Dubai /Â WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Monday inaugurated the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). Over 2,800 exhibiting companies and more than 100 new exhibitors will make their debut at ATM this year. During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan tours Emirates’ stand on the first ...
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Tadweer, KSA Municipality discuss ‘waste collection’
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) hosted delegation from Al Khobar Municipality of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at its headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The Deputy General Manager and heads of the Strategy, Public Awareness, Collection and Transportation of Waste, Public Health Pest Control, Projects, and Licenses, Tariffs and Customer Service ...
Read More »SCCI signs pacts to boost innovation
Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) on Monday announced their partnership with a number of organizations to support and help fulfil the three core pillars of the shjSEEN programme: Activate, Incubate, Award. The partners – Sharjah Tatweer Forum, Skyline University College, Formatech, and Startup Central – will offer their expertise in relation to ...
Read More »UAE at Hannover Industrial Fair
Hannover /Â WAM The 2016 Hannover Messe International Industrial Fair in Hannover, Germany kicked off on Monday with a big participation of the United Arab Emirates which was represented by a large pavilion led by Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) in coordination with the Ministry of Economy. The pavilion covers an area of over 900 square meters and ...
Read More »DIFC releases IMF’s 2016 Regional Economic Outlook
Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Monday hosted a conference in collaboration with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to release the IMF’s 2016 economic outlook for the Middle East, the Gulf, and North Africa. Outlining the Fund’s 2016 regional economic outlook for the MENAP region, Dr Masood Ahmed, Director of the IMF’s Middle East and Central Asia ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi to host 2016 Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum
Abu Dhabi / Emiraes Business Abu Dhabi is set to host the world’s leading cruise line executives when they meet in the emirate for the return of the annual Seatrade Middle East Cruise Forum this December. The forum is being organised and managed by Seatrade, planners of cruise industry events worldwide, and brought to the emirate by Abu Dhabi ...
Read More »Dubai to get driverless vehicles by 2030
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched on Monday the Dubai Autonomous Transportation Strategy, which aims to transform 25% of the total transportation in Dubai to autonomous mode by 2030, saving AED 22 billion in annual economic costs. He said, “Dubai is ...
Read More »Martyrs Hall opened in Dubai College
DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Monday honoured the outstanding graduates of the 24th and 25th batches of Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) Dubai Men’s College, in the graduation ceremony. At the Men’s College, Sheikh Mohammed inaugurated the Martyrs Hall to ...
Read More »Ajman Tourism launches new site to lure visitors
AJMAN / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) on Monday unveiled www.ajman.travel, a brand new website designed as a comprehensive, one-stop gateway for travelers looking to explore and discover the emirate of Ajman as business, family and leisure destination. The new destination website was welcomed with great ...
Read More »Emirates Youth Council starts ‘Youth Circles’ across UAE
DUBAI / WAM Shamma bint Sohail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs has announced the launch of ‘Youth Circles’ initiative in the UAE, which will hold its first meeting in Dubai on Wednesday, under the theme, ‘Youth and future skills’, with the participation of a number of youth leaders and university students. ‘Youth Circles’ is one ...
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