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  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, continued visiting more pavilions of international and domestic companies for the third consecutive day at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) 2017, at Abu Dhabi’s National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). He met several delegations, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Thirty one new arms deals worth over AED4 billion were announced on the third day of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX 2017, bringing the total transactions over the three days to AED15.41 billion. Brigadier-General Rashid Mohammed Al Shamsi, Official Spokesperson of IDEX 2017, announced at a daily press briefing that 19 of the deals ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Caracal International, the Abu Dhabi-based original equipment manufacturer and small arms producer, today unveiled Sultan, a 5.56mm calibre assault rifle, named after Emirati martyr Staff Colonel Sultan Mohammed bin Huwaiden Al Ketbi. “Sultan is the company’s latest light firearm. It is a 100 percent national product. It was designed for various assault missions and is capable ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Milrem, the Estonian defence solutions provider, has joined forces with Raytheon UK, Advanced Electronics Company and IGG Aselsan Integrated Systems to demonstrate advanced robotic warfare capability based on their fully modular hybrid unmanned ground vehicle THeMIS. Together with these prestigious partners, Milrem is exhibiting three different solutions of the world’s first fully modular hybrid unmanned ground ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In 2016, Dubai Trade added ‘LogiGate’ to its portfolio of innovations. It stands as a transportation and warehousing marketplace that enables cargo owners to book competitive haulage and storage services using a smart phone. In building their own systems and programmes, Dubai Trade is ensuring long-term technological investment that can be applied to new markets ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Etihad Museum announced that it has received a vast number of government and diplomatic representatives from all across the UAE, following its opening to the public. As the dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage in the Emirate, and the authority managing the museum’s daily operations, Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) ensured that ...

  Dubai / WAM Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, recently announced the Grand Prize winner of the ‘Liability Balance Builder Campaign’. During the Campaign Period (September to December 2016), each month 10 customers won 22kt gold coins and one customer won a luxury Breitling watch. By the end of the campaign, a total number of 40 customers had ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, announced its partnership Beit Al Kheir Society to launch a food distribution initiative. The distribution will be done via a special food truck to those in need across the UAE, with regular distributions planned on a weekly basis. Awatif Al Harmoodi, General Manager, Operational Quality ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Kicking off its partnership with the 2017 Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Dubai Festival City opened a unique art exhibition within the centre court of its Mall. From February 20 to March 11, visitors can enjoy 400 pieces of art created by children from 55 schools across the UAE for free. The exhibition, supported by ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Monday officially inaugurated Al Hili, the sixth and the latest Baynunah-class corvette built by Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) for the UAE Navy, in a ceremony held at NAVDEX, the naval defence and maritime security ...