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ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat announced its partnership with Indra to enhance and widen its digital solutions portfolio in multiple sectors, allowing both parties to share best practices and training, industry expertise, explore business opportunities, and strengthen their position in the markets they operate. Indra, offers a comprehensive range of proprietary solutions and specialises in the development of end-to-end technology ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The hospitality market in Abu Dhabi registered a 5% increase in occupancy levels in the first quarter of 2018, according to JLL’s Q1 2018 Real Estate Market Overview Report. According to the Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority, the number of guests staying at hotels in the emirate earlier this year rose by 15% (compared ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC), has disclosed that its total membership has increased by 15.7 percent during the Q1 of 2018. The increase in membership brings the total number of DBWC members up to 684, which reflects the council’s important role in supporting business women and enhancing their competitiveness in the country’s labour market. The DBWC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM | Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, on Tuesday launched the 12th Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2018 exhibition, which is ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, stated that Dubai’s relentless efforts to keep pace with the future needs are marked by accelerating improvements of roads and transport means in the emirate. He announced plans for protecting the environment, raising traffic safety level, ...

BUCHAREST / WAM The UAE-Romania Joint Committee on Tuesday held its first ministerial meeting in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. The meeting was chaired by Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, and by Teodor Melescanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. The meeting featured the presence of several high officials from the Government of Romania including Danut ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, will witness the launch of the 10th edition of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2018), on Wednesday. Held under the patronage of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The automotive and spare parts companies operating in DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) recorded business worth AED 39.5 billion in 2017. DP World, UAE region held a forum for automotive companies to celebrate the close ties with the industry and to highlight the sector’s position as a cornerstone of business growth in Jafza. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM With four thousand of its citizens now living in the UAE, Denmark this year marks the 40th anniversary of the setting up of its embassy in Abu Dhabi, the country’s ambassador, Merete Juhl, said. Addressing guests at a reception to mark Denmark Day, celebrated on the occasion of the birthday of the country’s monarch, Queen Margrethe ...

Dubai / WAM The Middle East Pharma Cold Chain Congress launched on Tuesday in Dubai with the participation of a group of local specialists and more than 100 regional and international experts. The Ministry of Health and Prevention is supporting the two-day event. The event aims to bring together industry stakeholders to discuss ongoing and future challenges in the sector ...