DUBAI / WAM DMCC, the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, signed a strategic membership agreement with Al Khaleej Sugar and Universa Blockchain that sees DMCC trade flow support the development of a new sugar trading platform in the emirate. The platform under development will enable traders to purchase, store, and trade ...
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Mohammed, Saif attend ‘UAE Swat challenge’ 2020 in Dubai
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, on Monday attended the UAE SWAT Challenge 2020. The challenge was organised by the Ministry of Interior, in ...
Read More »Ma’an opens new social innovation space at Yas Mall
ABU DHABI / WAM ‘The Exchange’, a new social innovation space at Yas Mall, by the Authority of Social Contribution (Ma’an), was opened to the public on Monday revealing a packed programme of international speakers, CSR and university workshops as well as family-friendly activities for the community. Dr. Mugheer Al Khalil, Chairman of the Department of Community Development – Abu ...
Read More »Spectacular Expo 2020 Dubai entry portals unveiled
DUBAI / WAM The three Expo Entry Portals that will welcome millions of visitors from around the world to Expo 2020 Dubai have been revealed with just over 250 days to go until the opening. Conceived by Expo 2020 in collaboration with top British architect Asif Khan and his studio, the portals are a futuristic adaptation of the traditional mashrabiya, ...
Read More »Air Arabia posts record AED1b net profit in 2019
SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia announced its financial results for the full year ending 31st December 2019, reflecting a record year of profitability and continued growth. Air Arabia also reported in a press statement a track record net profit of AED1 billion ($272m) for 2019, an increase of 80 percent compared to the net profit registered in 2018 (Excluding the ...
Read More »Dubai Chamber launches 2nd cycle of GBF programme
KIGALI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently participated in the Africa Tech Summit 2020 in Kigali, Rwanda, where the organisation launched the second cycle of its GBF Mentorship Programme, which pairs innovative UAE and African start-ups with mentors who can provide them with valuable expertise, support and guidance. More than 250 participants visited the Dubai Chamber’s ...
Read More »Department of Health, UK hospital to exchange expertise
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has announced its partnership with UK’s Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, GOSH. The agreement positions GOSH as Abu Dhabi’s preferred provider for paediatric overseas care and opens doors for knowledge and expertise exchange while strengthening ties between both parties. The agreement was signed at the Zayed Centre ...
Read More »Mubadala unit holds workshops at Medlab
ABU DHABI / WAM For the fourth year in a row, the National Reference Laboratory (NRL) part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, delivered educational talks and workshops for laboratory professionals at this year’s edition of MEDLAB, which ran from February 3-6 at Dubai World Trade Centre. This is in line with NRL’s commitment to elevate the standards of ...
Read More »Verizon muscles into Europe’s 5G race with UK outpost
Bloomberg A giant of US telecommunications is muscling into Europe’s 5G race. Verizon Communications Inc is opening a 5G tech showroom and production studio in London, its first outside of the US, complicating the push already underway among European counterparts like Deutsche Telekom AG and Vodafone Group Plc to land business customers. The so-called lab showcases services enabled by the ...
Read More »Google heads to EU court in episode one of $9bn trilogy
Bloomberg Google’s decade-long antitrust fight with the European Union is set for more twists and turns this week as the internet giant battles the first in a trilogy of fines that cost the company nearly $9 billion. The EU’s General Court in Luxembourg will host a three-day hearing starting on February 12 as the Alphabet Inc unit seeks to topple ...
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