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DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in partnership with Network International introduced a new service enabling the payment of taxi fares in Dubai via Samsung Pay and Apple Pay apps on smartphones. Payment in cash or by credit cards will remain in place as well. The new service is part of the ‘Smart City’ initiative of ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (ADNIC), one of the leading regional multi-line insurance providers for corporates and individuals, congratulates the second tranche of UAE nationals who have graduated from its Emirati program, facilitated by the Emirates Institute of Banking and Financial Studies (EIBFS). ADNIC enrolled all recruits in an intensive development program at EIBFS designed ...

DUBAI / WAM Princess Moudi bint Khalid bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, member of the Board of Trustees of the King Khalid Foundation, has received Hessa Essa Buhumaid, Minister of Community Development, at the headquarters of the Foundation. Buhumaid learned about the Foundation’s programmes provided to all segments of the society and its role played to develop the social security policy. ...

DUBAI / WAM The total value of non-oil trade between the Emirate of Dubai and Germany reached AED40 billion in 2017, the Director of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih said during a meeting with Gunter Rauer, Consul-General of Germany in the emirate. The two discussed means of boosting cooperation between Germany and Dubai especially in bilateral trade and customs business. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in expressed hope for further development of links between his country and the UAE, saying that he was committed “to deepening and strengthening bilateral relations, based on mutual trust.” Moon said he planned to hold discussions that would focus on “concrete and practical measures for cooperation to produce synergies in mutually beneficial ...

DUBAI / WAM More than one thousand UAE nationals have been given the green light to work with customer service centres of government and private entities across the country. The job seekers participated in a 3-day recruitment event organised by MoHRE. Saif Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Under-Secretary of Human Resources Affairs at MoHRE, said that 1,520 Emirati job-seekers with different academic ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Digital resilience is key to enabling digital transformation as it empowers organisations, governments and defence authorities to manage security risks at acceptable levels, opined senior Etisalat Digital executives at the recently concluded International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience (ISNR). The two-day global event dedicated to homeland security, safety and national resilience at ADNEC highlighted the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Tawazun Economic Council announced the closure of Alfia after successfully fulfilling its purpose of serving as an investment fund for defence contractors. Abdul Raheem Al Hosani, Chief Executive Officer of Tawazun Economic Council, said, “Alfia Fund has successfully realisedTawazun Economic Council’s objectives of creating wealth for economic development in the UAE, investing in viable public ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan met in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and discussed ways of enhancing ties of friendship and co-operation between the UAE and Kazakhstan and took stock of the latest regional ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, launched the fourth edition of Dubai Future Accelerators in which teams from 12 Dubai government entities are participating in collaboration with top innovative institutions from around the world. During his visit to Dubai ...