Bloomberg Instagram’s most beloved cookie dough confectioner is facing a proposed class action alleging the not-baked goods cause food-borne illness. Cookie DÅ, which boasts over 180,000 followers on the social media destination, sells cookie dough made from pasteurized egg product and heat-treated flour. “That means NO chance of food-borne illness or the risk that comes along with eating raw flour ...
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Infrastructure projects worth AED1.2bn okayed
ABU DHABI / WAM The follow-up committee of the initiatives of the UAE President approved the funding of a number of infrastructure and urban development projects across various emirates at a total cost of AED1.2 billion. The effort comes in implementation of the directives of the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the close monitoring by ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Ports begins Fujairah operations
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi celebrated on Saturday the official commencement of operations of Fujairah Terminals in the East coast of the United Arab Emirates. The announcement came following an official event held at Novotel Fujairah, attended by Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Chairman of the Board of Port of Fujairah, Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO ...
Read More »UAE leads dialogue on sustainable industrial development at UNIDO
NEW YORK / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State, opened the high-level ministerial seminar organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), and reviewed the role of the industrial sector in ensuring global economic prosperity through its active contribution to achieving UN’s sustainable development goals. “We live in a time of great challenges ...
Read More »ADFD grants AED40mn for Comoros power grid
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, has allocated an Abu Dhabi government grant worth AED40 million to the Comorian government. The grant will help enhance the efficiency of public utility systems, such as electricity supply, in the Comoros through installing new transformers and generators with a total capacity ...
Read More »Mohammed attends ‘La Perle’ show
Dubai / WAM For more than 90 minutes, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, watched La Perle – the region’s first permanent live performance at a 1,300-seat, state-of-the-art aqua theatre in Al Habtoor City. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Sheikha ...
Read More »UAE government exists to make its people happy
ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, will chair the annual meetings of the UAE government in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. ...
Read More »â€˜A day without service centres’ launched in Dubai
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Saturday approved ‘A Day without Service Centres’ initiative, which aims to encourage customers to turn to smart channels to obtain government services and complete transactions. The Dubai Department of Finance (DoF), launched the initiative and started co-ordinating ...
Read More »DIFC to explore opportunities for emerging markets
Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub for the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region (MEASA), on Saturday announced the preliminary speaker list for its inaugural Global Financial Forum, GFF, which will be held on November 14 under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Ports commences operations at Fujairah Terminals
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi celebrated on Saturday the official commencement of operations of Fujairah Terminals in the East coast of the United Arab Emirates. The announcement came following an official event held at Novotel Fujairah, attended by Sheikh Saleh bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Chairman of the Board of Port of Fujairah, Captain Mohamed Juma Al Shamisi, CEO ...
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