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  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of the Interior and Chairman of the Federal Demographic Structure Council (FDSC), on Saturday chaired a meeting of the Council with the directors of emirates municipalities. The meeting was held to follow up progress of work on the Smart Buildability Index, which ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A large number of executives and industry professionals from local, regional and global markets took part in the second edition of Maritime Standard Ship Finance and Trade Conference held here this week. Hosted by Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP), the event aimed to chart a future course for shipping and maritime sectors that would boost the industry ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Foundation, an independent philanthropic organisation set up by the Abu Dhabi government to facilitate public-private funded initiatives to improve the welfare of youth across the UAE, announced on Saturday the launch of the first of its kind ‘Child Safety Week’ across the UAE. Held under the theme of ‘Child Safety First’, the Child Safety week ...

  Dubai / WAM The eagerly-anticipated YouthConnect event, spanning a full day of engaging conversations and dynamic workshops, started on a high note with a joint welcome address by Reem Al HashimI, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director General Bureau Expo 2020 Dubai; and Shamma bint Sohail Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs. Addressing an audience ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) launched its ‘Always Stay Connected’ campaign in a bid to increase customer awareness of how best to leverage its services. As part of the campaign, DEWA provides simple recommendations and steps to follow, so that consumers will continue to receive sustainable and uninterrupted services. These measures include updating personal details via ...

  AL MUKALLA / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday began the distribution of winter clothes, food parcels and tents in Gheil ben Yameen Directorate, Hadramaut Governorate. The gesture was part of the authority’s humanitarian efforts to help the population battle the severe cold and alleviate their suffering. Abdullah Al Musaferi, Representative of the ERC in Hadramaut Governorate, said that ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced its participation in this year’s UAE Innovation Week. The organization’s participation is marked with a number of thought-provoking and innovative showcases taking place at Boulevard at Emirates Towers and Mall of the Emirates from November 20-26 and November 21-26 respectively, under the theme ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The inaugural Innovation Live!, an official anchor event for UAE Innovation Week, held a joint session with Tejar Dubai, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiative to discuss the future of entrepreneurship in the UAE. Aligned with the UAE Vision 2021 aiming to upscale Small and Medium Enterprises’ contribution of 70 percent of non-oil ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In support of the UAE’s drive toward a more innovative future, Honeywell is set to highlight the role of connectivity and technology in supporting national progress at the Innovation Live! summit, the official anchor event for UAE Innovation Week. The event takes place on 21 November, 2016, at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai. Innovation Live! is ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Cloudera, the global provider of the fastest, easiest, and most secure data management and analytics platform built on Apache Hadoop and the latest open source technologies, announced its formal entry to the Middle Eastern market. The data management technology provider made the announcement at its very first Cloudera Sessions in Dubai – held at Sofitel ...