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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum International Photography Award (HIPA) announced winners for the January edition of the monthly Instagram Photo contest, ‘Teaching’. HIPA received submissions under the hashtag #HIPAContest_Teaching, through its official Instagram account. The six winners hail from Indonesia, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Winners will receive their respective ‘HIPA ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Pavilion at the 31st Al Janadriyah, the National Festival for Heritage and Culture Festival in Saudi Arabia, witnessed a huge turnout with festival goers keen to experience its distinguished cultural and historical heritage. The pavilion, supervised by Abu Dhabi Authority for Tourism and Culture (TCA), unveiled artistic performances and other entertainment activities that witnessed ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) world’s largest district cooling services provider, won the 2016 Marketing, PR and Communications Award presented by the Corporate Vision Magazine, a British publication specialising in business and corporate sectors. Empower won the award in Designing and Marketing, the Most Innovative Brand category, for its campaign “Saving Starts At 24C.” The campaign ...

  Ankara / Emirates Business The 9th Ministerial meeting of the Joint Economic Committee between the UAE and Turkey was in the Turkish capital of Ankara. The session was chaired by HE Engineer Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori, Minister of Economy, and Mehmet Simsek, Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey. Also present were Eng. Mohammed Ahmed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai South on Wednesday announced the completion of the first phase of its Aerospace Supply Chain Facility at Aviation City. The new facility is in line with the focus of the Dubai Industrial Strategy, launched last June by Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, which aims to ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Smartworld, UAE’s leading systems integrator and next generation ICT services provider, has signed an investor partnership agreement with Dubai Quality Group (DQG) which will focus on mutual cooperation toward encouraging quality, business excellence, innovation, technology performance, and leadership in innovative technologies. The partnership aims to contribute to the vision of the National Innovative Strategy of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Chairman of the National Media Council, said that the Council was determined to raise the standards of the UAE media to newer heights in cooperation with the various media organisations in the country. This is part of NMC’s efforts to disseminate the UAE’s messages across the world, and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, announced on Wednesday that as part of its commitment to enhance customer experience and convenience, the City Centre Mirdif Carpark will undergo a AED 355 million redevelopment set for completion in early 2018. The expansion will add ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A staggering AED3 billion business activity was generated by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company, ADNEC, in 2016. Its key venues include Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre, AACC, and together, the centres hosted more than 1.5 million visitors across 480 local and international events, an increase of 30 percent over 2015. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) announced that the launch of the nanosatellite Nayif-1 will occur between February 14 and 25, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, India, on board a PSLV-C37 rocket. Nayif-1 is expected to be launched on the morning of February 15, if ...