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ABU DHABI / Reuters Abu Dhabi has invited international firms to express interest in building one of the world’s biggest water desalination plants as the capital of the United Arab Emirates boosts capacity to meet rising demand, a senior official said on Wednesday. The project, estimated to cost between $600 million and $1.2 billion, will have capacity of 200 million ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza), inaugurated Swiss luxury goods group Richemont’s new operations centre, the latest and most advanced facility in Dafza. The Richemont Operations Center is a pioneering project, as for the first time, Dafza has purpose-built a facility based on a client’s specific requirements. The ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Zayed Future Energy Prize has officially set a Guinness World Record title for the ‘Largest Environmental Sustainability Lesson’, it was announced on Wednesday. A total of 282 students from across the UAE took part in the sustainability-themed lesson at the Ritz-Carlton Abu Dhabi, presented by Illac Angelo Diaz, Executive Director of Liter of Light, the ...

Dubai / WAM Following a recent meeting with the UAE Ambassador to India, Dr. Ahmed Al Banna, the PHD – Punjab and Haryana – Chamber of Commerce has decided to create a ‘ginger group’ of influential Indians from all walks of life to act as catalysts in deepening economic relations between India and the UAE. K. V. Rajan, Convener of ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, on Wednesday honoured the winners of the 9th Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Creative Sports Award at a ceremony at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The Award is an entity ...

Dubai / WAM Dar Al Ber Society announced that it built a mosque in Mexico City as part of a mega project to promote tolerance and moderation of Islam. Abdullah Ali bin Zayed Al Falasi, Executive Director of Dar Al Ber, said, “the project is in line with the teachings of Islam based on tolerance, moderation, co-existence and mutual understanding ...

Dubai / WAM IBM on Wednesday announced that it signed a ten-year, approximately $85 million managed services, agreement with Emirates airline. The agreement will enable Emirates to focus its efforts on highly strategic initiatives, while IBM handles the day-to-day management of its IT infrastructure. The new agreement expands upon a services agreement signed in 2016 and will see IBM manage ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one among the BIG 5 jewellery retailers globally, is opening 11 new showrooms across six countries in one single day — on January 12 — including eight in the Gulf region, taking the total number of outlets to 208 spread across nine countries. This is for the first time that an Indian ...

DUBAI / WAM Diversification and the high degree of openness in Dubai along with the positive impact of global trends will boost economic growth in the emirate in 2018 and beyond by 3.5%, according to the Dubai Economic Outlook report released on the sidelines of the UAE Economic Outlook forum, which concluded in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. The report said ...

DUBAI / WAM In a world-first, Dubai Airports and ITP Media Group have joined forces to launch ‘Time Out DXB’, a new media brand with the opportunity to engage with the 90 million passengers that pass through the world’s leading international airport every year. From next month, passengers passing through all terminals at Dubai International will have real-time access to ...