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Dubai / Emirates Business As the halal movement gains traction, the global industry sets its sights on India’s growing demand for Shariah-compliant goods, particularly cosmetics. Home to the world’s second-largest Muslim population next to Indonesia, India does have one of the world’s most viable halal markets. The personal care sector alone has registered promising sales numbers in recent years. Of ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Reducing a building’s energy consumption and emissions by furthering technological advanc- ements in design, materials and construction techniques are vital to developing Dubai’s future buildings, according to the Head of Region at Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA). Speaking ahead of his presentation at the Cityscape Global Conference in September, Tariq Khayyat, Head of Region – Middle East ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, inaugurated the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) office in the Emirate of Sharjah. Through these new office locations, the ministry seeks to strengthen its services. The new office, located on Maliha Road in Sharjah, provides a range of services, including the certification of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Community Development has announced that the Dubai Courts’ Volunteer Lawyers Programme for Legal Consultants ‘Shoor’ has joined its UAE Volunteer Platform (Volunteers.ae).The programme is the first of its kind in the region and opens up new volunteer opportunities for lawyers. Shoor was designed by Dubai Courts, along with law firms across the Emirate of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport at the Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has announced an initiative targeting fixed-income groups to meet their needs of residential units. At the same time, it offers an investment opportunity to commercial property developers in city. It enables individual landlords, developers and investors to construct new buildings or convert ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mattar Al Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that public transit means in Dubai comprising Dubai metro, Dubai tram, public buses, marine transit modes (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus) and taxicabs (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) have lifted 275,772,000 riders in the first ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC) and Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, met to discuss means of enhancing co-operation between the two sides. Dr Al Qubaisi and Dr Al-Zeyoudi during the meeting, which was held at the FNC’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, discussed ways ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business With the support of Dubai Exports, the export promotion agency of Dubai Economy, the Future Manufacturing & Trade Summit will be held on November 6-7 at Jumeirah Emirates Tower, Dubai. The two-day summit is in line with the Dubai Industrial Strategy to transform the Emirate into a global platform for knowledge-based, sustainable and innovation-focused businesses. Earlier ...

DUBAI / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) announced that it obtained three certificates from the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO) in business continuity, quality management systems and environmental management systems. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, TRA Director-General, received the certificates during a special meeting with Ahmad AlKhatib, Director-General of the British Standards Institute in the Middle East. The TRA’s ISO certification ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Smart Dubai Office (SDO) has launched a new hi-tech initiative to mark the Year of Giving 2017, issued by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to promote charity. SDO customers who paid for their purchases using the Dubai Now application received a message allowing them to enter whatever sum ...