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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s business links with the world’s second largest country was the topic on the table when Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) hosted a trade meeting with a delegation from Canada. The roundtable event saw the two parties assess an array of initiatives that have the potential to lead to significant mutual benefits for Canada ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) celebrated the National Environment Day and Gulf Environment Week by organizing workshops at a number of government entities and private and public schools, including the US Embassy, the Emirates Red Crescent, Corniche Hospital, Al Khatim School, and Al Nahda National School, to raise awareness about ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution inaugurated the new Al Wathba North service station, located on the Al Ain – Abu Dhabi road near Al Wathba Widening Hall in Abu Dhabi’s Bani Yas area. The opening comes as part of the company’s ongoing expansion strategy that aims to meet the growing demand for its high-quality products and services ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The Emirates Publishers Association (EPA) recently organised a seminar titled ‘Basic Principles of Intellectual Property Rights’ in the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa) at the American University of Sharjah (AUS), as part of the Emirates Reproduction Rights Forum 2017. The fundamental concepts and principles of creative industries’ intellectual property rights formed the discussion’s central theme. Talking ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The pan-UAE Pink Caravan Ride, dedicated to raising breast cancer awareness is embarking on its 7th journey across the emirates. Riding on horseback, stopping at the nation’s famous landmarks and parks, accompanied by physicians and nurses at mobile clinics, these humanitarian ambassadors are all unsung heroes. During the 10-day expedition, the Pink Caravan’s riders, volunteers ...

  DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued Decree No. 5 of 2017, on the formation of the board of directors of the Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC). The new board serves under the supervision of Crown Prince ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Saif Hadef Al Shamsi, Assistant Governor for Monetary Policy and Financial Stability at the UAE Central Bank, said that total Islamic banking assets in the UAE have increased to approximately AED520 billion in the past few years. Al Shamsi added that Islamic banking’ assets account for around 20 percent of AED2.6 trillion of the total ...

  DUBAI / WAM In line with preparing the draft of the federal budget for the fiscal year 2018, which covers the second year in the five-year plan for 2017-2021, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and UAE Minister of Finance (MoF), issued the financial circular No. (1) of 2017 concerning the preparation of the draft ...

  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, on Thursday attended the Hosn Al Ittihad (Union Fortress), a public live military demonstration involving all branches of the UAE Armed Forces, held at Abu Dhabi’s Corniche. HH the Crown Prince was flanked by ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etisalat Group and Qualcomm Technologies Inc. have on Thursday signed a strategic agreement to work together to advance the development of next generation network technologies. The collaboration will focus on accelerating 5G standardisation to bring forward the possibility of commercially available 5G networks as early as 2019. As part of the agreement, the two companies will ...