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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is encouraging families who plan to travel during the summer and Eid break to ensure they take necessary pre-travel vaccinations at least two weeks prior to their journey to ensure the effectiveness of the vaccines. The DHA has two full-fledged Travellers Clinics inside the Nad Al Hammar and Al Barsha ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) launched on Thursday ‘Erteqa’ a new initiative which aims to increase the level of customer services across the UAE’s telecoms sector. The initiative was inaugurated during a press conference held at the Four Seasons Resort Dubai. The initiative which is under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Food and Beverage Business Group, (F&B) operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) launched ‘Wafaa’, meaning ‘giving back to the society’, a food donation initiative which involves packaging and delivering essential food items to the less fortunate in collaboration with the Beit Al Khair Society (BAKS) The launch ceremony was held ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) set up 160 Ramadan Iftar tents in various cities around the country in implementation of its Ramadan Iftar Project. Volunteers from ten ERC branches across the UAE are overseeing the daily distribution of 32,879 Iftar meals in the tents, with a total of 986,370 meals expected to be handed out by the ...

  Dubai / WAM DMCC, the Government authority on trade, enterprise and commodities in Dubai, on Thursday announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Zhongwei Ningxia Municipal People’s Government in China. The purpose of the Memorandum is to explore new collaboration, directives and initiatives to drive bilateral trade between DMCC and Zhongwei as part of the ‘One Belt One ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The General Secretariat of the Executive Council of Dubai organized its second Majlis discussion during the second edition of the Ramadan Majlis. This falls under the umbrella of the Dubai Plan 2021, which aims to strengthen communication channels with various segments of society and encourage their involvement in achieving the objectives of the plan to ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business With smartphone penetrations mounting at startling pace and rapid proliferation of technological devices combined with increasing spendable income of residents, the UAE is vigorously embracing technological creations and moving towards a hyper-connected future. Testimony to the aforesaid statement is the fact that GfK Connected Consumer Index, which studied data of nearly 78 countries, has ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Arabian Center, the most-soughted community mall in the UAE is celebrating yet another successful season of its TreeofLife concept following the positive momentum it has received in the past few years. The TreeofLife is a symbolic representation of change that is bought about in the lives of the underpriveliged. To commemorate the spirit of giving ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business It was a fun-filled morning for the children of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City’s Children’s Cancer Ward as they received a surprise visit from their all-time favourite cartoon character, Shaun the Sheep. The ward was quickly filled with the smiles and laughter of dozens of children as they watched Aardman’s famous animated character perform. A variety ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) activity is the key to fight financial fluctuations and emerge as a successful business model in this region. The real estate and construction sector, particularly in the UAE, has witnessed a sharp surge in the business owing to M&A deals in the last few years. According to the Al Masah ...