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Dubai / Emirates Business Following its global milestones achieved in 5G network this year and the live 5G video calls made across various locations in UAE, Etisalat announced the availability of 5G coverage in the world’s tallest and iconic tower Burj Khalifa showcasing readiness of the state-of-the-art 5G network and compatibility with industry leading 5G smartphones. The 5G call is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, announced that over 200,000 patients have sought treatment across its orthopedic facilities. Of these 200,000 patients, over 35,000 have been treated in the first half of 2019 alone. Most orthopedic cases range from victims of traffic accidents and fall, to workplace-related injuries caused due to ...

Dubai / Emirates business in5, a startup incubator founded by Tecom Group, announced a 27-hour ‘Block-chain Challenge’ hackathon, inviting tech enthusiasts to address a practical real-life challenge. Divided into teams, participants will be challenged to build and present functioning prototypes, leveraging blockchain technology. Powered by Oracle, a global leader in innovative technologies, and a key contributor in the regional digital ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development (MOCD) announced that as of the end of 2018, there were 223 associations, non-profit organisations (NGOs) and social Takaful funds managed and supervised by the ministry. The list comprises 185 associations, 17 Takaful funds and 21 NGOs registered in the ministry’s database. According to MOCD, the associations were divided across various ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s International Humanitarian City (IHC) embraced World Humanitarian Day celebrations on Monday, welcoming more than 100 human- itarian workers and partners to spotlight the achievements and attributes women bring to global humanitarian action. Every day, more than half a million humanitarians — 40 percent of which are women — work on the frontline of war and disaster ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A higher committee has been set up in Abu Dhabi to implement the Human Fraternity Document signed by His Holiness Pope Francis of the Catholic Church and His Eminence the Grand Imam of Al Azhar, Dr Ahmed el-Tayyeb, in the UAE capital last February. The committee includes Bishop Miguel Angel Ayuso Guixot, President of the Pontifical ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (Dewa’s) Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) 2019 is an opportunity for green solution suppliers and providers, investors, and decision-makers — from private and public sectors that helps nurture international interest in green innovations — supports a sustainable environment and shift to a green economy. Wetex 2019 offers companies, decision-makers, invest-ors, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third edition of the Aqdar World Summit is set to kick-off this month in the Russian capital Moscow, featuring a high-profile UAE delegation taking part to discuss the global empowerment of communities. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of ...

Bloomberg South Sudan has made a new crude find in the northern oilfields of Adar and plans production by the end of the year, Information Minister Michael Makuei Lueth said. The oil will be linked to the nearby Paloch oilfields that are managed by Dar Petroleum Operating Co., Lueth said on Monday by phone from the capital, Juba. Petroleum Minister ...

Bloomberg Businesses located in some of Manila’s offices, hotels and casinos could lose their investment incentives over the next five years as the Philippines looks to overhaul its corporate taxation. Under a new bill, the government wants to phase out its current set of tax perks, among Southeast Asia’s most generous, and businesses will have to reapply for incentives that ...