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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of its efforts to place customers at the heart of its business, du has launched a new ‘Happy Home offer that delivers value-added deals and promises great savings. The special offers cater to new and existing customers who subscribe to du’s new Internet, TV and Home phone plans. Benefits include two months ...

  Ajman /Emirates Business Hotels and hotel apartments in Ajman are all set to welcome visitors to the emirate during the Eid Al Adha holiday. Majority of the establishments have reported 80% occupancy but expecting to reach full occupancy this week from last-minute bookings after the announcement that the public sector would enjoy a week-long Eid holiday and three days ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business It’s a great time to give your loved ones something special for Eid Al-Adha from Joyalukkas. The world’s favourite jeweller is giving away FREE GOLD COINS on purchase and an exclusive old gold jewellery exchange offer in time for the festivities. “At Joyalukkas, everything we do is aimed at enhancing customers’ lifestyles. So from ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday toured the 15th Cityscape Global real estate exhibition which began on Tuesday at Dubai World Trade Centre and will conclude on September 8. Some 272 exhibitors from more than 30 countries (68 percent from the ...

  Dubai / WAM The US – UAE Cybersecurity Forum, which Dubai will host on Wednesday, aims to inform about public policy discussions in the UAE, drive bilateral collaboration in cybersecurity and encourage co-operation amongst industry stakeholders, the organisers said. The forum is being organised by the US Chamber of Commerce, The American Business Council in Dubai, Dubai Chamber and Dubai ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of Abu Dhabi Global Market, and the Guernsey Financial Services Commission, Guernsey FSC, today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate on supervisory matters, exchange of information, as well as to foster high regulatory practice in both jurisdictions. Richard Teng, Chief Executive Officer of the FSRA and William Mason, Director-General ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai South and Expo 2020 Dubai are collaborating at this year’s Cityscape Global to showcase the legacy that will be generated by the Expo and how it forms a part of the residential lifestyle opportunities for thousands of individuals within Dubai South in the run up to, and post, the mega-event. The Expo 2020 site in the ...

  Dubai / WAM The Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) recently organised a forum for the machinery and equipment sector, entitled, ‘Energy Engineering Technologies’, which was attended by companies operating in the niche field of energy engineering. The machinery and equipment sector, which occupies over 3.1 million square metres in Jafza, has over 29,000 employees, almost 21 percent of the total workforce ...

  Dubai / WAM The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology on Tuesday announced that it has signed an agreement to be the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of “Innovation Live!”, an initiative aligned with the UAE National Innovation Strategy and Vision 2021. Facilitated by MEED, “Innovation Live!” responds to the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, UAE Minister of Finance, and Chairman of Dubai Municipality, approved the awarding of a AED1 billion contract for the construction of the Mohammed bin Rashid Library, the biggest cultural project in the Arab world. Construction work will commence in September 2016 and be completed by ...