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  Dubai / Emirates Business Credit card holders in Dubai and Northern Emirates will soon be able to settle their card payments in over 150 petrol and Zoom outlets, making it easier to pay their bills at any time of the day. The new service is initiated by Wall Street Exchange and the retail divison of Emirates National Oil Company ...

  Dubai / WAM The 16th edition of the Dubai Derma Conference and Exhibition concluded on Thursday after three days of tremendous success with a consensus from all its visitors, participants, and speakers that Dubai Derma has surpassed all expectations and witnessed a great success. The event succeeded to attract over its 3 days 12,500 visitors and participants. Dr Abdul ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE maintained, for the third time in a row, its ranking as one of the 10 largest donor states in the Official Development Aid (ODA) in 2015, according to official data collected by the OECD’s Development Assistance Committee (DAC). According to DAC’s data, the UAE posted the highest ODA to Gross National Income (GNI) ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), visited DEWA’s projects in support and preparation for the World Expo 2020. The move follows the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His High Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to host the best World ...

  Milan / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), headed a delegation from DEWA to Milan, Italy. The trip is encouraging Italian companies to take part in clean and renewable energy projects in the UAE and the Middle East. The delegation included Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Strategy & Business Development ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A kaleidoscope of culture and ethnicity at Masdar Institute of Science and Technology was on full display as students representing 29 countries presented the distinct elements of each of their diverse cultures on Masdar Institute’s International Day 2016. Dr. Abdullah Al-Hefeiti, Acting Dean of Students and Dean of Library, Masdar Institute, said, “This is ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its ongoing commitment to instill a culture of social responsibility among its community and support Dubai government initiatives, Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) successfully completed its blood donation campaign in partnership with Dubai Blood Donation Center. Held within DIFC premises, the campaign drew the participation of 160 professionals from among DIFC’s staff ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, is marking the 5th anniversary of the opening of its Al Ain Contact Centre by celebrating the achievements of its 160 Emirati female employees. One third of the centre’s employees are working mothers, reinforcing the airline’s commitment to empowering women, and in particular UAE nationals, by providing ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business DarkMatter, a cyber-security firm headquartered in the UAE, on Thursday announced the opening of its research and development (R&D) centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The facility will focus on the advancement of DarkMatter’s secure communications technologies and will work in concert with the company’s R&D centre in the UAE. DarkMatter has established a built-to-spec ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE Business Solutions, a Dubai-based consultancy firm has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with MAH Pishro Serv LLC, a Tehran-based company, to establish strategic alliance and partnership in Iran. The association comes as part of UAE Business Solution’s regional expansion plans, a significant step towards synergising strengths, gaining domain knowledge and achieving new market ...