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  Sharjah / Emirates Business India’s Radiant Group will start an oil distillation plant in Hamriyah Free Zone by the middle of next year. “We have leased 107,639 square feet of land in phase-two of Hamriyah Free Zone and the construction of our factory will start soon”, Vibhor Gupta, Managing Director of Radiant Overseas FZC said after signing the lease ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Royal Academy, Ajman, part of the Lazar group of schools, held a read-a-thon ‘Educators at Heart’ recently. The programme was organised as part of the Reading Nation campaign initiative by Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to mark 2016 as ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Airlin announced that its service between Dubai and Dakar, currently operated by an Airbus A340-300, will be replaced with a Boeing 777-300ER from September 2. The change to the larger Boeing 777-300ER aircraft will offer an enhanced onboard experience for Emirates’ Senegalese customers and those travelling to Dakar from across the airline’s network. The aircraft ...

  DUBAI / WAM Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading banks, announced on Monday that it will begin construction of its new corporate headquarters later this year. The Bank, which has been headquartered out of Deira since it began operations almost 50 years ago, will now be headquartered in Downtown Dubai. Arabian Construction Company (ACC) will construct the new tower, ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) will launch the 2nd TRA Innovation Camp next month aimed at spreading innovation and creativity culture among young students, through a set of activities and targeted events throughout the UAE. The camp, which will receive children from age 6 years to 17, aims to spread the culture of innovation and creativity ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) have announced the completion of the design and building of the communication Nanosatellite, Nayif-1. The satellite has also successfully passed all stages and tests, and is now ready for launch into space aboard SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Rocket. The UAE’s first Nanosatellite ...

  Dubai / WAM The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) will launch the 2nd TRA Innovation Camp next month aimed at spreading innovation and creativity culture among young students, through a set of activities and targeted events throughout the UAE. The camp, which will receive children from age 6 years to 17, aims to spread the culture of innovation and creativity especially ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE government signed an agreement with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to host the next four editions of the Annual Meeting for Shaping the Future. The first of these meetings will be hosted in Dubai on November 13 and 14 , featuring 50 specialized councils and more than 700 experts with the aim of preparing a ...

    Dubai / WAM Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and CEO of global trade enabler DP World, rang the market-opening bell today to celebrate the listing on Nasdaq Dubai of US$1.2 billion dollar Sukuk. The listing by DP World reinforces Dubai’s status as the global leader for Islamic bond listings, with a total nominal value of US$44.56 billion. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Surveys conducted by the newly-recognized Fellows of the Shamsa bint Mohamed Al Nahyan Fellowship in Early Childhood Development (ECD) offer fascinating insights into the challenges working Emirati parents face in childrearing and their desire for help juggling the work-life dynamic. A recognition ceremony took place at which the 10 Fellows showcased their individual projects ...