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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Courts has entered into a strategic partnership with Zajel Courier Services for faster, more efficient and accurate postal service delivery of legal documents to its customers. The collaboration ensures one-day delivery period for Dubai Courts’ individuals, government and non-government customers living in Dubai and two days for those residing in other emirates. The ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday offered his condolences to Sheikh Rashid bin Hamdan Al Nahyan on the death of his son Sheikh Hamdan. HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler`s Representative in the ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday met the key Arab social media influencers on the sidelines of the Arab Social Media Influencers Summit (ASMIS) being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre. He was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin ...

  DUBAI / WAM Under the patronage and presence of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA), the authority on Tuesday signed multilateral Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with several major entities under the Dubai Government. This is in line with the inauguration of the ‘Development of Governmental Services’ Innovation Ecosystem’ initiative which ...

  DUBAI / WAM Noor Bank has been named as winner of the ‘Critics’ Choice Best Islamic Retail Banking Brand Award 2016,’ at the World Islamic Retail Banking Conference (WIRBC) Awards 2016, hosted by UK-based Cambridge Analytica. Chirodip Basu Roy, Head of Marketing Operations, Noor Bank, collected the award on behalf of the bank at an impressive gathering, which was ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM ZonesCorp joined the Abu Dhabi Food Security Alliance at the SIAL ME exhibition , as part of ZonesCorp’s efforts to help improve food security and diversify the economy within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. ZonesCorp is planning to support the alliance by encouraging local agriculture and livestock farming with a series of initiatives that will ...

  Dubai / WAM The world is seeing a fast pace of development due to the speed of technological advancement, which has enabled unprecedented interaction between individuals and communities, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said. While honouring the winners of the Arab Social Media Influencers Awards, he ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority – Dubai (RTA) announced guidelines & instructions relating to the Dubai Water Canal Boardwalk, in implementation of RTA’s strategic goals: People Happiness, Safety, and Environmental Sustainability. Nabeel Mohammed Saleh, Director of Roads, said, “One of our priorities is to maintain the safety of visitors of the Dubai Water Canal; one of the ...

  Dubai / WAM Ahmad bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, has briefed Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment,(MOCCE) on the latest projects carried out by Empower in the field of district cooling. During the meeting held at the ministry, Bin Shafar stressed the importance of district cooling as part of fighting climate change, which provides environmentally ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi’s cruise tourism sector is on course for exponential expansion according to Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), the body responsible for the development of the emirate’s cruise tourism sector, delegates heard today at the 2016 Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum being held in the UAE capital. Welcoming delegates to ...