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  Dubai / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Wednesday announced that Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade in 2016 reached AED1.276 trillion despite the global slowdown. Sheikh Hamdan pointed out that the value of Dubai’s external trade rose 70 percent from AED754 billion in 2009 to AED1.276 trillion in 2016. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Residents of the United Arab Emirates have a resoundingly positive view of the country they live in and of the future, in stark contrast to views from other countries around the world. According to Brunswick Insight’s global research, an overwhelming sense of well-being and security, trust in the capacity of business for doing good, and ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER) achieved LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council for its third cooling plant located in Business Bay in Dubai. The certificate honours Empower’s efforts to preserve the environment, as the company is keen to ensure its projects are up to the international standards and its work goes in line ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM “The cyber attacks sought to deface and block government websites, including denial of service, hacking, deception, fraud, and identity and document theft,” said Eng. Mohammed Al Zarooni, Director of TRA’s Policy and Programs Department, in a statement to Emirates News Agency (WAM). He noted that private companies were the most vulnerable to such attacks, registering 510 ...

  Dubai / WAM As part of the 37th Plantation Week, Dubai Municipality opened on Wednesday Al Mizhar-2 Park in the presence of Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Director-General of Dubai Land Department, Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality and a number of senior officials. Accompanied by Lootah and other Municipality officials, Bin Mejren toured the park, planted a group of ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, officially launched the groundbreaking of the new Meydan One Mall development. During an evening ceremony attended by VIP guests and regional and international retailers, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed led the delegation at the development site and broke ...

  Dubai / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) Dubai, launched ‘e-Trader,’ a first-of-its-kind initiative in the region, which will allow Emiratis and GCC citizens in Dubai to conduct business activities on social networking sites. The initiative is part of enhancing transparency and regulating the practice of offering products and services ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MoI) will launch an awareness campaign next Sunday on the use of drones, under the slogan “You are responsible”, which will continue throughout the year, in co-operation with the Public Civil Aviation Authority in the UAE. Colonel Saeed Al Khaja, Head of the Aerial Support Department in the Public Security Support Department, ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, on Wednesday announced the findings of the Free Zones Outlook Report, developed in collaboration with Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. The report, launched at a joint press conference ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Organizing Committee of the World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi has announced the support of the Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) in the delivery of the 2019 Congress. The agreement appoints Hala Abu Dhabi as the Official Travel & Destination Partner alongside Etihad Airways as the Official Airline for the 2019 World Energy Congress ...