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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, announced the return of its signature pass, My Emirates Pass – a fantastic offer that turns an Emirates boarding pass into an exclusive membership card allowing customers to avail special benefits and discounts of up to 50% off in over 500 retail outlets and leisure destinations across the UAE. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group on Sunday announced that two service stations have opened at Dubai Hills and Lehbab First, expanding Enoc’s network to 135 stations across the UAE. Commenting on the announcement, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO, Enoc, said, “The launch of the new service stations is in line with our vision to invest into the country’s growing ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) released a set of guidelines on Sunday to help customers reduce energy consumption, hence cutting down their district cooling bills. The company said there are several methods to reduce the costs of consumption, which include: setting the air conditioner thermostat to 24 C, keeping curtains and windows closed, reducing the use of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Urban Planning and Transport (DMT), announced that the 10th World Urban Forum (WUF10), the UN-Habitat conference that aims to raise awareness on sustainable urbanisation in cities and liveability across the globe, will be held in Abu Dhabi from February 8-13. To be hosted for the first time in the Arab region, the forum ...

DUBAI / WAM The Director General of Dubai Municipality, Dawood Al Hajri, revealed that Dubai Municipality has distributed about 4,200 residential plots to citizens in a number of areas of the emirate during 2018 and 2019 and the allocation of these plots comes in implementation of the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime ...

ADEN / WAM The United Arab Emirates has launched an extensive campaign to combat epidemics in cities and districts across the Red Sea Coast of Yemen, within the framework of its emergency response programme in the country, and in response to calls for help made by concerned Yemeni authorities. Hospitals in areas including Mokha, Taiz, Al Duraimi and Al Hodeidah ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Khalid Ali Al Bustani, Director General of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA), announced that 2020 will see further evolution in the development of the FTA’s electronic systems, as part of its efforts to provide clear and simple procedures for managing, collecting and implementing federal taxes, ensuring higher rates of customer satisfaction. Al Bustani explained that ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced the successful launch of open virtual Radio Access Network (Open vRAN), becoming the first operator in Mena to achieve this technological feat. By supporting Open architecture, Open vRAN technology accelerates the delivery of mobile networks. The technology is the foundation of next-generation wireless infrastructure driven by innovation and open standards. The ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) staged the fourth station in the third edition of its ‘Future Trip’ programme. Themed ‘Future Governments,’ the activity was held with the aim of forging the leaders of the future and providing participants with expertise and hands-on experience relating to the latest government practices across a variety of fields, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Archery Tournament will kick off on Sunday at the Liwa International Festival 2020 from 08:00 to 17:00. Organised by the Higher Organising Committee, under the supervision of the Al Dhafra Shooting Club, the two-day competition is open to persons of all nationalities above the age of 12. Competitors will use 50-metre shotguns and 10-metre air ...