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Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties will launch “Manassah” – a new entrepreneurship competition designed to support UAE’s most ambitious retail and F&B entrepreneurs. Manassah will support entrants on developing innovative businesses across three categories – retail, cafe, and restaurant that will benefit from securing a dedicated space within selected Aldar developments, rent-free for a year, provision of fit-out, and ...

Emirates Business Organised by the Dubai Future Foundation (MIT) Technology Review and Haykal Media, the second edition of EmTech Mena kicks off on November 4-5 at Jumeirah Emirates Tower, showcasing emerging technology with the greatest potential to impact lives, inspire the future and drive the new global economy. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 18th session of the General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), began on Sunday at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi. More than 800 ministers, officials and representatives of 170 member countries of the organisation are in attendance at the event which will continue until November 7 to shape the future of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, has emphasised the UAE’s unwavering commitment to global prosperity and setting an example to Least Developed Countries in remarks made at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The event, held on November 2 ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), on Saturday announced it commenced work on the Smart Map of Natural Capital of the UAE. The two-phased initiative aims to identify local biologically rich ecosystems and the services they provide to the indigenous environment, in addition to carrying out an economic valuation of these services. Data will be ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the International Desalination Association (IDA) concluded the 2019 World Congress that was hosted by Dewa at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre under the theme “Crossroads to Sustainability”. ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, and Intel, the Silicon Valley-headquartered tech giant, on Saturday announced the launch of the new phase of “Intel Innovation Centre” that is directly aligned with the “Project Mustakbal”, an initiative that was revealed by Intel during the event and seeks to further accelerate the Middle East’s game-changing ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The 12th Medication Safety Conference 2019, organised by Synovetics, was held in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the American Society for Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) at the Dusit Thani Hotel. Around 800 participants attended the event that gathers renowned speakers in medication and patient safety from across the globe. The Medication Safety Conference delivers its ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business HE Falah Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM), said the UAE Flag Day celebrations are a tribute of respect to our Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who unified the Emirates 48 years ago. The event also reaffirms allegiance and respect to the ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has said that Unesco’s selection of Sharjah as a ‘crafts and folk art’ city for the Creative Cities Network is a global endorsement of the emirate’s decades-long emphasis on bringing generations closer to their heritage and national identity, and carefully ...