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RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Fatima (imaginary name), mother of a 3 year old, is searching for a pre-school for her son. Though, being in Dubai, she has a lot of options, she is still not sure if she should go for the one that is famous for its art classes or the one that prepares children for British curriculum. ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, has released its audited financial results for full year ended December 31, 2015, which follows the release of the company’s detailed trading statement on 1 February 2016. The full financial statements can be viewed on the company’s website: majidalfuttaim.com Alain ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Healthpoint Hospital, a state-of-the-art multi-specialty hospital with the region’s most comprehensive sports medicine and physiotherapy offerings, hosted its first-ever Sports Medicine conference in Abu Dhabi. The conference was held in collaboration with Manchester City Football Club at Yas Viceroy Abu Dhabi, bringing together some of the world’s foremost authorities in sports medicine from the UK, Portugal, Turkey and ...

Ritika Sharma / EMIRATES BUSINESS As the government shows its commitment towards a happy UAE, companies in the Emirates are apparently doing their bit by devising strategies and making huge investments for employees. In one such example, a UAE-based business support services company, Transguard Group and healthcare provider Al Tadawi Medical Centre recently invested AED 1 million to open a ...

WAM Abu Dhabi Airports is marking a decade of innovation in aviation this year as the company celebrates its tenth anniversary. Created in 2006 through an Amiri Decree from the Executive Council of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Airports Company was formed to spearhead the development of the Emirate’s aviation infrastructure, and assumed responsibility for the operation and management of Abu ...

Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Global business travel spending which crossed US$1.25 trillion last year is set to increase by 6.5 percent and remain strong through 2019. Growth is projected to increase 6.9 percent in 2016, 6.0 percent in 2017, 6.4 percent in 2018 and 5.8 percent in 2019, according to GBTA Foundation’s BTI Outlook – Annual Global Report & ...

WM Researchers from the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have developed a novel device that can track and concentrate sunlight onto high-efficient solar cells, without mechanically moving to follow the sun’s path across the sky. This proof-of-concept research is the first step towards the development of a self-tracking concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system. “Traditional CPV systems rotate solar panels to ...

DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum unveiled the official logo of Dubai Expo 2020 at an event held at The Dubai Fountain at the Dubai Mall. The logo launch event was attended by Dubai Crown Prince HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, on Sunday met Frank Mollen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UAE. The meeting was attended by Lucille Merks, Deputy Head of Mission at the Netherlands Embassy, and Tareq Al Marzouqi, Director of Government Communication, Minister of Economy. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation between ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) said that investigations into the cause of the flydubai crash are still examining the collected data related to the crew, aircraft, maintenance, ATC and weather, as well as the aircraft wreckage of the crashed flydubai Boeing 737-800. Saif Mohamed Al Suwaidi, GCAA Director-General said, “Before the data is fully examined, ...