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 ...
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Abu Dhabi hosts confab on ‘medication safety’
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 ...
Read More »DPM celebrates UAE Flag Day
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 ...
Read More »Sharjah a hub of investment in contemporary crafts
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 ...
Read More »VP, Mohamed launch ‘nation brand’ project
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have launched a national project to create and design the UAE nation brand. His ...
Read More »UAE, US keen to bolster financial, economic, commercial relations
ABU DHABI / WAM As part of the Ministry of Finance’s efforts to strengthen relations and develop financial and economic cooperation frameworks with other countries, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, met Steven Mnuchin, US Treasury Secretary, in Abu Dhabi. Mubarak Rashed Al Mansoori, Governor of the Central Bank of the UAE, and a number of ...
Read More »UAE, Bulgaria to boost cooperation in multiple fields
SOFIA / WAM A high-level United Arab Emirates delegation has concluded a successful trip to Bulgaria, with both nations agreeing to further advance bilateral relations. UAE Minister of State Ahmed Ali Al Sayegh led the high-level delegation to the Bulgarian capital Sofia in a bid to further develop bilateral cooperation in a number of fields. In meetings with Bulgarian counterparts, ...
Read More »UAE troops return home after liberation, stabilisation of Aden
ABU DHABI / WAM The General Command of the UAE Armed Forces announced the return of its troops from the Aden Governorate in Yemen after having successfully accomplished their role in liberating and stabilising Aden, and transferring its charge to Saudi and Yemeni forces, who will now maintain the security and stability of the Governorate. The UAE troops were received ...
Read More »Trading of Emirates NBD’s rights issue from November
DUBAI / WAM Dubai Financial Market (DFM), on Wednesday announced that rights issue of Emirates NBD is due to be tradable on the exchange between November 3-14. Trading of the rights issue enables existing shareholders of the bank who do not wish to subscribe to the new shares, which the bank plans to issue as part of its capital increase, ...
Read More »UAE’s Madrasa e-learning platform reaches out to Senegal
Dubai / WAM The team of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives in charge of the Madrasa e-learning Platform headed for Dakar, Senegal, in collaboration with the Emirates Red Crescent as part of a mission that will benefit at least 1,000 far-flung villages across the world. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime ...
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