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Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution has launched an initiative to encourage female customers to register for ADNOC Wallet accounts. As part of the drive, eight female promoters have been commissioned for the four service stations participating in the pilot phase of the programme from March 22 to April 21. The promoters will work on morning and evening shifts to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) held a meeting with the residents of Al Rawdah and Al Karama areas as part of Al Multaqa initiative, aimed at identifying people’s needs and improving the quality of life and services facilities in both areas. The meeting was attended by scores of executive directors, directors and representatives of government agencies ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority -Land and Maritime, today held a meeting with officials of the ports of six emirates to examine the performance of port operations and the results of an index of port infrastructure. The officials also examined a report issued ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory cable to President Mamnoon Hussain of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, on the occasion of the anniversary of Pakistan Day. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Sanofi, a global healthcare leader, announces the appointment of Jean-Paul Scheuer as Country Chair and General Manager, Rx, for Gulf Countries, effective March 10. He succeeds Ayman Mokhtar, the former Country Chair and General Manager. Sanofi Gulf includes UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, Oman, and Yemen. With around 250 employees working every day to improve health, the ...

Dubai / WAM Drydocks World, the international service provider to the shipping, offshore, oil, gas and energy sectors, has celebrated the yards anniversary with a ceremony to mark 33 years of excellence. Since 1983, the company has evolved to service a multitude of maritime market segments, expanding the customer base and transforming alongside the progress of Dubai into a global ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Hamburg Chamber of Commerce to increase cooperation and promote strategic partnerships to increase trade exchange which was valued at 6.3 billion euros between Hamburg and the UAE in 2015. The MoU was signed during the 5th Dubai Hamburg Business Forum organised in Dubai ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business At a time when a technology-driven revolution is sweeping across most of the industries, the hospitality sector is in no way planning to stay aloof. Waking up to the demands of digital age, hotels across the UAE are opting unconventional technical practices to live upto new-age expectations of their customers. As per industry estimates, UAE ...

Emirates Business The UAE has climbed to become the second most popular destination in the global Muslim travel market, according to the most comprehensive research released on this the sector. The MasterCard-CrescentRating Global Muslim Travel Index (GMTI) 2016, which covers 130 destinations, saw the UAE move up one spot from last year to take the second position behind Malaysia which ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Aiming to support the constantly changing healthcare industry in the region, Roche Diagnostics Middle East inaugurated their new facility in Jafza. The launch of this world-class, fully equipped training centre is in line with company’s commitment to continuous education, and furnishes a strong opportunity to share knowledge. Having already trained over 8000 healthcare professionals and ...