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  Milan / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), headed a delegation from DEWA to Milan, Italy. The trip is encouraging Italian companies to take part in clean and renewable energy projects in the UAE and the Middle East. The delegation included Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A kaleidoscope of culture and ethnicity at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology was on full display as students representing 29 countries presented the distinct elements of each of their diverse cultures on Masdar Institute’s International Day 2016. Dr. Abdullah Al-Hefeiti, Acting Dean of Students and Dean of Library, Masdar Institute, said, “This is ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its ongoing commitment to instill a culture of social responsibility among its community and support Dubai government initiatives, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) successfully completed its blood donation campaign in partnership with Dubai Blood Donation Center. Held within DIFC premises, the campaign drew the participation of 160 professionals from among DIFC’s staff ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is marking the 5th anniversary of the opening of its Al Ain Contact Centre by celebrating the achievements of its 160 Emirati female employees. One third of the centre’s employees are working mothers, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to empowering women, and in particular UAE nationals, by providing ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business DarkMatter, a cyber-security firm headquartered in the UAE, on Thursday announced the opening of its research and development (R&D) centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The facility will focus on the advancement of DarkMatter’s secure communications technologies and will work in concert with the company’s R&D centre in the UAE. DarkMatter has established a built-to-spec ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE Business Solutions, a Dubai-based consultancy firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MAH Pishro Serv LLC, a Tehran-based company, to establish strategic alliance and partnership in Iran. The association comes as part of UAE Business Solution’s regional expansion plans, a significant step towards synergising strengths, gaining domain knowledge and achieving new market ...

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA) the flagship free zone entity of Dubai and the trade and logistics hub for the wider Middle East region, registered an additional 60 Indian companies in 2015 from key sectors, including electronics (20%), steel, construction and building materials (19%), chemicals and petroleum products (17%) and FMCG (6%). With over 800 Indian ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources has declared Thursday, May 5, an official holiday for the public sector to mark the ‘Israa and Miraj’ holiday, work will resume on Sunday, May 8. A circular issued by the authority stated that the decision is in implementation of the provisions of Paragraph 5 of Article 100 ...

  AJMAN / WAM Under the slogan of “Today’s Census Tomorrow’s Development”, the fast counting phase of Ajman Census will commence on April 16, to count houses, buildings, economic establishments and families. Naser Al Dhafri, Head of Media Committee of Ajman Census, appealed to the public to cooperate with the enumerators and facilitate their tasks in order to achieve the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Archives is exploring the possibility of launching Braille versions of its books on the history and heritage of the UAE. Majid Al Muhairi, Executive Director of the National Archives, sought cooperation with the Emirates Association for the Visually Impaired, EAVI, regarding this initiative during a reception for Adel Abdullah Al Zamar, President of ...