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  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Dubai Future Academy (DFA) launched its first training program – the Future Design Diploma – in its Office of the Future in Dubai, the world’s first 3D-printed office. The program is designed to develop participants’ future forecasting and planning skills, and to render organizations more future-ready. High-ranking executives are set to take part in ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business ZOOM launched an exciting promotion across its stores in Dubai Metro offering 60 lucky customers the chance to win free Dubai Metro rides for a year. Customers who spend AED20 or more at ZOOM Dubai Metro Stores can win a NoL card charged with AED3,100. Promotion started on February 19 and will continue until April ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the BIG 5 jewellery retailers globally announced the details of its latest offering ‘Studs & Drops Festival’ at their outlets in UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, KSA & Singapore showcasing an extensive collection of earrings, giving their customers a unique chance to witness and own earrings from over 20 countries ...

  Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Thursday attended the Second International Forum of Islamic Banking Fiqh (IBF) at Sharjah University’s Khor Fakkan campus. “Since the opening of Sharjah Islamic Centre for the Study of Economics and Finance in Sharjah University, we have strived towards achieving the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Emirates Transport to provide the Ministry with electric-powered vehicles. The MoU comes as part of MoF’s commitment to support sustainable energy resources in line with UAE Vision 2021, which stresses the importance of the government working to ensure the continuity of sustainable development, to preserve ...

  Dubai / WAM Artists participating in the Dubai Canvas 3D Art Festival have started working on their creations at City Walk ahead of the official start of the event that will take place from March 1-7. The public have an invaluable opportunity to watch some of the world’s most accomplished 3D artists, many of them pioneers of new styles and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mashaer Ahmed Al-Dawalab, Sudan’s Minister of Welfare and Social Security, praised the UAE’s humanitarian initiatives in her country and said that the UAE, its wise leadership and its humanitarian organisations are the first to currently and previously support victims of natural disasters in Sudan. She highlighted the role of the Emirates Red Crescent during the last ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) received a delegation from the Swedish firm Ericsson International, to discuss prospects of cooperation in smart services and technological systems of mass transit means among other technological fields. The move is part of RTA’s strategy aimed at engaging the private sector in realising its objectives; which conforms to the Dubai Government ...

  Sharjah / WAM The physics of stars and galaxies, elementary particle physics, materials science, lasers, and nanophysics and nanotechnology were some of the key topics discussed at the Frontiers in Theoretical and Applied Physics conference (FTAPS 2017), at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). Organised by the Department of Physics, in partnership with the Emirates Mars Mission and Mohammed Bin ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The 13th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference, IDEX and fourth Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) concluded on Thursday with a cumulative of 90 deals worth over AED 19.17 billion signed to buy arms and defence systems for the UAE Armed Forces. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...