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Abu Dhabi / WAM Company buses will not be permitted to ply on the capital’s Baniyas Bridge. The Traffic and Patrols Directorate at Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) announced that the decision will be effective from September 17, as part of the directorate’s strategic priority to ensure safer roads and better traffic management. Colonel Salim Abdullah Al Dhaheri, Director of Traffic Department ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development has announced that the UAE Cultural Index is 75 percent complete. “The UAE Cultural Index, which includes the most influential cultural factors prevailing in UAE society, is one of the most important cultural projects by the Ministry since 2008. This is because it is considered an efficient reference in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), on Saturday announced the annual results achieved by DSOA in H1 of this year. The entity registered a 5.4% increase in revenue over the same period in 2016. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed pointed ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) on Saturday announced that the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show 2018, set to run at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre in October next year, is already registering high uptake from prospective exhibitors and key stakeholders within the marine industry. Humaid Matar Al Dhaheri, Group CEO of ADNEC, said: ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah FDI Forum 2017 – the prestigious investment conference held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah – has announced that more than 30 senior economists from the public and private sectors will participate in the event, which takes place from September ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE has received Malaysia’s recognition of the ‘UAE Halal Products Control System’, national certificates and the national Halal mark, which will facilitate the trade of UAE halal products and ensure acceptance in Malaysian markets, as well as markets that accept Malaysian halal systems certification, which contains 60 markets globally. Abdullah Abdul Qader Al Maeeni, Director-General of ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Middle East’s dedicated trade fair for intralogistics, supply chain management, freight and cargo concluded recently, bringing a successful end to three-days of busy networking and discussions of the latest trends and innovations in the market today. Materials Handling Middle East 2017 featured 126 exhibitors from 21 countries, and welcomed 3,300 visitors from 50 countries at ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi University (ADU) topped the ranks of Quacquarelli Symonds’ (QS) World University Rankings 2018 scoring third place on the International Faculty indicator, thereby surpassing approximately 26,000 universities globally based on the diversity of cultural and ethnic backgrounds of its faculty members. This makes Abu Dhabi University one of the top 2.8% universities in the ...

Dubai / WAM Spending within the UAE’s travel and tourism sector is expected to rise steadily over the next five years and reach over $56 billion in 2022 as new mega-projects come to market, a recent analysis conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry shows. The analysis, based on data from Business Monitor International (BMI) and the World ...

Dubai / WAM More new business opportunities in the GCC recently opened up for Brazilian investors with $32 billion worth of large-scale urban construction projects now being tendered in the region, according to the Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC). The ABCC, which aims to foster economic, cultural, and tourism ties between Arabs and Brazilians, said that the report released by ...