Dubai / Emirates Business Frank de Winne, the Belgian astronaut, led a university roadshow in the UAE this week as part of Next Gen Space Initiative and the UAE’s first Belgian Week. The Next Gen initiative, designed to educate and inspire youth on space, is supporting the build-up campaign towards the Global Space Congress, which will be held in ...
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DUBAI / WAM Lower oil prices have created economic pressure in the members of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) by impacting revenues while also creating opportunities, Abdulla Jassem bin Kalban, MD and CEO of Emirates Global Aluminium(EGA), said and noted that “the greatest success story is industrialisation through the GCC aluminium industry.†“Economic ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM In his capacity as Chairman of the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, issued a resolution reconstituting the board of the Tourism Development and Investment Company (TDIC), the emirate’s master developer of major tourism ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, said the 62-km-long Abu Dhabi- Dubai highway would be ready by next year. The project, being executed by Musanada in co-operation with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport, is one of the most important land transport initiatives in the emirate of Abu Dhabi. The road is one of ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The Economic Development Committee (EDC) of Abu Dhabi Executive Council visited the new Midfield Terminal Project (MTP) and Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s ports, and to Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi, Kizad. The two projects are in line with the Abu Dhabi Plan objectives to create an effective ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM Emirati women now make up about 10 percent of the people working at the UAE’s nuclear energy plant Barakah and 20 percent of the employees at the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), Mohamed Al Hammadi, ENEC s Chief Executive Officer, said at the 24th Women in Nuclear (WiN) Annual Global Conference here. According to Al ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East’s digital industry is currently enjoying continuous growth fuelled by increased enthusiasm from consumers who are ready to quickly embrace new digital offerings, thus transforming the region into a potential digital hub. By 2025, the Middle East is estimated to have 160 million potential digital users that will largely contribute to rapid economic ...
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Dubai /WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the UAE University (UAEU) Science and Innovation Park on the university campus in Al Ain. He unveiled the plaque of the UAEU Science and Innovation Park, a-first-of-its-kind research hub and student innovation incubator in ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minster of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai will honour 45 Emirati pioneers and distinguished entities, taking part in the ‘Year of Reading’, at the 3rd edition of UAE Pioneers Award 2016, which will be held on November 28. The Award celebrates the pioneers’ important ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), hosted its second DSO Innovation Festival 2016. The event was hosted at Dubai Silicon Oasis in line with the UAE Innovation Week initiative announced in 2015 by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. The DSO Innovation ...
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