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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Art enthusiasts in the UAE are being treated to a new exhibition that has just opened to the public at Sharjah Ladies Club (SLC). Titled ‘Thoughts’ the work from Jordanian conceptual artist Sana Al Jefout was displayed at Noon Art Gallery in the club’s Collage Talent Centre. Featuring expressionist paintings that use architectural structures, formations ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the Emirate’s commercial and community ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, obtained the ISO 9001:2015 certification, an internationally recognised standard for quality management systems. This reflects Abu Dhabi Ports’ commitment to meeting and exceeding the needs of customers and stakeholders as well as ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business In line with its ‘Shared Growth Ambition’ program and global commitment to cultivate employability and financial skills in the communities in which it operates, Barclays partnered with INJAZ UAE, a member of Junior Achievement Worldwide (JAW), which is one of the world’s largest non-profit business education organizations, reaching over 10 million students a year across ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF), in cooperation with the Prime Minister’s Office and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), held a high-level closed session on economic diversification, on the sidelines of the World Government Summit 2017. The session aimed to discuss challenges and solutions to support thought-leaders during the implementation of economic diversification policies and change the ...

  KHARTOUM / WAM Hamad Mohamed Humaid Al Junaibi, the UAE Ambassador to Sudan, signed a contract to build four model villages with 1,200 traditional ‘Qateya’ housing units in the Sudanese state of Kassala, which will benefit over 5,000 people. He signed the agreement on behalf of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), in the presence of the Secretary-General of the Sudanese ...

  DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), discussed future cooperation opportunities with Elon Musk, Founder and CEO of Tesla, the American company specialised in electric vehicles and energy storage. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the second day of the World Government Summit 2017. Al Tayer discussed ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM DarkMatter, the international cyber security firm headquartered in the UAE, will debut its capabilities targeting the defence sector at the upcoming International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2017), in Abu Dhabi. Taking place from February 19-23 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, DarkMatter will launch its RF Jamming solutions, and Command, Control and Monitoring ...

  SHARJAH / WAM The UAE Ministry of Education signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Expo Center Sharjah on Monday, ahead of the 13th International Education Show, to be held from February 15-17. The event also coincides with the 19th National Career Exhibition. The MoU, signed by Marwan Ahmad Al Sawaleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Education for Academic ...

  Dubai / WAM In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim has launched a global education platform that gathers annually during the World Government Summit, with the aim of supporting education worldwide, and support children education among ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, received United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday with whom he discussed peace, terrorism and war. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, and H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...