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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Veeam® Software, the innovative provider of solutions that deliver Availability for the Always-On Enterprise™, has reiterated its commitment to helping Middle East enterprises meet the requirements for round-the-clock availability by announcing its participation at GITEX Technology Week, which will be held between 16-20 October, 2016 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The company will be ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business This Hajj season, du customers have more reasons to smile with two great GCC roaming packages. Valid in KSA, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain, customers benefit from 2 GB of data with a three day validity for AED100, or 4 GB data with 7 days validity for AED 200. “Hajj is a special, spiritual time ...

  Emirates Business The Galleria on Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi’s luxury shopping and dining destination, unveils family friendly activities for shoppers over Eid Al Adha. All activities have been created to celebrate the joyous holiday, and can be enjoyed by everyone visiting The Galleria this holiday season. A live henna station will host residents of Abu Dhabi, creating traditional ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI), will co-ordinate over 100 bilateral meetings between the European Union (EU) and Dubai businessmen on the sidelines of the EU delegation’s visit to the emirate on September 6. The EU business delegation is led by Peter Bishop, Deputy Chief of London Chamber, and includes over 51 business leaders ...

  TOKYO/ WAM Data released by Tokyo’s Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, ANRE, has shown that Japan imported 25.47mn barrels of crude oil from the UAE in July. This accounted for 26.1% of Japan’s total crude imports, the agency, which is part of Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said. Saudi Arabia provided 32.89 million barrels, or 33.7% ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Wednesday a telephone call from US Secretary of State John Kerry. During the phone call, they discussed friendship and co-operation between the UAE and the United States, and ways to enhance ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Azizi Developments, a leading UAE-based real estate developer with global reach into international markets, completed the official handover to owners of its Dubai-based property development – Azizi Yasamine Residence, in Al Furjan. Azizi Yasamine Residence is a 12-storey property that boasts a mix of one to three-bedroom apartments.

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE has maintained its 12th global ranking in the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) index, one of the key indicators included in the 2016 Global Innovation Index (GII) revealed earlier this week. The country topped the Arab nations and placed 41st worldwide in overall performance. The TRA undertakes the responsibility to provide the best technologies for ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS HE Sami Al Qamzi, Director General of the Dubai Department of Economic Development and Anan Fakhreddin, CEO of Damas, opened the Damas state-of-the-art production facility in Dubai on Wednesday. The factory opening represents a quantum leap in line with the company’s growth and market expansion strategy.

  DUBAI / WAM Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) launched a business centre at Jafza One, offering state-of-the-art office space to companies at competitive prices. Ibrahim Mohammed Aljanahi, Deputy CEO and Chief Commercial Officer of Jafza, inaugurated the business centre in the presence of Kory Thompson, Country Manager UAE, Oman and Kuwait. The centre, which is managed by Regus, a ...