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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), and Injazat Services have announced the establishment of the Sharjah Investors Services Centre, which will operate as the emirate’s first ‘one-stop-shop’ high-end facility providing fully-integrated and streamlined services to investors looking to set up businesses in Sharjah. The new centre, to be headquartered in Al Qasba, Sharjah, will be a ...

Dubai / WAM Asahi Yukizai Corporation held an opening ceremony for its Middle East operations at Dubai Airport Freezone (Dafza). The new office will play a key role in expanding the company’s business across the Middle East and North Africa region. The opening ceremony was hosted by Nasser Al Madani, Assistant Director-General at Dafza, Akima Umezawa Ph.D, Consul-General of Japan ...

Dhala / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), again restored the National Cultural Library in Dhala Governorate, Yemen, after several years of closure, as part of its ongoing efforts to support and restore vital sectors in the country’s liberated governorates, coinciding with the Year of Zayed. Major General Ali Muqbel Saleh, Governor of Dhala, inaugurated the library, in the presence ...

Dubai / WAM Blockchain and cryptocurrencies are reshaping the global Islamic banking sector, and leading sharia-compliant banks are using disruptive technologies to create new financial products, according to industry experts who will gather in Dubai for the fourth edition of the Global Islamic Economy Summit (GIES), on October 30-31 . Being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority-Land and Maritime (FTA), chaired the UAE delegation participating in the three-day fair for maritime navigation and ports in Ireland. The delegation includes representatives of the FTA, Abu Dhabi Ports, the Ports Authority in Sharjah, the Transport Department in Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), has called on interested investors to review its recently released Healthcare Capacity Master Plan (HCMP), and get acquainted with available investment opportunities in the healthcare sector. The announcement is part of DoH’s ongoing efforts to spur investment opportunities for the further development and expansion of the healthcare capacity and ...

Dubai / WAM Visitors from around the world will be wowed by the German Pavilion that will take them on a unique and exciting educational journey through a ‘world of sustainability’ at Expo 2020 Dubai. The design of the pavilion and its theme, ‘Campus Germany’, were revealed on Wednesday at an event in Dubai, attended by Ernst Peter Fischer, Ambassador ...

DUBAI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has achieved a new accomplishment in ICT global competitiveness by achieving advanced ranks in the Global Competitiveness Index, according to the results published recently by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The results showed that the UAE is ranked first globally in the rate of mobile-broadband subscriptions, in addition to ranking first in the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Malaysian Franchise Association has chosen Dubai and the 3rd edition of “The Global Franchise Market Exhibition” (TGFM) to explore the emerging and lucrative markets in the Middle East and North Africa region, connect with local, regional and international franchisors and brand owners and expand their businesses within the region. TGFM, the official franchising event in Dubai, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A new minister of the UAE government and two judges took the oath on Tuesday before His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister 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. ...