DUBAI / Emirates Business The stage is set for the return of the Middle East’s only dedicated trade fair for tools, hardware, materials, and machinery next month in Dubai, as global manufacturers and local suppliers keep all eyes on a regional construction market that’s well on the road to recovery. More than 160 exhibitors are expected to take part in ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / Reuters Italian energy company Eni and state oil giant Abu Dhabi National Oil Co (Adnoc) are expected to sign a deal on Sunday, the Italian government and a source said. A statement from the Italian PM’s office said a signing ceremony was scheduled to take place after premier Paolo Gentiloni meets HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD) has confirmed that it successfully conducted 8,173 real estate valuations worth over AED287 billion, the highest value ever recorded in 2017. According to a report issued by Taqyeem, Dubai’s Real Estate Appraisal Centre, valuations are done for a variety of reasons such as: investor visas, gifted transfer, auction sales, zakat calculations, sale estimates, ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The number of hotel guests staying in Abu Dhabi during January rose 7.4% versus the same month a year ago, building on the success of a record-breaking 2017 when close to a total of five million people stayed in the emirate. In total 437,228 hotel guests stayed in the emirate’s 162 hotels and hotel apartments during ...
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DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the completion of 50 percent of the main tunnelling work on the Route 2020 Project, which extends 3.2 km at a varying depth from 12 to 36 metres, while the completion rate of the construction of ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) on Saturday announced that the integrated free zone technology park has achieved remarkable results in 2017 with a total revenue of AED590.5 million and growth of 11.2% compared to the previous year. Overall ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP), a Middle East-focused venture capital firm that invests in the early and growth stages of innovative companies, to facilitate exchange of information on ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business The 13th edition of Dubai WoodShow takes off at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Monday in the presence of HE Pacome Moubelet Bouyeba, Gabonese Minister of Forest, Vira Khmerova, Vice President of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Wood Processing, Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, along with other key international dignitaries and officials ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), and McDonald’s UAE have announced that they will join forces to promote humanitarian and societal values in support of the ERC’s charitable programmes within the UAE. Under an agreement signed by Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, Secretary-General of ERC, and Rafic Fakih, Managing Director and partner at McDonald’s UAE, ERC donation boxes ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has launched its ‘Rammas’ service on Google’s Artificial Intelligence (AI), platform to answer its customers’ queries. Commenting on the announcement, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of DEWA said, “Our vision is guided by the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime ...
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