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DEWA organises bidder’s conference for ‘Solar Park’

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised a conference for qualifying international developers who intend to send their proposals for the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to produce 800MW of electricity. The project will be implemented according to the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The conference aims to clarify details of ...

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Dubai police a beacon for education and training: VP

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday inaugurated the new headquarters of the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology of the Dubai Police. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of ...

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Hamdan approves Dubai airports service fees

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has approved Executive Council Resolution No (8) of 2016 pertaining to the collection of fees from passengers using facilities in Dubai Airports. As per the resolution, every passenger leaving the UAE from any of Dubai’s airports, including transit ...

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‘Martyr’s families not to repay housing loans’

DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE) to exempt families of the nation’s martyrs from paying the housing loans they incurred before martyrdom. This includes various kinds of loans such as loans for buying ...

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DFWAC to rehabilitate victims of violence for jobs markets

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) launched its “Cases Empowerment Program” to rehabilitate the victims of violence of women to enter the Jobs market or starting their own small business that guarantees them a steady income to meet subsistence needs and ensures financial independence, which is one of the most important challenges facing this group. ...

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Sky Telecom to expand operations through MENA

Dubai / Emirates Business Sky Telecom, the Dubai-based telecom and digital enabler for ICT service providers and the consumer technology industry, has outlined its expansion plans through the MENA region for 2016. The company, which was launched in Dubai in 2014, is unique in offering the ultimate mix of retail and digital platforms to consumers, providing the most complete and ...

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Abu Dhabi to host Women in Nuclear conference in November

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the patronage of Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, president of the General Women’s Union, chairwoman of Motherhood and Childhood Supreme Council, Abu Dhabi will host the 24th Global Annual Conference of the Women in Nuclear (WiN) organisation in November. According to an announcement of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation ...

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Young Entrepreneur Competition begins

DUBAI / WAM The Young Entrepreneur Competition 2016, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council of Dubai, began on Wednesday at the Dubai Festival City Mall. The competition, organised by Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to ...

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GITEX brings unbeatable deals to UAE

Dubai / WAM Eager to snap up the unbeatable deals on the latest must-have gadgets, thousands of technophiles flocked to GITEX Shopper Spring, the region’s leading and highly anticipated consumer electronics event, on its opening day. Inaugurated by Sami Al Qamzi, Director General, Department of Economic Development in Dubai, in the presence of Helal Saeed Al Marri, Director General, Dubai ...

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DP World generates AED5.3bn cash flow in 2015

Dubai / WAM DP World generated a cash flow of $1.43 billion (AED 5.3 billion) as at December 31, 2015, in spite of the global economic slowdown and world trade slump. The strong cash generation is due to the Group’s ambitious expansion plan and growth of its portfolio of global terminals and business volumes, particularly in Mumbai in India and ...

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