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Dubai / WAM In a bid to provide Dubai residents with international specialised medical care, the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), is hosting visiting doctors who are currently practicing medicine in countries such as the Italy, US, and Germany. Abdulrahman Mohammad Al Owghani, Director of General Foreign Relations and Media Department at DHA, said that this is an ongoing programme and ...

dubai / emirates business National Bonds Corporation, the leading sharia-compliant savings and investment company in the UAE, announced the results of its financial health check for H1 2017 (from January until June). The National Bonds financial health check spans four main categories – monthly saving for married couples, retirement saving for people aged 41 to 55 years old, on time ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) has emphasised that the prestigious status of UAE as the biggest donor of developmental aid in the world reflects the vision of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and represents the culmination of his efforts to establish the country’s commitment ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Jabal Omar Development Company (JODC), the region’s leading real estate development company, on Wednesday announced that Emaar Hospitality Group’s premium luxury hotel brand Address Hotels + Resorts has been selected to manage its flagship hospitality project in the Holy City of Makkah. This also marks the first expansion of Address Hotels + Resorts to the Kingdom ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Charity Association (DCA), announced a project to build a charity complex costing AED1 million, which will carry the name of the late founding father Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in the Jayhoun area of Tajikistan, on the occasion of Zayed Humanitarian Work Day. The project will include the construction and launch of a mosque, ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authorities (TRA), marked Zayed Humanitarian Day by launching a series of charitable initiatives, reflecting the humanitarian values of the founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. The initiatives and activities include all segments of the society, reflecting the clear message that Sheikh Zayed’s legacy is universal and his charitable work always ...

Dubai / WAM Al Jalila Foundation on Wednesday announced that it has received a donation of AED3 million from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), to support its A’awen, patient support, programme. The Al Jalila Foundation programme provides support, treatment and medical care for patients in the UAE who are unable to afford quality treatment. Since its inception in 2013, Al Jalila ...

Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Fund (MBRF), the financial arm of Dubai SME, an agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, and Beehive, the first and only regulated peer-to-peer lending platform in the MENA region, providing innovative online financing solutions for SMEs, have signed an MoU to facilitate SME financing and ...

DUBAI / Reuters Abu Dhabi’s Dana Gas said it would propose restructuring $700 million of outstanding Islamic bonds on Tuesday to a committee of holders of the sukuk, which it said was not sharia-compliant. “The company has recently received legal advice that the sukuk in its present form is not sharia-compliant and is therefore unlawful under United Arab Emirates law,” ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Businesses across the UAE are scrambling to hire new talent for their rapidly changing IT needs, brought about by the consumer shift to mobile, evolving web technologies and increasing cyber threats, according to a study of the UAE’s IT job market just released by GulfTalent, one of the largest online recruitment portals in the Middle East. ...