ABU DHABI / WAM Reem Mall, the world’s first fully digitally enabled smart shopping mall, was officially topped out this week after construction reached the highest point for the new mall structure. The topping out at the AED4.4 billion Reem Mall ($1.2bn) was marked by key project representatives from Al Farwaniya Property Developments including Faisal Sultan, Chairman, David Boesley, Executive ...
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UAE continues its support to displaced people in Dhale, Yemen
DHALE / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), distributed food baskets to 400 displaced families returning to their liberated villages in the Qa’tabah district of Dhale governorate, Yemen, as part of a series of humanitarian campaigns to support Yemenis overcome adversity. So far, the UAE provided more than 27,000 food baskets to nearly 190,000 people in Dhale, in addition to ...
Read More »Dubai set to host annual construction summit
Dubai / Emirates Business The 5th Annual Construction Summit is set to take place on October 23 at The Westin Mina Seyahi Beach Resort & Marina, Dubai. His Excellency Hussain Almahmoudi, CEO of Sharjah Research Technology & Innovation Park to deliver a keynote speech at the summit. The guests will be welcomed by Paul Wallett, Regional Director, Trimble Solutions Middle ...
Read More »20 S Korean firms to take part in Wetex
Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), confirmed that 20 South Korean companies will participate in the 21st Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex 2019), which will be organised by Dewa from October 21-23, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. It will coincide with the fourth Dubai Solar Show, the region’s largest renewable and ...
Read More »Public invited to join neon book hunt at Umm Al Emarat Park
ABU DHABI / WAM With hidden surprises to be found, Umm Al Emarat Park is inviting the public to gear up and join its first-ever night-time Neon Book Hunt, taking place daily from 6:00pm up to 9:00pm. Using maps, LED neon lights, clues and their detection skills, little ones and adults will have the chance to ‘hunt’ for books dispersed ...
Read More »Smart Dubai wins three awards at Vienna event
Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai, the Government entity tasked with leading Dubai’s smart transformation, has won three awards at the Stevie Awards 2019 – one Gold, one Silver, and one Bronze. The Award Gala took place in Vienna, Austria. The Gold Stevie was awarded to Smart Dubai’s Smart Employee application in the Human Capital Management Solution category. In addition, Smart ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi named top tourist destination in Middle East
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi won first place in the Best Destination – Middle East category for the second consecutive time at the Travel Weekly Asia Readers’ Choice Awards 2019. The award coincided with the emirate’s participation in the 12th edition of the ITB Asia travel trade show in Singapore, where the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu ...
Read More »Ewec, Acwa secure $869m for Abu Dhabi desalination plant
ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower), and Saudi Arabia’s Acwa Power have announced the successful financial closing of the world’s largest reverse osmosis desalination plant. The new plant will be located at the Taweelah power and water desalination complex in Abu Dhabi, with completion expected in 2022. ADPower ...
Read More »AED687mn Emirati housing project inaugurated in Al Ain
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated the Al Hayer residential project in Al Ain City. The AED687 million project includes 300 residential villas were built with typologies of Emirati housing in mind and designed around an ‘Emirati neighbourhood’ concept that meets the needs of Emirati ...
Read More »Nahyan bin Mubarak signs ‘Covenant for Million Tolerant’
Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, has signed the ‘Covenant for Million Tolerant’, launched by the Zayed House for Islamic Culture (ZHIC), last April, at the ministry in Abu Dhabi. Signing on the document is seen in the framework of the ministry’s support to all voluntary efforts and initiatives conducted by individuals, local, ...
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