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  ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, in partnership with the Zayed Future Energy Prize, hosted students from around the world for a unique sustainable cities learning experience at Masdar City. The students, who are of primary and secondary school age, were in the UAE debating sustainable cities as part of a global essay competition run by the Trust for Sustainable Living. ...

  Dubai /Emirates Business HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, honoured Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) at the 18th Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Distinguished Academic Performance, held at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The ceremony was attended by HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Bee’ah welcomed a high-level delegation from Shurooq, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, to its pioneering waste management centre in Al Saj’ah on Thursday, with Bee’ah representatives showcasing the company’s advanced technology and operational processes. Bee’ah’s Waste Management Centre is currently the region’s largest collection of waste processing and recycling facilities. The Shurooq delegation was ...

  KATMANDU / WAM A UAE Armed Forces military team has arrived in Katmandu, the capital of Nepal, to be the first official military team in the region to climb Mount Everest, the highest mountain in the world at 8,858m. The team consists of 16 climbers, 13 of whom are military members of different ranks and units in the UAE Armed ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Film and TV Production House and market leader, Icon Art Production (IAP) announced a new initiative to support and develop the local film and TV industry by promoting the UAE as a production location for local and International production by offering 30 percentcash rebate on rental & productions spends in UAE. In phase 1, the ...

  Riyadh / WAM In a statement marking his participation at the GCC-US Summit in Saudi capital, Riyadh, on Thursday, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said the UAE policy also backs Arab countries in their efforts to stand against the forces of extremism, violence ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman Free Zone gears up for rapid international expansion in the New Year following the successful addition of their offices in the UAE and India. The extension will greatly contribute in strengthening the presence of the Free Zone as a new gateway in international markets as part of the expansion plans pursued by the Free ...

  Dubai / WAM Deyaar Development (Deyaar) on Thursday announced its preliminary Q1 unreviewed financial results registering AED 51.03 million in net profits, and AED 60.2 million in revenue compared to AED 36.2 million during same period last year. Saeed Al Qatami, CEO of Deyaar, said: “Deyaar’s strategy to continuously grow and diversify its portfolio of developments and services has helped ...

  Dubai / WAM Foreign investors purchased AED 1.8 billion worth of shares on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and sold AED 1.6 billion over the week, DFM said in a press release. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED 142 million, as aggregate buy. Value of shares bought by foreigner investors comprised 46.5 per cent of the total value of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a move towards making the public more aware of the campaign to fight cybercrimes, the National Computer Emergency Response Team of the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) showcased the latest practices, technologies and security procedures to help ensure digital security during its recent participation at this year’s edition of the Gulf Information Security Expo ...