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  Bishkek / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, met President Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, during a visit to Kyrgyzstan where he headed an economic delegation to discuss strengthening bilateral economic relations, and support joint projects to serve the interests of the two friendly countries. During the meeting, which was held in the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched the ‘BE THE 1’ blood donation campaign in partnership with Real Madrid football star Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday. Donating blood helps save millions of lives each year. Blood and blood products are essential not only for emergency medical situations but also for long-term treatments. The aim of the campaign ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A delegation representing Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry is heading to Germany to participate in IMEX Frankfurt 2016, the award-winning trade show that promotes innovation in the Meetings Incentives Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. The show, which runs from April 29-21, is expected to draw thousands of exhibitors and key decision-makers from around the world to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Two Tas’heel service centers received a “4-star” Global Star Ratings, the Human Resources and Emiratisation Ministry announced, the ratings match services delivery of the Federal Government standards. The Global Star Ratings system was launched as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi, announced that the Black Box Cinema project by Emirati filmmaker, Nawaf Al Janahi, will return for the third consecutive year at the 26th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) running from April 27 to May 3 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC. The cinema ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business With the participation of 530 enthusiastic young experts and the submission of 24 exceptional and innovative projects, Zayed University records an impressive participation during the first day of Think Science Fair, which was held on Sunday at the World Trade Center in Dubai. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al ...

  Dubai / WAM With the GCC tripling its production capacity between the 2004-2015 period, petrochemical producers in the region must focus on supply chain efficiencies in order to retain export market share, said the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA), ahead of the Supply Chain Conference in May. Regional chemical output in plastics, fertilisers and other products are chiefly ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As a leading financial institution, Mashreq continues to be recognised for its exceptional banking products and services at the 2016 Banker Middle East Product Awards, winning four awards in two categories: “Best Mobile Banking Service – Snapp”; “Best Premium Credit Card – Solitaire”; “Best Trade Finance Offering – Trade Finance (Business Banking)” and “Best Real ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Trade, the premier cross-border trade facilitator, has revealed substantial growth in the number of companies registered and the value of transactions carried out in 2015. There were 113,354 companies registered with Dubai Trade, with over 19.5 million transactions during the year, 5 percent up on 2014. Dubai Trade’s secured ePayment gateway “Rosoom” recorded 1.1million ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Gharbia Pipe Company, a joint venture between Senaat, one of the largest industrial holding companies in the UAE, and two of Japan’s leading companies in the steel sector; JFE Steel Corporation and Marubeni-Itochu Steel Inc. (MISI), has broken ground in the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad). Al Gharbia will be the UAE’s ...