ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Airports launched its reading campaign, in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, as part of the nationwide “Year of Reading†– by opening a library at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The library is located in the link between Terminals 1 and 3, and will provide passengers with access to a ...
Read More »Sharjah / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the allocation of AED2.5mn worth of books to enrich Sharjah’s public, school and university libraries. The initiative, which will significantly expand the number of titles available to the public, comes in line with 2016 being declared ...
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RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business UAE Facebook users, beware — the next link you follow on your account, might lead you to a malware that will steal your confidential details or corrupt your entire system. Of late, UAE-based IT companies have detected a spam-based campaign, running on the social networking sites, that is spreading malicious browser plugin via social ...
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Emirates Business Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities, waste, and energy management solutions in the GCC, has officially opened its new state-of-the-art Imdaad Manzeli staff accommodation in Jebel Ali that is set to house its 3,000 employees. Manzeli, which is Arabic for ‘My Home,’ demonstrates the company’s continuing efforts to provide its employees with a housing accommodation that ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Aramex, a leading global provider of comprehensive logistics and transportation solutions, has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2016. Aramex’s Net Profits increased 12 percent to AED96.9 million, up from AED86.6 million in Q1 2015. Revenues in the first quarter of 2016 increased to AED1,048 million, up 13 percent compared to AED930 ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Representing milestones in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi’s Waste Master Plan 2040’s development, the situational analysis and the waste characterisation study, were discussed at the Waste Master Plan’s first Steering Committee meeting. The Steering Committee is led by Chairman HE Khalifa Mohamed Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary at the Department of Municipal Affairs. The Committee’s role ...
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Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business UAE-based company, ARTAR Real Estate Development has announced that it has achieved a 15 percent completion rate of Mada Residences. The new upcoming project is situated in Downtown Dubai and this exclusive residential property development is ARTAR’s first project in the UAE. Sulaiman Abdulrahman Al Rashid, CEO of ARTAR Real Estate Development LLC, stated, ...
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DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Saturday inspected the workflow of the final stages of Dubai Parks and Resort project, the largest integrated theme park destination in the Middle East. The project, that cost more than AED10 billion, is spread across 25 million square ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE will be the guest of honour at the Moroccan International Agriculture Fair (SIAM 2016), which will be held in Meknes from April 26 to May 1, under the theme “Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture.†Under the directives of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and ...
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NEW YORK / WAM The UAE joined 175 countries to sign the Paris Climate Agreement during the high-level signing ceremony, convened by the United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, in New York. The ceremony marked the first step in implementing the Paris Agreement, which was adopted in December 2015. Signing on behalf of the UAE government was Dr ...
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