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  Dubai/ WAM Emirates will continue to comply with entry requirements for travel to and from the United States, as required by US Customs and Border Protection, Emirates Airline has stated. “A very small number of our passengers travelling were affected by the new US immigration entry requirements implemented by the US Customs and Border Protection on January 28. Where applicable, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) the UAE’s largest applied higher education institution, entered into a strategic partnership with the UK’s Higher Education Academy (HEA) in preparation for HEA accreditation to be submitted later this year. The partnership was formally signed by Dr Abdullatif Al Shamsi, HCT Vice Chancellor, and Professor Stephanie Marshall, Chief Executive of ...

  Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) along with strategic partner UAE Banks Federation (UBF) hosted on Sunday the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East in Dubai. Held under the patronage of AbdulAziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman of UBF, the three-day premiere anti-fraud event brought together key ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Today we live in a world where we can complete our most routine, yet often time consuming tasks, be it doing the laundry, booking transportation, scheduling a delivery, or merely ordering food, with the touch of a button. And in a market where there is a distinct appreciation for convenience, this is proving to be ...

  Dubai /Emirates Business Etihad ESCO, the leading energy management services provider established by DEWA, has submitted a tender for the largest rooftop solar PV project in the region. Etihad ESCO will design and install the most comprehensive energy efficiency solutions and rooftop solar PV panels for a total of 640 villas in Hatta. The housing projects are developed under ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The ‘UAE Summit of Marine and Maritime Leaders’ and the ‘Abu Dhabi Maritime Youth Summit for Empowering Emirati Youth Leaders in Maritime Domain’ have successfully concluded in Abu Dhabi. They were held under the patronage of HE Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Chairman of the Federal Transport ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Fajer Emergency Medical Services, the UAE’s first non-hospital training centre for medical professionals accredited by the American Heart Association, signed a MoU with Australia-based Fink Engineering, the global leader in Hyperbaric chambers. This key partnership has been announced at the first participation of Al Fajer EMS at the Arab Health Congress 2017, reputed for ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Space Agency will exhibit a range of cutting edge innovations and state of the art technology at the Global Space Congress – the region’s premier space event, which runs at The St. Regis Saadiyat Island Abu Dhabi on January 31 and February 1. The stand will include a 3D printing station which ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Hatta witnessed a 17.2% increase in the number of businesses during the 2012-2016 period and by the end of 2016 a total of 944 businesses were operating in the city, according to a report compiled by the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai. Trading companies accounted for 76.8% – or 725 – of the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its commitment to support innovation within government financial work, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) will organise, in cooperation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), a seminar on finance technology services (FinTech). This seminar will coincide with the second day of the 5th World Government Summit 2017 held from 12-14 February 2017 in ...