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  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,420,208 passengers compared to 6,250,810 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2.7 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 69,366,094, up 6.8 percent compared to 64,947,684 during ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central welcomed the Turkish Trade Centers to its first award-winning commercial office building. With the goal of facilitating and enhancing trade between Turkey and Dubai, Turkish Trade Centers is one of the key commercial tenants to sign a lease and operate with a free zone licence within One Central, the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Yas Island, the UAE’s premier entertainment destination is set to host thousands of visitors for the eighth annual Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for what is anticipated to be the island’s best Race Weekend to date. Yas Island’s 16 attractions will host a full schedule on and off track entertainment, activities and offers ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) announced a number of unique events to celebrate the 45th National Day of the United Arab Emirates, to be highlighted by a time capsule that will tour a number of important places and dignitaries across the emirate. Starting from November 24, the time capsule was showcased to the audience ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of the UAE’s Innovation Week, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) launched Fikra, a UAE-based competition aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation across the country. Fikra means ‘idea’ in Arabic and the competition aims to encourage students to deliver solutions to some of the major challenges facing the aviation industry in today’s ever-competitive environment. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the 6th Creativity and Innovation Conference as part of DEWA Innovation Week. This takes place in conjunction with the 2nd UAE Innovation Week, which is organised annually in adherence with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Municipality on Thursday honoured the winners of the fifth Innovations from Waste contest, which was organised by the Municipality’s Waste Management Department in co-operation with Dubai Educational Zone and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. The winners were announced at a special ceremony held at the Children’s City in the Creek Park after a special ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) developed an e-application to help government entities identify different sectors of community for added social assistance. The announcement was made during the UAE Innovation Week, which runs from November 20-26, at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Set to be launched in the near future in collaboration with a software ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Rabdan Academy is participating in providing the latest scientific innovations in safety and security, emergency risk management, crisis management while providing lectures and practical training, during the Emirates Week for Innovation 2016, organised by the UAE government. The event includes a demonstration of the security devices and their latest technology with the participation of Ministry ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In celebration of the UAE Innovation Week, the Secretariat of the Supreme Legislation Committee (SLC) held a ‘Reading Day’ recently as part of the national efforts to promote science, innovation and reading and place the UAE as one of the leading capitals in culture, knowledge and innovation. This move is part of a series ...