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  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai has signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Khalifa University and the University of Dubai, calling for stepping up cooperation in the field of robots and drones. The step is part of RTA endeavours to keep pace with the latest technological trends, share expertise with the academic institutions ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Ways of strengthening relations between the UAE and China were discussed on Sunday by Pilot Staff-Brigadier Sheikh Ahmed bin Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the UAE National and Reserve Service Authority, and Ni Jian, Ambassador of China to the UAE. A number of topics of common concern were also discussed by the duo ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium has received four awards at the 2016 Quality Group Continual Improvement and Innovation Symposium, cementing its reputation as an innovative UAE industrial champion. EGA swept the ‘Kaizen’ category, named after the Japanese practice of continual improvement in business, winning gold, silver and bronze awards for its unique process innovations and contributions to the ...

  Dubai / WAM The Real Estate Regulatory Agency, the regulatory arm of Dubai Land Department, affirmed that a Real Estate Marketing Agreement is mandatory between owners and real estate brokers which will result in the issuance of permits through its e-service system. There must be a written agreement in which property owners authorise real estate brokers to carry out ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM More than 300 exhibitors from around the globe are expected to participate in the 4th International Franchise Conference and Exhibition 2016, to be held on December 14, in Abu Dhabi, organisers said on Sunday. The two-day event seeks to enhance the contribution of the private sector to economic growth and diversification in the UAE and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s history, folklore, customs and cuisine is on display at the Sheikh Zayed Heritage Festival 2016. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, took a tour on Sunday of the festival, being staged in Abu Dhabi. The theme of the festival is “The UAE as ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdul-Aziz Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, along with Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President of Yemen Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi on Sunday visited Wahat Al Karama (Oasis of Dignity) memorial, to honour UAE’s martyrs and their sacrifices to defend the country and its achievements, in Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoun bin Mohammad Al Nahyan, Director of the Martyrs’ Families’ Affairs Office at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, Ali ...

  Dubai / WAM The Knowledge Summit 2016 will kick off tomorrow in Dubai, under the patronage of Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The two-day summit themed ‘Knowledge – Present and Future’, is being organised under the directives of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 161 youth participated in Lockheed Martin’s National Day Weekend Community Robotics Challenge, held on December, 1-3 at Lockheed Martin’s Center for Innovation & Security Solutions based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Three teams were awarded for designing, building, and programming a robot to clear as much debris from the competition field within ...