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  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sheraa (Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center) – a launch pad for aspiring entrepreneurs in the United Arab Emirates – continues to take strong strides in widening the gamut of industries that benefit from start-ups pioneered by the youth. The center has entered into a strategic alliance with Alserkal Cultural Foundation (ACF) in a bid to promote and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, visited the victims of a knife attack that took place in the emirate of Fujairah recently where a mother was stabbed to death, and two of her children and a domestic worker were injured. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Reflecting the UAE’s keenness to enhance its competitive economic edge and maintain an investment-friendly environment, the Government of Abu Dhabi is participating in this year’s edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017) which was launched on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will run until April 4. Held under the theme “International Investment, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed an MoU with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to adopt the e-Dirham system and e-Dirham cards as a means of paying for government services provided by DHA. The signing ceremony took place at DHA headquarters in Dubai. Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Budget Sector at MoF, stressed ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Government’s Department of Finance (DOF) has officially launched the Government Service Prices Portal. Through this launch, the DOF has introduced the public, government entities and private sector companies, to the tariffs and fines approved by the Dubai government. The portal lists 7,962 price lines accredited by 23 government entities in Dubai distributed into six sectors, in ...

  Abu Dhabi /Emirates Business Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on Sunday signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy Company, covering energy and technology collaboration, renewables, and carbon management. Under the terms of the MoU between ADNOC and Saudi Aramco, the two companies will collaborate ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business One of the well-established names in the local jewellery industry, Salem Al Shueibi Jewellery, secured the coveted Platinum Sponsorship of the region’s most awaited spring edition of the biannual MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show. Billed as the largest and most exclusive showcase of gold and diamond jewellery in the region, the 42nd MidEast Watch & ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Peter Baumgartner, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, and Mohammad Al Bulooki, Executive Vice President Commercial, joined Scott Fancher, Boeing Senior Vice President, at the integrated seawater and agriculture system facility within Masdar City to check on the project’s progress this week. The facility is a world first, demonstrating the use of seawater and ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has announced that it will be attending Milan Design Week 2017 – the world-leading design industry event that will take place from April 4-9 and stage a wide range of exhibitions under its umbrella, including the acclaimed Salone Internazionale ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s trade performance has shown steady and sustainable growth over the last five years, with non-oil trade volumes in metric tonnes registering a compound growth rate of 6.1% according to figures from Dubai Customs. Despite a challenging macroeconomic environment which impacted global trade, Dubai’s trade volumes grew a healthy 8.2% in 2016, compared to the previous ...