Abu Dhabi / WAM Three Emirati students are being trained to support the UAE’s goal of unlocking the secrets to Mars, via a United Arab Emirates University (UAEU), project designed to provide greater insight into the Red Planet. The UAE Space Agency plans to send a probe, ‘Al Amal’ or ‘Hope’, to the Earth’s neighbouring planet, with the aim of ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, will lead a line-up of federal and state ministers from India and UAE at the inaugural two-day India-UAE Partnership Summit (IUPS), on October 30-31, at the Armani Hotel, Burj Khalifa, Dubai. Mohammed Sharaf Al Hashemi, Assistant Minister ...
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DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates will operate a special one-off A380 service to Bahrain on December 15, one day ahead of the country’s 46th National Day celebrations. On December 15, the Emirates A380 service will operate as EK 835 and EK 836, departing Dubai at 0055hrs and arriving in Bahrain at 0110hrs. The flight will then depart Bahrain at 0350hrs ...
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports and Expo 2020 Dubai are leading the way in promoting world-class corporate wellness practices in the UAE, as the two government firms scooped top honours at the Daman Corporate Health Awards 2017, organised by MEED. Dubai Airports flew high on awards night winning two trophies. The corporate wellness team at Dubai Airports has been promoting ...
Read More »Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) and RAKBANK, two of Ras Al Khaimah’s largest home-grown entities, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to offer the economic zone’s over 13,000 clients easy access to a wide range of banking services at preferential terms. The signing ceremony was held at RAKEZ headquarters in Ras Al ...
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SHARJAH / WAM Gulftainer, the world’s largest privately owned independent port operator, has won the ‘Corporate Health and Wellness Initiative’ category at the Daman Corporate Health Awards 2017. The company earned recognition for its corporate well-being programme, ‘Positive Pulse’, that seeks to enhance employee engagement by promoting a healthy lifestyle. In line with the efforts of the UAE’s Ministry of ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A new initiative to increase inbound tourism numbers from India to Abu Dhabi has been launched in India, with the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi spearheading a delegation of partners and stakeholders to a new multi-city promotional event in Mumbai and New Delhi. The ‘Abu Dhabi Week in India’ event, which took ...
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DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), witnessed the launch of ‘Dubai CommerCity,’ an AED2.7-billion ($735mn), 2.1-million square feet joint venture between DAFZA and wasl Asset Management Group, in the Umm Ramool area. Dubai CommerCity, the first free zone dedicated to e-commerce in the MENA region, is strategically intended ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business The third edition of the annual UAE-India Economic Forum (UIEF) will be staged in Dubai on November 8 and 9, aimed to explore bilateral economic and commercial relations between the two countries to the next level. The UIEF is supported by the UAE Ministry of Economy and endorsed by UAE International Investors Council, UAE – India ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), launched a package of new expansion projects in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and the northern region, at a total cost of AED359 million. Abdullah Ali Musleh Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the ADWEA Board of Directors, said the projects ...
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