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Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Are you turning to internet for diagnosis to small health problems instead of a certified doctor? You might want to think again. It has been witnessed that this phenomenon of a click, can turn out to be more dangerous than you think. Canadian Specialist Hospitals (CSH), Dubai, recently voiced its concern over the prevailing cyberchondria. ...

RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Dip in oil prices may have affected most of the global industries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region, in one or the other way, but it has made little difference to the UAE’s luxury shopping sector. However the slowdown has rephrased the way customers spend. In a recently-held GCC-centric survey, it has been found that, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has won the coveted 2016 Crystal Cabin Award in the new ‘Cabin Concepts’ category for its Boeing 787 First Class cabin, featuring the airline’s new First Suites, unique to its Dreamliner fleet. The ceremony was held last night in Hamburg, Germany, as part of the annual Aircraft Interiors Expo. The award is the ...

SUNINA RANA / WAM The midsize SUV Ford Explorer has been named the best in the segment at the region’s most prestigious car award function in Abu Dhabi. Thierry Sabbagh, managing director of Ford Middle East, said, “We are enthralled for achieving this milestone. Explorer has already set a benchmark for the segment of Sport Utility Vehicles. We have always ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has been named Best Local Private Bank in the Middle East at the 2016 Private Banker International (PBI) Middle East Awards. The bank was presented with the award at a gala dinner that was held in conjunction with the Private Banking Middle East Conference at the Ritz Carlton ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As a proactive step to enhance the contributions of the business sector to overall development, the Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) recently developed a new and unique model of corporate governance based primarily on spreading the concept of ‘Corporate National Responsibility’ (CNR), a more comprehensive version of the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility’ (CSR) paradigm. The new model ...

SHARJAH/ WAM Investors from Great Britain will have the opportunity to find out about the advantages of doing business in Sharjah thanks to a special business–to-business (B2B) forum being held in London. Organised by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) under the banner ‘Sharjah Day,’ the April 8 event will introduce British investors and businesspersons to prominent opportunities in ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone Authority (SAIF ZONE) concluded a series of seminars that have been organised successfully in a number of Indian cities to promote and highlight the diversified trade and investment opportunities provided by the Authority. The tour was part of the global marketing campaign carried out by the authority to review its investment ...

Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited Dubai Municipality on Tuesday, where he praised the progress of various ongoing projects which are part of His Highness vision for a green and sustainable city by 2021. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by HH ...

Dubai / WAM Dr. Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, met Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman, DP World, during his recent visit to Jebel Ali Port to inspect the Ministry’s Agricultural and Veterinary Quarantine Center. During the meeting, they discussed the ways to foster strategic partnerships between the two parties in order to raise the ...