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  DUBAI / Emirates Business A new season of Abu Dhabi Classics presented by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) begins this week with the first visit to the emirate by The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) for a night dedicated to 19th Century German composer Richard Wagner. The concert on Thursday, October 6 at Emirates Palace ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy, and sustainable technologies, on Sunday announced that more than 500 stakeholders from the academia, industry and government will be gathering to network and exchange information at the 22nd Solar Power And Chemical Energy Systems (SolarPACES) Conference, taking place ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Middle East market for security, safety, and fire protection is on track for double digit growth over the next four years, as regional governments and the private sector look for improved technologies to better protect assets, people, businesses, and borders. Led by the Gulf nations of Saudi Arabia and the UAE, regional countries are ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Officials from the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY), the national branch of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY), recently visited the UAE Red Crescent Authority moderated Emirati-Jordanian refugee camp at the Mrajeeb Al Fhood in Jordan. Representatives from Knowledge without Borders (KwB) accompanied the officials, with the delegation’s visit ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business With over a third of the world’s population projected to own a smartphone by next year — an estimated 2.6 billion smartphone users in the world — it is likely that almost all Middle East-based consumers own — or will own — at least one smartphone. So it’s great news that GITEX Shopper 2016, the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Azizi Developments, a leading UAE-based real estate developer with global reach into international markets, completed the official handover to owners of its Dubai-based property development — Azizi Feirouz Residence — a residential G+11 building with 99 one to three-bedroom units located in the new urban development of Al Furjan. Since then, tenants have begun to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, was re-assured on the condition of the students who were injured on Thursday following a traffic accident in Mussafah. Sheikh Mohamed wished the students speedy recovery to return to their schools. Earlier, a ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently signed an agreement with the Emirates Development Bank (EDB) on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Fund to Finance Innovation, aimed at supporting the UAE’s transition to a knowledge- based economy and achieving prosperity and sustainability for the country. Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Under-Secretary of Resources and Budget Sector ...

Fujairah / WAM The Fujairah municipality launched the ‘My Project Licence’ that allows citizens of the municipality to start business activities from home, as per the decision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. The civic body issued 17 licences in record time, said Abdullah Al Hantoubi, deputy-director of the municipality. The licenced activities ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) on Thursday hosted its third panel discussion on “Responsible Consumption and Production of Water”, aimed at spreading awareness amongst its stakeholders to help build their capacities and enable them to take informed decisions. Organised jointly with Arabia CSR Network, the event was held in association with the United Nations Environment Programme, UNEP, ...