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  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business There is an urgent need of accessing the best practices and challenges faced by Public Relations industry in the UAE, which according to experts is one of the most important arms of the overall media industry. In order to create the much needed platform, UAE’s prominent PR practitioners plan to come together to discuss ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Startup accelerator TURN8 recently concluded their growth programme for new global tech startups. The event celebrated the startups validating their business models, accelerating their sales and marketing efforts, and raising additional funding. The event was supported by DP World, Forbes Middle East, Dubai Startup Hub and MENA Private Equity Association who are in constant search ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Khalifa University PhD researchers, Dr. Hassan Jishi and Dr. Yarjan Abdul Samad, have been hard at work on their thesis research, which involved the creation and use of complex materials, the applications of which have the potential to benefit the aerospace and healthcare industries in the UAE and beyond. Dr. Hassan Jishi researched new ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Two thirds (66%) of board members in Dubai say their anti-bribery and corruption policies do not work effectively, according to a new international study from Eversheds. Beneath the Surface engaged with 500 board-level executives in large organisations across 12 countries – including 50 in Dubai – to find out how businesses are responding to bribery ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business If you ask fellow Indians — who form majority of UAE’s total expat numbers — about their investment plans, it is more likely that you will get only one answer — property. Real estate investment back home has emerged as the foremost preference among Indian diaspora as the number of NRI-owned (non-resident Indian) properties ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business There is good news for UAE residents who frequently travel to the UK for business as well as leisure purposes. The new version of the UK’s Electronic Visa Waiver scheme (EVW II), which aims at making the system more foolproof to avoid any last-minute glitch, is all set to go live this Monday (May ...

  Dubai / WAM The 13th Annual Middle East Update in Otolaryngology Conference and Exhibition, ME-OTO, organised by Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, is set to open its doors from the May 24-25 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre alongside the first ever World Congress on Cochlear Implants in Emerging Countries. With an expanding spectrum of key Ear, Neck ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a bid to boost national competencies and develop a qualified cadre of Emirati professionals, Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) will appoint 22 qualified UAE nationals to different roles at the Foundation. The move follows AMAF’s successful participation at the just-concluded 16th UAE Career Exhibition (Careers UAE) at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Through ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG), a research and teaching institution specializing in public policy in the Arab World, organized the sixth Policy Council session on ‘Building an Inclusive Society: Supporting Youth Employment and Development in the Innovation Economy. Convening government partners, educators and industry leaders, the session explored ways in which Emirati youth can ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation reinitiated the Midday Break Decree for the 12th consecutive year, preventing any sort of duty under direct sunlight between 12:30 – 15:00 for three months from June 15 to September 16. Saqr bin Ghubash Saeed Ghubash, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, said that the Decree is based on ...