Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, has expanded its presence in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the opening of a new representation office in the country’s capital, Riyadh. Marking its sixth international representation office, the Riyadh opening will ...
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Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman Tourism was awarded with the prestigious GCC Food and Travel award for Rising Star Destination at a gala dinner hosted by Food and Travel magazine at Palazzo Versace Hotel in Dubai, in the presence of a group of dignitaries and senior officials from the tourism and hospitality sector in the UAE. The Ajman Tourism ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business His Excellency Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), earlier this week welcomed His Excellency Nursultan Nazarbayev, the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, as a high level delegation from Kazakhstan visited DIFC for a series of meetings and presentations, in presence of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) on Tuesday announced that the number of its customers has increased to reach 65,000 by the end of 2016. Empower underscored that the number of its clients continues to rise in 2017. According to Empower, the main reason behind this increase is the customers’ growing trust in the district cooling service, ...
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Bloomberg Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co.’s success at converting smart ideas in the laboratory into products used by farmers across the world was nearly their undoing when European Union regulators started poking around their proposed $77 billion merger. The bloc has been pushing to encourage investment in research and development as part of its political agenda, and EU ...
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Bloomberg The United Arab Emirates forecasts that savings generated by switching half its power needs to clean energy by mid century will outstrip the investment costs. The Gulf state plans to invest $150 billion in renewable power by 2050, weening the country from dependency on subsidized natural gas power in stages, Minister of Energy Suhail Al-Mazrouei said at a ...
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Dubai /Â WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the award of two contracts for constructing the 7th Interchange on Sheikh Zayed Road, as well as Al Yalayis and Al Asayel Roads, at a cost of AED 1.2 billion. The two projects will enhance the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE announced on Monday a contribution of AED 197 million (EUR 50 million) to the INTERPOL Foundation for a Safer World to support seven INTERPOL projects designed to combat global crime and terrorism ahead of the first Unity for Security Forum in Abu Dhabi. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin ...
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Abu Dhabi /Â WAM The Inaugural edition of the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) was officially opened on Monday evening in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai. The Summit is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi TV Network, part of Abu Dhabi Media, has won three strategic ‘Digital Studio 2017’ awards at the CABSAT 2017 Dubai exhibition, underscoring the network’s leading role in the regional media industry. The prestigious awards highlight the commendable status and values of Abu Dhabi Media’s television network, which adopts the highest professional standards ...
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