News

  Abu Dhabi / WAM To encourage a culture of recycling among the public, Bee’ah, the Middle East’s leading and award-winning environmental management company, launched Bee’ah Rewards at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) and Eco Waste. It is the first CSR programme of its kind that will reward the UAE people for their recycling efforts and lucky recyclers will win ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Costa Rica would like to benefit from the expertise of the Emirati companies across critical departments and sectors which are of interest to his country’s economy, Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, has emphasised. The next phase in the relations between Costa Rica and the UAE would witness the strengthening of ...

  Sharjah / WAM As part of its ongoing drive to establish and integrate the latest holistic technology, Sharjah Government is entering a new era of interconnectivity with the adoption of ‘Zajel’ communications. In a detailed presentation of the new service to a number of government representatives, Sharjah Department of eGovernment, DeG, introduced government representatives to the benefits of the new ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) hosted two high-level delegations at its headquarters on Tuesday, which were headed by Horacio Cartes, President of Paraguay, and Luis Guillermo Solis Rivera, President of Costa Rica. The delegations were received by Majid Al Shamsi, First Vice Chairman, and Hamad Buamim, President and CEO of Dubai Chamber. Several board members and ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST), an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy, and sustainable technologies, and the Korea University on Tuesday signed a research collaboration agreement to develop energy-efficient desalination technologies. The research project aims to confirm the viability of large-scale production of desalinated water from a plant fully ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre and general supervisor of all projects of the Centre and its strategic and development plans, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) is launching the first edition of “Project Space” Forum ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Food Security Centre – Abu Dhabi on the promotion of food security in the United Arab Emirates. His Excellency Dr Thani Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, and HE Mohammed Ahmed Al Bawardi, Chairman of Food ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The fourth edition of the Sharjah World Music Festival (SWMF) concluded successfully after engaging and entertaining hundreds of thousands of music fans and cultural enthusiasts over 20 live music concerts. This prestigious nine-day event brought together 24 artists and musical bands from 14 countries, featuring popular Arabic voices as well as international artists representing myriad ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Malabar Gold & Diamonds, one of the world’s largest gold and diamond jewellery retailer, announces a major investment amounting AED335 million (US$91.28 million) in expansion plans of its retail network. The plan will see an addition of 24 stores in three months, from January to March period, taking the number of total outlets to ...

  Bloomberg Jordan’s tourism sector has proved resilient with revenues stable at $4 billion in 2016 year against the previous year despite several militant attacks, the tourism minister said on Monday. Jordan hosted last year 3.8 million foreign visitors who spent in the country at least one night, a rise of 2.6 percent from the previous year, Lina Annab told ...