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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), and the Integrated Transport Centre (ITC), in Abu Dhabi have announced that some elements of the Abu Dhabi Toll Gate System Executive Regulations have been amended. According to the two authorities, the toll system will be activated on January 2, 2020 during peak hours only and aims to reduce ...

Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), in Dubai issued 3,818 new licences for various professional, commercial, industrial and tourism activities in November this year, in line with the continuing investor confidence in Dubai and new opportunities arising across diverse economic sectors. According to the Business Registration and Licencing (BRL), sector in the DED, 70.4 percent of the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Affirming its commitment to celebrate the accomplishments of its cadres, and appreciate their dedication, loyalty, and continuous efforts to ensure customer happiness, Dubai Land Department (DLD) held a ceremony to honour the first mapping artist to work at DLD. Muhammad Murtadha Khan, who worked over 50 years at DLD. Murtadha joined DLD on May 31, 1969, ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Development Bank (EDB), on Sunday signed an agreement to launch an online empowerment platform that will provide free essential resources and content to help entrepreneurs at various stages of their business development. Powered by Potential.com, the online platform will provide visitors to EDB’s website, as well as the general public, access to business courses, templates and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has just been awarded with the Guinness World Records title for the ‘Largest Augmented Reality (AR), Screen’, as part of a pioneering augmented-reality advertising campaign to promote the UAE capital as a world-leading holiday destination. The latest marketing campaign utilised the famous 40-foot digital billboard known as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The world’s attention will be focused on Dubai during the Christmas and New Year holidays, as it tops the list of global tourism destinations, due to its rich tourism and entertainment options. Local tourism authorities and travel companies point out that Dubai will host some five million tourists during the peak period of Christmas and New ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, became second carrier to be awarded IATA’s Centre of Excellence for Perishable Logistics (CEIV Fresh), in Abu Dhabi. The new award elevates Etihad Cargo as the first Middle East airline to hold both of IATA’s CEIV Fresh and CEIV Pharma certifications, and one of the two ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Within a period of one week, the Saudi German Hospital Dubai (SGH Dubai) won two international accreditations, emphasising its leadership position in the healthcare industry in the UAE and region at large. The first accreditation for quality is from the Joint Commission International in the United States of America (JCI) and this accreditation represents an international recognition for ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE federal export credit company, Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Export Credit Guarantee Agency of Oman (Credit Oman), to enhance trade and economic cooperation between the two countries. The signing took place during the 10th AMAN UNION General Assembly, held in Muscat. The MoU was signed by Massimo Falcioni, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Hedayah, the International Centre of Excellence for Countering Violent Extremism (CVE), signed a memorandum of understanding on the margins of the Civil Society Workshop, with the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT). According to a statement released by the centre, the memorandum will further expand the reach of programmes to prevent radicalisation leading to violent extremism ...