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  AL MUKALLA / WAM Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) on Saturday began the distribution of winter clothes, food parcels and tents in Gheil ben Yameen Directorate, Hadramaut Governorate. The gesture was part of the authority’s humanitarian efforts to help the population battle the severe cold and alleviate their suffering. Abdullah Al Musaferi, Representative of the ERC in Hadramaut Governorate, said that ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, announced its participation in this year’s UAE Innovation Week. The organization’s participation is marked with a number of thought-provoking and innovative showcases taking place at Boulevard at Emirates Towers and Mall of the Emirates from November 20-26 and November 21-26 respectively, under the theme ...

BLLOMBERG Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said he’s optimistic that OPEC members will agree to proposed production cuts at a meeting in Vienna later this month. Zanganeh met the group’s secretary-general, Mohammed Barkindo, in Tehran on Saturday to discuss an accord that seeks to reduce output by as much as 1.3 million barrels a day. He described as “promising” ...

  MADRID / Reuters A Spanish consortium which is building a high-speed rail link between Mecca and Medina has reached a preliminary deal with Saudi Arabia to finalise the works after a series of delays and setbacks, Spain’s public works ministry said. The Al Shoula consortium comprising 12 Spanish companies including OHL and Indra as well as two Saudi firms ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The inaugural Innovation Live!, an official anchor event for UAE Innovation Week, held a joint session with Tejar Dubai, a Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry initiative to discuss the future of entrepreneurship in the UAE. Aligned with the UAE Vision 2021 aiming to upscale Small and Medium Enterprises’ contribution of 70 percent of non-oil ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In support of the UAE’s drive toward a more innovative future, Honeywell is set to highlight the role of connectivity and technology in supporting national progress at the Innovation Live! summit, the official anchor event for UAE Innovation Week. The event takes place on 21 November, 2016, at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai. Innovation Live! is ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Cloudera, the global provider of the fastest, easiest, and most secure data management and analytics platform built on Apache Hadoop and the latest open source technologies, announced its formal entry to the Middle Eastern market. The data management technology provider made the announcement at its very first Cloudera Sessions in Dubai – held at Sofitel ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business An extraordinary programme of street art is capturing the imagination of the community in Abu Dhabi for the 8th edition of Abu Dhabi Art. Curated by Fabrice Bousteau, this tailored programme features the live creation of artistic masterpieces on shipping containers across four locations throughout the city. Street Art’s local and international talents will ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) recognised GAC EnvironHull’s pioneering hull-cleaning technology for its “exemplary role” in enriching the Emirate’s maritime sector’s culture of innovation and excellence. The diver- and brush-free HullWiper Remotely Operated Vehicle (ROV) has been recognised in the inaugural Dubai Maritime Innovation Awards presented by HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Armed Forces signed several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with a number of local companies to increase the privileges provided to all service people through a social initiative launched earlier this year. The signing of the fifth and the latest batch of MoUs takes the total number of companies and businesses to 220, which ...