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SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah and President of Al Qasimia University (AQU), on Thursday opened the first International Conference for the AQU under the theme, ‘Our Identity in our historic and heritage memory.” The conference is jointly organised by the University of Sharjah in association with Sharjah ...

DUBAI / WAM On April 1, 1986, an Emirates Boeing 727-200 Flight EK800 departed Dubai International Airport touching down in Colombo, Emirates’ fourth global destination. Thirty years later, Emirates has logged 56 million miles, transported thousands of tonnes of cargo and continues to connect Sri Lanka to the world, with 34 flights a week to Dubai, and Singapore. With approximately ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Running out of data? Not to worry because du just raised the bar for consumer postpaid plans – now du’s entire range of consumer postpaid plans come with generous data at no extra cost. There has never been a better time to change to du. du addresses its customer’s growing data consumption by enhancing the data ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) honoured 13 of its customers who won the Best Consumer Award, which DEWA organised for the 12th consecutive year. The move supports DEWA’s efforts to encourage customers to use electricity and water sensibly, and its strategy to reduce energy demand, and protect natural resources and ensure their sustainability. Fardan Al ...

AL AIN / WAM A delegation from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Sharjah visited the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Al Ain. The visit aims to review the work mechanism and to exchange expertise on services procedures in general and the procedures followed by the Information and Follow-up Section in particular. Colonel Khalifa ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Authority (SBA) is participating in the 53rd edition of the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the major literary event, being held from April 4-7 in Italy. The event is hosting more than 1,200 exhibitors from 98 countries, with Germany – home of the world’s first printed book – being celebrated as its ‘Guest of Honour.’ SBA’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Presidential Affairs, announced that it will cover all costs for the renovation project of the permanent headquarters of the Arab Monetary Fund in Abu Dhabi which was established in April 1976. The project will also see the construction of a residence for the Arab Monetary Fund’s Director-General. The announcement ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Smart homes technology is undergoing boom across the UAE, but at the same time it brings along many apprehensions. Industry experts have rung the security alarm and asked for the secure upkeep of personal details of the stakeholders. They advised the consumers to stay more vigilant while sharing private data with cyber companies involved in ...

Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business On the sidelines of Dubai Chamber’s analysis that confirmed UAE retail market size at US$35.4 billion in 2015, retailers across UAE say they will be investing more in business as they expect 2016 to be favourable too. The analysis said that Dubai witnessed sustained annual growth rates of 3.5 percent to 7.5 percent since 2010, ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business HE Mohammed Ahmed Abdullah, CEO of Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB), has been awarded Mediaquest Magazine’s Top 100 CEOs award. The award ceremony was held at the Westin Dubai Mina Seyahi Beach Resort to honour business leaders of publicly listed companies in the GCC, where HE Mohammed Abdullah was honoured. On this occasion, HE Mohammed Abdullah, CEO ...