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  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE homes are witnessing a momentous transformation, the most important one being the increased adoption of smart technologies, according to industry experts. Whether it is remotely switching off the lights and air conditioning to save energy, watching over loved ones while at work to make sure they are safe and sound, or checking-in while on ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai-based TURN8 has launched $60 million Venture Capital Fund for technology innovation. TURN8 Innovation Fund I L.P. makes TURN8 one of the largest providers of seed capital in the region catering to the global startup eco system. Kamal Hassan, General Partner, TURN8 said, “This strategic move comes from witnessing a major gap in the market ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, commended the infrastructure projects being implemented by RTA Dubai as part of its 2030 strategy, in line with the Dubai Strategic Comprehensive Plan 2021, to achieve sustainable development. While visiting the RTA’s head-office in Umm Al Ramol ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to President of Bolivia Evo Morales on Independence Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports on Saturday confirmed that all operations and flights at Dubai International Airport have returned to normal after an incident involving Emirates Airline’s flight EK521, arriving from India, occurred at the airport on Wednesday, affecting the air traffic there. In a statement, the airport operator noted that the strategic plan of giving priority to wide-bodied ...

  Dubai / WAM The 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016), organised will showcase the ‘Dubai Green Zone’ project to encourage established and start-up companies, to set up their presence in the emirate and provide them with an ideal business environment to develop and market their green, sustainable technologies. WETEX 2016 is organised in line with directives from ...

  RIO DE JANEIRO / WAM The UAE sports delegation participated in the opening ceremony of the XXXI 2016 Summer Olympics held on Friday at Maracana Stadium in Copacabana area, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UAE Parade was led by the Emirati talented swimmer Nada Al Badwawi who had the honour of hoisting the UAE’s flag at this mega event. The ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the First Vice President of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club, and the First Vice President of Honorary Board, issued a resolution forming a new board of directors of Al Ain Sports and Cultural Club. According to the resolution, the board ...

  MINSK / WAM The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) and the Belarusian State University of Informatics and Radioelectronics (BSUIR) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance co-operation in information technology, and electrical and electronic engineering, and conduct joint scientific research. The three-year agreement provides for the exchange of scientific information, mutual visits of scientists and researchers, organising of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The training centres of the UAE Armed Forces’ General Command have welcomed the national service recruits’ sixth batch that graduated from the secondary school for the academic year 2015-2016. Major-General Pilot Sheikh Ahmad bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the National and Reserve Service Authority, expressed his pride in this group of young Emiratis ...