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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank was awarded the “Best CSR in Islamic Banking UAE” Award for its Child Safety CSR Campaign by CPI Financial, a leading financial publication in the Middle East. Alex Coelho, CEO of Al Hilal Bank received the award on behalf of the bank from Saleh Al Akrabi, Chairman CPI Financial and CEO DIFC ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Marking the commencement of ‘Year of Zayed’, Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) on Sunday inaugurated the first endowment residential and commercial project in Al Bada’a area of Dubai, funded by an endowment from Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, Chairman of Al Habtoor Group. Proceeds from the project will be allocated to AMAF’s general charity mandate. His ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Emirates Palace appointed Martin Cramer as the hotel’s new General Manager. With a distinguished career in hospitality spanning over 30 years, Cramer brings a wealth of experience to Abu Dhabi’s iconic property. Commenting on his appointment, Cramer said, “Emirates Palace is a jewel among hotels, a symbol of exemplary luxury and hospitality excellence around the ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC), announced that, from June 2, it will become the first airline to connect the UAE and the Turkish city of Izmir with a direct flight. Izmir, which is the third largest city in Turkey, joins Istanbul, Antalya, Bodrum and Trabzon as the ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai-based property developer, Omniyat, appointed Transguard Group, the UAE-based business services provider, to handle facilities management (FM) services across its portfolio of commercial Business Bay properties, including The Opus, which was designed by internationally-renowned architect, the late Dame Zaha Hadid, DBE. Under the terms of the three-year, AED14.5 million contract, mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) maintenance, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports announced the receipt of two ‘Pearl ratings’ from Estidama, for the construction of two of its latest facilities, the District Cooling Plan of the Midfield Terminal (MTB), and the fire station at Sir Bani Yas Island Airport. The objective of the Pearl Building Rating System (PBRS), from Estidama, an initiative from the Department ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Transport – Abu Dhabi (DoT) and the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the study, testing and evaluation of sustainable, electrical and autonomous transport technologies. Khalifa Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Under-Secretary of the Department of Transport, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Masdar’s Chief Executive Officer, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) signed an agreement and several contracts with property development and investment companies. The contracts included constructing, building and operating recreational playgrounds for workers and Musaffah, and an agreement for construction and operation of recreational playgrounds for workers, one sports complex in Musaffah, 4 service ...

DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) met with a high-level delegation from the US Department of Energy. Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence, Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources, and Marwan Bin Haider, Executive Vice President of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that Dubai has been chosen to host the First Arab Land Conference, which will be held between February 26 -28. The conference will address many of the most-challenging land-related issues in Arab countries, including how to manage land to reduce conflicts, and how to maximize the use of land and real ...