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Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs added an accolade to many accreditations and unprecedented achievements it has by attaining the ISO 10004:2012 customer satisfaction standard. Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, Director of Dubai Customs received the certificate from Tuv Intercert, the international independent certification group. ISO 10004:2012 standard provides guidance in defining and implementing processes to monitor and measure customer satisfaction. Identification of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Post Offices, which fall in the 1st Postal Zone of Emirates Post, continue to attract hordes of customers as it offers over 70 postal and non-postal services. Operating since 1963, the Abu Dhabi Central Post Office is a hub for government services, such as those of Immigration Department and Emirates Identity Authority. The most ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Cityland Group on Tuesday announced a major financing milestone for the $330 million flagship retail project — Cityland Mall — from a consortium of banks consisting of Emirates NBD as the lead bank and Burgan Bank from Kuwait. The loan, which totals $142.74 (AED524mn) million in value, will be utilized for covering the ongoing project cost ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Authority of Qianhai Shenzhen-Hong Kong Modern Service Industry Cooperation Zone (Qianhai Authority) and the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) entered into a new partnership to further develop and promote closer investment and financial innovation opportunities and collaborations for enterprises in Qianhai, Hong Kong and Abu Dhabi. In support ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and Emirates Transport have launched ‘Hafilaty’, an app that enables parents to track their children to and from school, as part of their efforts to enhance safety in school buses. Mohammed Salem Al Dhaheri, Executive Director of the School Operations Sector in ADEC, said that this project is being implemented within ...

Dubai / WAM Twelve new private hospitals will open in Dubai by the year 2020 totalling the number of private hospitals in the emirate to 38, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has announced. The DHA’s Health Regulation Department said that the private medical field in Dubai is going to witness a growth in the next few years leading to 2020. ...

Dubai / WAM In the spirit of #Year_of_Giving initiative of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Geant Hypermarket announced its participation in environment endowment fund by The Mohammed Bin Rashid Global Centre for Endowment Consultancy (MBRGCEC) and the Emirates Wildlife Society in association with WWF (EWS-WWF). The environment endowment fund is a first of its kind endowment, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As the 20th edition of the Dubai Summer Surprises (DSS) kicked off on July 1, Dubai Shopping Malls Group (DSMG) with the support of Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE) has announced their ‘Shop, Win & Drive’ campaign, offering lucky shoppers a chance to drive home in a sleek and sporty luxury Infiniti Q50 car. Dubai ...

STORD / WAM Masdar announced that a milestone has been reached in the development of the world’s first commercial scale floating wind farm, which on completion will be sited off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland. According to a press statement, all five wind turbines, each with a capacity of six megawatts, have been mated onto a floating substructure in Stord, ...

Dubai / WAM Passengers using The Palm Monorail in Dubai can now board and alight at the newly-opened Al Ittihad Park Station for easy access to Palm Jumeirah’s central park, thousands of residences, and the Golden Mile Galleria Mall, master developer Nakheel announced on Monday. Located at the heart of The Palm’s Al Ittihad Park, the station is close to ...