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Sharjah / WAM NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA), welcomed a UK delegation, headed by London’s Lady Mayoress Samantha Bowman on her first official overseas tour, at its headquarters in the Executive Office of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of NAMA. The UK delegation was welcomed by members of the NAMA Executive Committee, including Sheikha Hind bint ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business King’s College Hospital London in the UAE announced the results of a study it commissioned to assess awareness levels of parents in the Emirates around child obesity, with a focus on body mass index (BMI), their children’s eating habits, as well as their perception of puppy fat. The study is part of an effort to better ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business EcoWASTE Exhibition will be held for the fifth successive year in 2018 in Abu Dhabi, with a focus on advancing sustainable waste management and recycling across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As a platform to establish a future-centric agenda and lead dialogue in the industry, EcoWASTE Exhibition will bring together businesses, policymakers, municipalities, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), said that gender balance is imperative for achieving security and peace in the world, noting that the strategies of empowering women in the UAE stem from ...

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, has approved the results of the 2016-2017 Sports Events Ranking System. In the results, four events – DP World Tour Championship, Dubai World Cup, Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon and Dubai Tour ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Saab, a defence technology solutions supplier, has officially established its development and production centre in Abu Dhabi at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), the hub for strategic defence and aerospace manufacturing. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of Saif Mohammed Al Hajri, Board Member of Tawazun Economic Council; Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim Nasir Al-Alawi, Commander ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) launched the electronic Early Warning Scores (EWS) project to assist clinicians in taking evidence-based decisions based on early warning scores for different age and obstetric groups. Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS), Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), and Modified Early Obstetric Warning Score (MEOWS) are evidence-based early warning mechanism ...

Dubai / Emirates Business MAG PD, the property development division of the MAG Group, rebranded itself as MAG Lifestyle Development as part of the evolution of the company’s long-term strategic vision and roadmap for the future. The strategic rebrand focuses MAG Lifestyle Development on building environments that enhance the lifestyles of residents. Talal Al Gaddah, CEO of MAG Lifestyle Development, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that it signed a strategic partnership agreement with Q4 Consultants. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, and Deepak Batra on behalf of Q4 Consultants. Under the terms of the agreement, the Indian company will act as a ‘Real Estate Promotion Trustee’, supporting ...

Bloomberg Crude’s rally fizzled out for a third week, with prices stalled near $57 a barrel as concerns over excess supplies next year temper enthusiasm for OPEC’s extended production curbs. Futures in New York closed just about where they started, with small gains over the past two days merely offsetting losses in previous sessions. While the halt of the Forties ...