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Dubai / Emirates Business The total value of 707 healthcare projects exceeded AED 223.50 billion ($60.9 billion) in January 2018, according to the latest GCC Construction Intelligence report issued by BNC Network, the largest and most comprehensive construction intelligence platform in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. Of these, 445 projects worth $51.9 billion (AED190.47 billion) are hospital ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal National Council’s Technology, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Committee continued discussing the policy of the Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA), at its meeting on Sunday, chaired by Mohammed Ali Al Kamali, Chairman of the Committee, at the FNC General Secretariat in Dubai. The committee reviewed FEWA’s policy based upon three concerns: the authority’s strategic ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GulfNav) announces that it is in discussion to acquire a majority stake in Atlantic Navigation Holdings (Singapore) Limited (‘Atlantic’). Atlantic is an integrated offshore supply operation engaged in the provisioning of marine logistic services, ship repair, fabrication and other marine services. We operate out of the UAE serving primarily customers in the ...

Dubai / WAM Following the directives of the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to immediately start the construction of roads and transport projects associated with hosting Expo 2020 Dubai, the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has awarded two contracts of Phase I and 2 of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) is looking to recruit as many as 50 UAE nationals at Tawdheef, the Abu Dhabi career fair for roles in science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related fields, collectively known as STEM. The positions are for experienced hires, graduate trainees, and young people to join its craft apprenticeship programmes. The EGA also has openings ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), Dubai and the UAE’s flagship trade and logistics hub for the MENA region, will be showcasing the growth opportunities it offers to the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry at the Arab Health 2018 Conference and Exhibition from January 29 to February 1. Jafza is home to some of the world’s leading healthcare ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that the ‘Specialised Reading and Strategic Innovative Thinking’ initiative it launched in 2017 has achieved significant success through the ‘DLD Talk’ programme. In order to further benefit its employees, DLD will continue to implement the initiative during 2018. His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, commented: “This ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah’s media strategy and policy is based on the vision of HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and is aimed at organising and reinvigorating this crucial sector in the emirate, emphasised Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council (SMC). This came during a ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dubizzle Property, the UAE’s biggest and most visited property platform, has revealed the most popular areas for rent and sale in Abu Dhabi. With close to 100,000 daily visits and around 200,000 live listings at any given time, the platform shares insights into the capital’s real estate supply and demand trends in 2017. Claiming over 13.1 ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has installed 3,392 smart meters – 1,849 for electricity and 1,543 for water – for various buildings in Hatta. This latest installation is part of DEWA’s ‘Smart Applications through Smart Meters and Grids’ initiative to support the Smart Dubai initiative to transform Dubai into the smartest and happiest city in ...