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  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched an international programme for its staff, in collaboration with ExO-Works. The 10-week programme is the first of its kind in the region, and aims to enhance DEWA’s role in shaping the future of energy and water. The programme supports the vision of the UAE’s wise leadership to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM NIMR Automotive on Wednesday announced that two of its most advanced military vehicle models, designed and manufactured in the UAE, have formally entered into service with the UAE Armed Forces. The N35, a mine-protected multi-purpose fighting vehicle in both 4×4 and 6×6 configurations, and the AJBAN-class Special Operations Vehicle (SOV) were on display at the UAE’s ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The seventh annual SIAL Middle East exhibition, the fastest growing event for the region’s food, drink and hospitality sectors, concluded yesterday at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) with a record number of visitors and deals worth billions of dirhams conclude. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Properties PJSC, Ras Al Khaimah’s largest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, signed a AED 30 million enabling works contract with Al Nuaimi Group for its upcoming Anantara Resort & Spa within the Mina Al Arab development. The contract between Al Nauimi Group and RAK Properties includes piling and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mai Dubai, the Dubai-based bottled drinking water company, commissioned Swisslog to automate its storage and distribution logistics at its new mega expansion project in Dubai in order to reach its 2020 goals. The order value of the project amounts to 21 million US dollars. As Swisslog builds on its strengths in logistics in the food ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business City Centre Sharjah—one of the emirate’s largest shopping destinations, owned and operated by Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa —will offer unparalleled shopping opportunities to residents and visitors in the Emirate, this holiday season. During the festive season, shoppers will have the chance ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 21st edition of the Middle East’s most influential jewellery show has opened its doors, unveiling thousands of unique, breath-taking jewellery pieces, offering visitors a one of a kind shopping opportunity. The show floor displays more than 10,000 glittering designs from across the globe and the four-day jewellery extravaganza will run until December 10 at ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s agribusiness leader Al Dahra Holding and Abu Dhabi Ports on Tuesday launched the Gulf region’s largest and only rice factory of its kind at Khalifa Industrial Zone (Kizad). The AED 140-million facility will produce up to 120,000 metric tonnes of rice per annum with 40 silos, each boasting a 750-tonne capacity. Owned by ...

  CAIRO / WAM A number of issues especially the follow-up on the implementation of the Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) will be discussed at the 42nd meeting of the senior officials of Implementation and Follow-up Committee of the Arab Ministries of Economy and Trade, which began on Tuesday in Cairo. Nizar Faisal Al-Meshaal, Director of Department of Economic ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Leaders, scientists and experts from around the world gathered on Tuesday at one of the biggest international conferences dedicated to quinoa. More than 150 leaders, policymakers, scientists, experts and professionals from over 46 countries came together to discuss and share the latest developments in quinoa research, production and trade around the world, and develop a ...