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  Abu Dhabi / WAM All workers of companies and businesses in the private sector in the UAE will get a paid holiday on December 1-2, to mark the 45th UAE National Day and the Commemoration Day, according to a circular issued on Thursday by the Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation. The circular was issued following orders from President His ...

  DUBAI / WAM Tawam Hospital, part of the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA) healthcare system, is staging the fifth annual Emirates Oncology Conference from November, 17-19 at the Emirates Palace hotel in Abu Dhabi following the success of the event’s previous editions. Tawam Hospital is the UAE’s referral centre for cancer care, and the Tawam Oncology Department is the ...

  MARRAKESH / WAM The UAE participated in the summit of African heads of state and government, being held on the fringe of 22nd Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22) in Morocco. Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment attended the Africa Action Summit on behalf of H.H. Sheikh Mansour ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) showcased the emirate’s finest family attractions, experiences and hotels last week at World Travel Market (WTM). During the exhibition, from November 7 – 10, at London’s Excel Centre the Dubai Tourism delegation, along with over 50 industry partners, used it as a platform to highlight the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business GCC airlines should transform their distribution business models and how they sell to customers, according to a recent study by management consultancy Strategy& (formerly Booz & Company), part of the PwC network. Three trends are reshaping the GCC’s travel sector and threaten to weaken the connection between airlines and their customers: 1) shifting customer behavior ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, announced recently that it has signed a strategic partnership with Fujairah Government Human Resources Department (FHRD). Through this alliance UAE Exchange will offer special benefits with regards to the financial services and solutions provided to employees working in government entities in the Emirate ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions provider, partnered with Sony PlayStation for co-branding its popular multicurrency prepaid card, ‘gocash’. Commenting on the tie-up, Rajesh G K, Chief Product Officer, UAE Exchange, said: “Sony PlayStation is a great brand to engage Millennials. Through this association, the Sony PlayStation customers will experience ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Digital Marketing Summit – Outreach 2016 successfully concluded its second edition on Thursday at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Dubai. The two-day event featured a diverse line up of more than 40 marketing experts, entrepreneurs and influencers from major local and international organizations, such as Twitter, Coca-Cola, DHL, Landmark, Sky News Arabia, Careem, Fetchr, ...

  Reuters Iran aims to ramp up wheat exports to clear a hefty surplus supported by a government self-sufficiency drive, but may continue to import some wheat to meet the quality requirements of local millers, an industry group said. The government has prioritised wheat — a heavily consumed staple in Iran — in domestic grain production in the face of ...

  AFP Fatima was already struggling to find cancer drugs for her father when a devaluation of the Egyptian pound this month caused the imported medicine to disappear altogether. “Before, I could still find it if I searched in several pharmacies. Today I can’t,” said the 34-year old teacher, who asked not to be named in full. A dollar crunch ...