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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) announced its intentions to extend the Nobel Museum until May 4, following directives from His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Foundation. MBRF is organising the Museum for the third consecutive year. This year’s edition bears the theme “The Nobel ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Yousuf Motors LLC, the authorized and exclusive dealers of Yamaha products ranging from motorcycles to boats to personal water crafts, showcased its wide array of waverunners, speed boats, and water vehicles at the 25th Dubai International Boat Show at Dubai International Marine Club in Mina Seyahi. One of the key highlights of the adventure ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced updates to the Desert Tour & Camp regulations first introduced in May 2016. The revisions are intended to further enhance the emirate’s popular desert experiences, elevating the sector’s standards and bolstering Dubai’s reputation as an adventure hub with a distinct and diverse offering. Dubai Tourism ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) held the first meeting of the Government Financial Policy Coordination Council for 2017 in its premises in Dubai. The meeting was headed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of MoF and Chairman of the Government Financial Policy Coordination Council; in the presence of Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Under-Secretary of Resources ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has announced the release of his new book, titled ‘Ta’mulat fi Asa’adah Wl Ejabia’ (Reflections on Happiness and Positivity). Making the announcement, he said, “The book includes lessons, examples and stories based on a different life philosophy: ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED), is all set to take major strides in connecting Dubai trade to new markets across Africa, Central Asia, Europe and South America in 2017 after achieving outstanding success in its market outreach and capability building programmes in 2016. In 2016, Dubai Exports ...

  MADRID / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) and the Spanish Confederation of Employers’ Organisations (CEOE) signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at a high-level meeting at CEOE’s headquarters in the Spanish capital, Madrid. The agreement will see the two partners collaborate on promoting environments that are more conducive and supportive of innovation and disruption, in ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) won four awards at Gulf Sustainability and CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) Awards. This new achievement demonstrates that DEWA is socially-responsible and uses world-class methods to preserve natural resources, to achieve sustainable devel- opment. DEWA got awards in the categories of Best sustainability and Education programme for its Asher initiative, Best ...

  Sharjah / WAM Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, launched its flagship project ‘Sharjah Food Park’, the region’s first and largest city dedicated to food & commercial industries, comprising of warehouses, offices and labour accommodations on a total area of over 11 million square feet. The authority announced that its new world class facility is dedicated to importing, exporting, holding and re-packaging ...

  Ajman / WAM Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Municipality and Planning Department, has launched the eco-friendly electric vehicle to facilitate the work of parking monitors in the Emirate of Ajman, and set a model for entire population to use such vehicles. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Abdul Rahman Mohammed Al Nuaimi, Director – General of ...