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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Ministry of Community Development has launched ‘Masarrah’, a community card for Emirati citizens 60 years old and above, which offers them a variety of services and exclusive privileges. Masarrah – meaning ‘happiness’ in Arabic – has been issued in co-operation with several federal and local government entities as well as private sector agencies to ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai-based charity organisation, Dar Al Ber Society (DABS) carried out twelve thousand four hundred charitable, humanitarian and developmental projects in the first nine months of 2016. Among them, 3,629 projects were completed in the first quarter, 4,873 in the second, and 3,502 in the third quarter, benefitting thousands of people, according to a top official. Abdullah Ali ...

  Dubai / WAM Some 235 key decision makers and experts from the UAE and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia were reunited with suppliers from across the globe at the 9th Hotelier Summit-UAE and KSA which opened today to provide a meeting platform for leading hotel owners, operators, developers, architects, interior designers, consultants and service providers in the hospitality industry. “The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Morocco in Abu Dhabi is officially open for public, and is receiving significant interest from UAE residents, expats and visitors, who are flocking the event to see what the Moroccan talent has to offer, in a successful event being held for the second year running. This year’s edition is being held under the supervision ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Holograms, massive videoboards, and state-of-the-art audio and lighting displays will be among the audiovisual innovations set to make Expo 2020 in Dubai the world’s most technologically advanced event. The UAE is one of the fastest-growing professional audiovisual markets in one of the fastest-growing regions of the Middle East. The UAE’s professional audiovisual market is set ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD), announces that it has upgraded to the latest generation Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise communications solutions modernizing the government organization’s telephony and contact center infrastructure. The upgrade modernizes the government agency’s communication infrastructure by centralizing DLD’s telephony services and deploying a comprehensive contact center solution to deliver an enhanced user experience for its staff ...

  Abu Dhabi / emirates business Tadweer (The Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) launched on Tuesday its policies, procedures and systems project at the Grand Millennium Al Wahda, Abu Dhabi. The event was attended by HE Eisa Saif Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Tadweer, departments’ directors and heads, Tadweer employees and media representatives. HE Eisa Saif Al Qubaisi, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and in collaboration with the Arab League Secretary General, the Arab Thought Foundation (ATF) will hold its annual FIKR15 conference in Abu Dhabi. The event will take place at St Regis Saadiyat on December 12 – 14. Coinciding with the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business IMG Worlds, Dubai-based owner and operator of the world’s largest indoor theme park, IMG Worlds of Adventure, announces the launch of its latest project, IMG Worlds of Legends. With nine unique zones spread across over 2 million square feet, IMG Worlds of Legends will feature some of the most exciting and popular brands in the ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Khalifa University and the University of Dubai, calling for stepping up cooperation in the field of robots and drones. The step is part of RTA endeavours to keep pace with the latest technological trends, share expertise with the academic institutions ...