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DUBAI / WAM The Arab-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce (ABCC) lauded the growing economic ties between Brazil and Arab countries after recent statistics — released by the Brazilian Ministry of Industry, Foreign Trade and Services — showed the cou-ntry importing 5.9 million tonnes of fertiliser from January to November this year. The number accounted for 24.4 percent of Brazil’s total global ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Dubai Frame, an award-winning cultural landmark, at Zabeel Park on Tuesday morning. His Highness was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality announced that it will participate in the Global Conservation Coalition on December 31, which will host a New Year celebration in Los Angeles, California to launch its worldwide ocean protection initiative called, ‘Our Big Blue Expedition.’ The Coalition is comprised of several non-profit conservation organisations and several international organisations such as the International Union for ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Industrial Park (DIP), a designated district within Dubai Wholesale City and one of the largest industrial hubs in the emirate, announced on Tuesday that it would implement Wi-Fi connectivity across all its labor accommodation at highly affordable rates. This new initiative will benefit more than 14,000 residents across its labor village, offering them access to ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Government-owned RAK Gas is currently undertaking an offshore seismic survey, it has been announced. The 70-day survey, being carried out by the survey vessel Polarcus Alima, began earlier this month and is due to be completed in February. RAK Gas holds licences for oil and gas exploration over the whole of Ra’s al-Khaimah’s onshore and ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs smart innovations have helped increase number of customs transactions in general and in Port Rashid in particular. Port Rashid has dealt with 606,922 transactions in the first nine months of 2017. Electronic clearance had the lion’s share of these transactions with 438,220 transactions (72%), and insurance registration with 98,236 transactions (16%). The new smart customs ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received the ‘Informatics Medal’, in the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that the Star Rating programme for Customer Happiness Centres reflects the directives of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to achieve a qualitative leap in ...

Dubai / WAM The Federal Authority for Human Resources (FAHR), has briefed an official delegation representing five ministries and government institutions from Saudi Arabia about the UAE’s federal-level human resources (HR), policies, legislation and systems, during its visit to the authority’s headquarters in Dubai. The delegation was received by Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Director-General of the FAHR; Aisha Al Suwaidi, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Business Centre of the Department of Economic Development (DED), launched the ‘Electronic Trading’ licence initiative, in cooperation with the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The initiative aims to reinforce Abu Dhabi government’s trends toward providing smarter electronic services and activate the E-Commerce aspect in the business sector Emirate-wide by taking advantage of internet websites ...