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  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Group in collaboration with the General Electric company, Etisalat and Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA) on Tuesday announced the launch of a joint initiative targeting young entrepreneurs and students in the UAE. The joint initiative, called ‘Intelak’ (taking off), will bring together selected entrepreneurs and students from across the UAE to participate in a travel, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Mental health and ergonomics will be among the key sessions at an Abu Dhabi worker health protection conference this month, as Middle East occupational hygiene professionals obtain fresh insights into a shifting regional dynamic of workplace hazards. The 3rd BOHS Worker Health Protection Conference, co-organised by The Chartered Society for Worker Health Protection (BOHS) ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business After the extraordinary success of its landmark 40th edition, the region’s most popular watch and jewellery show is once again set to cast its magic on jewellery lovers. The 41st MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show will bring global spotlight on the regional jewellery market and its celebrated passion for gold and diamond creations from September ...

  Emirates Business Gulf Navigation Holding PJSC (GulfNav) and Nordic American Tankers (NAT) are pleased to announce that they have signed a new settlement agreement and the long standing debt that GulfNav owed to NAT has now been settled fully and finally pursuant to the terms. The new management of GulfNav have been and are working intensively to clear all ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature has announced that it received 151 entries from 13 Arab Countries by the deadline for its eighth edition. Organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) and sponsored by Etisalat Group, this year’s edition marks the highest rate of participation since the award’s inception in ...

Emirates Business The leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, UAE Exchange announced that it has signed up with the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) as an official sponsor of national football competitions from 2016 till 2020. With this association, UAE Exchange becomes the first and only remittance and foreign exchange house to join the official sponsors’ brandwagon. Speaking ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that the UAE has become a focal point for a cultural movement in the Arab region, thanks to the spread of world-class cultural, artistic and creative centres in the state that provides good environment for talented people. He ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), the official representative organisation for professional business women and entrepreneurs working in Dubai, on Monday hosted over 70 European Union delegates from six countries at Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of a five-day trade mission to explore mutual co-operation, knowledge sharing and business opportunities. The EU ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) for the first time in the Middle East, launched a robot as a rescuer on public beaches for the security and safety of beach-goers in the emirate of Dubai. Alya Al Harmoudi, Director of the Environment Department at DM, said, “The move is also in response to Dubai government directives to keep up with the ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) recently participated in a business event entitled, ‘International Business Forum – Expanding Business Globally’, which was organised by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, BoI, and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, FCCISL, in Colombo. Speaking at the forum, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director ...