Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A mega promotion by Etisalat offers both post-paid and prepaid mobile customers up to 60 percent discount on a wide range of smartphones. Starting April 24, the ‘Etisalat Smartphone Sale’ is a limited time offer on mobile devices across Etisalat’s select Business Centres and key retail outlets in the UAE. Brands available for customers ...
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Expo 2020 Dubai delegation participates in Think Science Fair
Dubai / Emirates Business Expo 2020 Dubai participated in this year’s edition of Think Science, a nation-wide initiative under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The three-day event took place at the Dubai World Trade Centre during April 17-19, and engaged hundreds of UAE youth to develop, design and build science-based innovations that respond ...
Read More »Etihad Airways app to enhance travel experience
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has launched a mobile application for the iPhone that enables guests to organise and manage their journey with even greater ease as the airline continues to adopt innovative technology to reimagine the flying experience. Etihad Airways guests will enjoy 10 percent off flights, and members of ...
Read More »Awqaf and Minors Affairs posts 19% revenue rise
DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has issued its annual report for 2015, recording a 19 percent growth in revenue to hit AED172 million compared with AED144 million in 2014. Over the past year, the Foundation has emerged as a global model for endowment development and nurturing of minors. In 2015, AMAF’s five endowment ...
Read More »Louvre Hotels to announce MENA expansion plans
DUBAI / Emirates Business Cementing its position as a major player in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) hospitality market, Louvre Hotels Group, one of the largest hospitality groups in the world, has announced that it will open 11 new hotels in the region this year, including six hotels in the GCC. The move forms part of an ...
Read More »Virgin Mobile MENA recognised for impressive record
Dubai / Emirates Business The Virgin Mobile Middle East and Africa has been recognised for the most successful MVNO (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) globally at the MVNO World Congress of 2016. Following high competition in the region, Virgin Mobile MEA won top honour of the main award at this year’s ceremony for its unparalleled success breaking into and innovating ...
Read More »Tadweer holds ‘Your Happiness is Our Goal’ initiative
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tadweer (the Center of Waste Management – Abu Dhabi) organised “Your Happiness is Our Goal†initiative at Al Ain Centre for Care and Rehabilitation by its Al Ain Branch, the initiative targeting the disabled people who require special care and attention from all members of the society. This initiative comes as part of a ...
Read More »UAE congratulates Queen Elizabeth on her 90th birthday
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a congratulatory cable to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the occasion of Her Majesty’s 90th birthday. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and ...
Read More »DP World to implement new safety regulation
DUBAI / WAM DP World is prepared for the implementation of the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) regulation which comes into effect on 1st July, 2016. The new regulation mandates that shippers of goods must obtain the Verified Gross Mass (VGM) of laden export containers and communicate it to ocean carriers sufficiently in ...
Read More »Middle East among top global remittance hubs
DUBAI / Emirates Business The Middle East has cemented its place as one of the top outward remittance hubs in the world, with the figure in excess of USD 120 billion for that year. A complementary internal research conducted by Xpress Money, one of the most dependable money transfer brands in the world, indicated that remittances within the Middle ...
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