestrians and road signs in order to avoid accidents, ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution has trained 254 UAE national employees to take on leadership roles across its network of service stations. ‘Tomooh’ – meaning ambition in Arabic – is a customised frontline leadership programme developed in collaboration with the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT). Led by the Centre of Excellence for Applied Research and Training (CERT) – the ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Noor Takaful, an Islamic insurance entity, has entered a strategic partnership with Ajman Bank. The partnership will see the addition of an array of solutions to Ajman Bank’s portfolio, ensuring their customers’ genuine Takaful requirements are met. Customers that have financial commitments underway will now have access to a comprehensive range of Takaful savings solutions, such ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) announced that it has been named for a second time ‘Global Aluminium Supplier of the Year’ by Maxion Wheels, the world’s leading manufacturer of steel and aluminium wheels for passenger, commercial, and specialty vehicles. Maxion Wheels has used EGA’s metal since 1995 and produces more than 55 million wheels annually, supplying virtually ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development officially announced the completion of the 2019-2020 edition of the “Franchise Initiative”, which saw three UAE-owned and operated businesses become the latest organisations to benefit from the long-serving initiative, and become ready to expand. This year, the initiative supported Amaryliss Flowers, a one-stop-shop for flower arrangements which imports premium quality ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in Dubai Economy revealed that the number of active trademark files on its ‘IP Gateway’ reached 5,126 in the first six months of 2020, a 14 percent increase compared to H1 2019. Meanwhile, the number of complaints registered for infringement of intellectual property (IP) in the first half of ...
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