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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Startup Hub, an initiative of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, recently kicked off its Youth Business Voice series with an interactive workshop at Dubai’s Youth Hub entitled “Understanding Legal Aspects of Starting a Business.” The event, hosted at Emirates Towers in cooperation with the Youth Hub, provided young participants with an overview of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), selected Abu Dhabi to host its 33rd Triennial Congress in 2023. The emirate was selected in the face of stiff competition from both Chile and Germany. The Midwifery Society of the Emirates Nursing Association was supported in its bid by key stakeholders, including the Department of Culture and Tourism – ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etisalat on Sunday announced the successful launch of the first 5G Ultra-Mobile broadband experience in the region. A pre-commercial 5G network has been deployed in certain locations within the UAE including Abu Dhabi and Dubai. State-of-the-art 5G services have been demonstrated using an advanced 5G based drone that is equipped with 360 degree virtual reality, VR, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), concluded its Climate Change Research and Learning Programme (CCRLP), in Wadi Wurayah, in Fujairah, in collaboration with the Emirates Wildlife Society – the World Wide Fund for Nature (EWS-WWF), and Fujairah Municipality. Three teams of 22 DEWA employees took part in the programme; part of DEWA’s efforts to raise awareness ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has been ranked the world’s largest donor of official development aid, relative to its national income, according to a data published on Saturday by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The official development aid provided by the UAE in the year 2016 reached AED15.57 billion, making up 1.21 percent of the country’s ...

Sharjah / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), signed a strategic partnership agreement with Gulf Publishing Company (GPC), the world’s largest independent media company devoted exclusively to the global energy industry for more than 100 years with a readership of over 100,000. World Oil, Hydrocarbon Processing, Pipeline & Gas Journal, Petroleum Economist and Gas Processing are the major publications ...

Dubai / WAM Etihad Energy Services Company (Etihad ESCO), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), signed a service agreement with ENOC Group to retrofit ENOC service stations with improved air conditioning and lighting with automation and install solar photovoltaic (PV), systems. The agreement was signed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of Etihad ESCO and MD ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), said that Dubai is not only taking the lead in shaping the future, but its accomplishments in this domain are also enabling it to export its ...

Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has launched the trial run of the first electric hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicle, Toyota Mirai, as part of the Dubai Taxi fleet, in collaboration with Al Futtaim Motors. The hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle has only water emissions. It is noiseless ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), is providing businesses that commenced their registration after the timeframe specified by the authority, with provisional Tax Registration Numbers (TRNs), while completing tax registration requirements including any additional documents, information or amending any errors in their applications if needed. The FTA says it is keen to co-operate with all sectors and ...