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Dubai / WAM Dr. Ahmed bin Thani Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has discussed with Al-Futtaim Auto Group, investment opportunities, joint co-operation and co-ordination to promote the use of environmentally-friendly vehicles in the state. The move is part of the wise leadership’s vision to enhance co-operation and co-ordination between the public and private sectors in order to protect ...

Dubai / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has announced that an investigation team begun the process of identifying aircraft wreckage recovered from the flydubai accident. A statement released by the GCAA today said that some parts of the wreckage have been identified and that the investigation will continue tomorrow in the hangar focussing primarily on the aircraft flight ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre for Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS), said that weather conditions are expected to be generally fair, with light to moderate winds on Friday. It added in a statement that relative humidity would increase during the night and early morning hours on some coastal and internal areas, with a chance of fog formation. The NCMS ...

Sharjah / WAM Air Arabia has launched its inaugural flight from Sharjah to Sarajevo, capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The delegation on the inaugural flight was led by the Chairman of Air Arabia, Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohamed Al Thani. Flights to Sarajevo, the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, operate thrice weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays, departing ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is collaborating with the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai to officially implement and regulate the terms of use for the Dubai brand logo. The use of the Dubai brand logo across any activity must be approved by Dubai Tourism, through the application of a consent ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) organized a forum to discuss charitable initiatives to mark World Social day 2016. His Excellency Humaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director-General of the Dubai Health Authority said: “In line with the vision of the UAE leadership, to excel in the field of humanitarian work, DHA is keen to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The 11th International Conference of Al Noor opened on Thursday in Abu Dhabi under the distinguished patronage and presence of His Excellency Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development. The conference saw the participation of a large number of healthcare professionals from across the UAE and from abroad. In his ...

Sunaina Rana / EMIRATES BUSINESS The country’s recent cabinet reshuffle — which aims at economic diversification, reducing oil dependence — will boost the national economy, according to Dr Vasiliki Kostami, a renowned academician and management guru. She emphasised a that the reorganisation targets at bringing about an improvement in the service industry in the country. Citing UAE as an investment ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Gauging the gap in the electronic and automated payment solutions market, Dubai-based tech Giant KeyBS is planning to spread its wings into the African market. The company stated that it is keen to extend the reach through franchise programs in other markets and looks forward to significant growth in the near future due to apparent ...

EMIRATES BUSINESS Google has announced the arrival of Umm Al Quwain in Street View, a feature by Google Maps that will allow users to view and navigate 360 degree street-level imagery of major streets across the city. Street View was launched in May 2007 and is already available in more than 3000 cities across 63 countries around the world. Google ...