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Dubai / Emirates Business MAG Lifestyle Development (MAG LD), the development arm of MAG Group, announced that it will deliver its ‘MAG 5 Boulevard’ project months earlier than expected as construction works continue to progress ahead of schedule. The first phase of the value housing project in Dubai South was due to be handed over in Q4 2018, but the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday received Angelino Alfano, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs, who is currently on a visit to the country to attend the third round of the UAE-Italy Strategic Dialogue, to be held in Abu ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE doctors have launched ‘Zayed Mobile Clinic’ to provide best diagnostic, therapeutic and prevention services in different emirates to low income people from different nationalities, in accordance with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan in marking 2018 as the ‘Year of Zayed’. The clinic operates in collaboration with the Zayed ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE, with its more than 213 health facilities, has been ranked number one in the number of internationally accredited facilities by the Joint Commission International (JCI), once again highlighting its series of achievements and indices geared towards accomplishing the aspirations of the UAE Vision 2021 in order to strengthen its position on the global competitiveness map ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), is gearing up for the opening of cycle tracks stretching 32 km in Mushrif, Mirdif and Al Khawaneej early next month. The project includes the construction of two bridges for the combined use of cyclists and pedestrians over Al Khawaneej and Academic City Streets. The project cost amounts to AED67 million. ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Ministry of Education revealed on Saturday its plans to launch the first-of-its-kind programme in the region titled ‘Industrial Revolution X’ (IR-X). The programme is designed to equip UAE nationals with the knowledge, skills and hands-on expertise required to keep apace with modern technologies and scientific advancements occurring globally. IR-X will kick off with a ‘Design ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE-US joint military exercise, ‘Native Fury’ 2018 will kick off here on Sunday, with the participation of units of the UAE and US naval units. This is part of a joint exercise plan for the two countries to train in planning and carrying out joint operations. The two-week event aims to exchange expertise, enhance combat ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Catalyst, a startup ‘accelerator’ initiative between Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company (Masdar), and the international oil and gas company (BP), was relaunched at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW 2018), and is now accepting applications from local and international entrepreneurs. Based at Masdar City free zone in Abu Dhabi, the Catalyst is the region’s first sustainability-focused ...

Bloomberg India slashed tax rates on some goods and services just days ahead of the country’s budget, as it continues to rationalise its six-month-old regime to ease the pain for businesses hit by its chaotic roll out. A panel of federal and state finance ministers decided to revise GST rates on 29 goods and 53 services, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley ...

Bloomberg Moody’s Investors Service estimates Jio, the mobile carrier run by India’s richest man, may invest as much as $23 billion on capital spending over three to four years as it expands beyond wireless services. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd.’s parent Reliance Industries Ltd. has already spent more than $31 billion to break into India’s mobile-phone market. The 2016 upstart, known ...