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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will send some of their employees on a special expedition to the Amazon Rainforest in Peru in May 2016, as part of its ongoing efforts to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, and raise awareness about environmental issues, especially conserving natural resources and reducing carbon emissions. The ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunication Sector (TRA) announced the implementation of the new price caps for INTRA-GCC roaming services by UAE’s mobile operators resulting from the implementation of TRA Directive No. (4) of 2015 regarding Intra-GCC Mobile Roaming Charges issued by the TRA in September 2015. In average, the International roaming prices for ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Coinciding with the World Social Work Day, Zayed University students and academics gathered to highlight social workers efforts and recognize their invaluable contributions to society in a special ceremony held at Dubai campus. The World Social Work Day, which is observed on March 17, has been celebrated at the United Nations in New York for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi will host, on Wednesday, the press conference to announce the event “This is the Arabian Gulf,” to be launched in Rome on May 27. Abu Dhabi will be the second capital of a Gulf country to announce such an event after Manama. The campaign will underscore the strenuous efforts of the GCC member states ...

Dubai / Emirates Business A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Aqdar – the Khalifa Empowerment Program for Students – and Nissan, representing a partnership that focuses on raising awareness of road safety issues among the youth, particularly the students’ community in the UAE. The MoU was signed by Colonel Expert Dr. Ibrahim Mohammad AlDabal, General Coordinator of ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business FGB, one of the leading banks in the UAE, has received the BS OHSAS 18001 Health & Safety Certification by BSI Middle East and Africa. This makes FGB the first bank in the MENA region to have this title, which recognises its ongoing efforts to ensure occupational health and safety in its business environment. The ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has approved the Kalba public park project at Al Ghail district in Sharjah. The project will include shaded rest houses, BBQ areas, sports facilities and public services utilities. Ali bin Shaeen, Chairman of Sharjah Public Works Department, told the Sharjah Radio that ...

ABU DHABI / WAM An advanced light-emitting diode (LED) technology will replace the conventional incandescent light sources in the 710 kilometre-long federal road network as part of the Ministry of Infrastructure Development’s strategic plan to deliver the UAE Vision 2021 and advance the UAE’s ranking in global competitiveness indices, a source at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development has revealed. LEDs ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In the presence of HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), and Chairman of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES), DEWA organized, in collaboration with Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (DCCE) and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), a ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Emirates most popular entertainment and leisure destination, Yas Island, is now transforming its growth by developing the most luxurious residential destination. This would act as a key component of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council’s (UPC) Plan Capital 2030. The global and local economic transformations taking place in the present time, the capital’s real estate ...