Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, signed an AED11.5 million enabling works contract with Al Nuaimi Group for its upcoming InterContinental Ras Al Khaimah Mina Al Arab Resort. Operated under the InterContinental Hotels Group’s (IHG) luxury brand, the 350 key resort, set to open ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Tasjeel, the UAE’s one-stop-shop for all vehicle testing and registration needs, in cooperation with Sharjah Police expanded its presence to Kalba for the first time as part of its long-term expansion strategy. The new center in Kalba is one of the 12 new sites that the company plans to add over the next four years. ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business In collaboration with the UAE Council of Scientists, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) held two workshops as part of the Nobel Museum 2017, which is taking place in the Children’s City, Dubai Creek Park until March 5. The Foundation is organising the Museum for the third consecutive year, this year’s edition ...
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Madrid / Emirates Business Dr Aisha Bint Butti Bin Bishr, Director General of the Smart Dubai Office, recently showcased Smart Dubai’s experience of transforming the emirate into a completely smart city to a number of future city leaders during the key session on the ‘Fourth Industrial Revolution’ at Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona, Spain. During the presentation, Dr ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM The Federal Electricity and Water Authority (FEWA) has signed an agreement with Mubadala Investment Company, and Siemens, to study the technical and financial viability of building a 2,400 MWA combined cycle power plant (CCPP). Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Chairman of FEWA, attended the signing ceremony between Mohammed Mohammed Saleh, Director-General of ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The value of non-oil foreign merchandise trade through Abu Dhabi ports increased by 0.1 percent from AED 169.0 billion in the year to date (Jan-Dec) 2015 to AED 170.6 billion in the same period of 2016, according to figures released by Statistic Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD). ‘‘This was mainly a result of a 31.7 ...
Read More »DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region announced its position as the UAE’s most valuable banking brand with a USD 3.406 billon brand valuation in The Banker’s annual brand valuation league table. The Bank also secured a spot among the top 100 global banking brands, coming in seventy-fifth worldwide up from ninety-sixth in 2016. ...
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Abu Dhabi /Â WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, honoured the winners of the International Burda Award at its 14th session. The award was organised by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development in the fields of ...
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DUBAI /Â WAM A Wellness Symposium, which will throw the spotlight on the $8.3 billion industry in the Middle East/North Africa (MENA), will be launched at Arabian Travel Market (ATM), which takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre, April 24-27. A partnership between the World Travel Market (WTM) portfolio of events and the Global Wellness Institute (GWI), the symposium ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, marked on Wednesday the launch of “the UAE’s month of reading” through a series of tweets, highlighting the role of reading in making hope. “Today marks the beginning of the UAE’s Month of Reading at our schools, ...
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