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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has declared a public holiday from Sunday, September 11th till Tuesday, September 13, for private sector employees on the occasion of Eid Al Adha. It added that the employees in private firms will enjoy the three-day paid holiday. According to Article No. 74 of the Federal Law No.8 of 1980 ...

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business RAK Properties PJSC, Ras Al Khaimah’s biggest property developer listed on the Abu Dhabi Stock Exchange, has reported increased profits during the first half of this year, with revenues in excess of AED147 million between the months of January to June 2016. The reported half-year figures, announced ahead of the upcoming Cityscape Global ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways Medical Centre welcomed more than 120 medical professionals as well as international medical experts to the annual Aviation Health Conference, under the theme “Ophthalmology and Colour Vision in Aviation,” taking place from September 3 – 4 in Abu Dhabi. The conference is under the patronage of the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Transactions Report, issued by its Real Estate Research and Studies Department, announced that the total amount of real estate transactions recorded in the Emirate in the first eight months of the current year reached a total of AED 158.541 billion, achieved through 38,838 sales, mortgages and other transactions. Commenting on the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) approved Al Raha Beach Promenade, one of the key projects that will play a role in shaping the look and feel of the public promenade in Abu Dhabi’s Al Raha Beach East development, comprising 20 km of waterside pathways. The move is part of an effort to promote a ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) will participate in the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, which will run from October 4-6 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The event is organised by the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, under the directives of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Infrastructure Development on Sunday inaugurated the sloping road that will serve the road users commuting from Sharjah towards Dubai. The road is part of Al Badea project implemented by the ministry with the aim to develop the intersection of Emirates and Maliha roads in the Emirate of Sharjah, at a total cost of about ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dubai Creative Clusters Authority (DCCA) signed a partnership agreement with Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) to provide the best healthcare facilities across its ten free zones. Ahmad bin Byat, Director-General of DCCA, and Dr. Raja Easa Al Gurg, Vice-Chairperson and Group CEO of DHCA, signed the agreement, which is aimed at defining cooperation mechanisms to enable healthcare ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Demand for seamless connection to the Internet of Things will drive wearable shipments to double by 2020, says a new Frost & Sullivan report prepared in collaboration with GITEX Technology Week. Wearables are computing devices that can be worn as clothing or accessories — including smart watches, glasses, bands, cameras, and clothing. By recording, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A GCC-wide survey of 600 multinational companies and locally-owned conglomerates – the largest study of its kind in the Gulf region – has forecasted that salary earnings will increase an average of 4.7% in 2017, demonstrating a more optimistic outlook across the board as GDP growth is also expected to climb in the year ...