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  Emirates Business The General Women’s Union and the UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the aim of enhancing cooperation and coordination between the two entities and promote awareness in the use of information and communications technology (ICT). The MoU was signed by H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori, Director General of TRA and ...

  Emirates Business Smartphone brand Huawei honor predicts that holidays-goers this summer will spend up to a staggering 26 hours a week on their smartphone. A third of UAE residents will spend upwards of an hour a day taking pictures on their phones, with more than one third spending between 20 to 40 minutes a day checking and posting on ...

  Emirates Business Careem, the region’s leading car booking service and home-grown app, has announced the launch of ‘CAREEM ONE’ in Saudi Arabia, which caters for passengers with disabilities. It is the first app service in the region that offers transportation solutions to people with disabilities and the elderly. Careem has brought a new fleet of specially-adapted vehicles into its ...

  Emirates Business Azizi Developments, a leading UAE-based real estate developer with a global reach into many growing international markets, has announced the pre-launch of its 222-unit Montrell Serviced Apartments project. When complete, the G+P2+7 furnished serviced apartment building will offer a total of 168 fully furnished luxury studios and 54 one-bedroom units. The total cost of the development is ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Solar Impulse 2 returned safely to Abu Dhabi on Tuesday morning to successfully complete its historic round the world flight without using a drop of fuel. The first aircraft to circumnavigate the globe using only solar power, Solar Impulse 2 touched down at 04:05 to a rapturous reception at Al Bateen Executive Airport in the UAE ...

  Vienna / WAM The Director-General of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID), Suleiman J Al-Herbish, and the Egyptian Minister of International Cooperation, Dr Sahar Nasr, have signed a US$40 million loan agreement to support small enterprises amongst marginalized groups in the country. The OFID loan will finance a second phase of the Social Development Fund (SFD) lending program. SFD ...

  Emirates Business Etihad Airways on Tuesday officially opened its new First and Business Class Lounge within the Tom Bradley International Terminal at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Building on a growing global reputation for product innovation and development, the lounge reflects a commitment to delivering exceptional hospitality experiences for First and Business Class guests departing on Etihad Airways’ daily ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED) closed 43 commercial establishments in Abu Dhabi and Al Ain in the first half of this year as they violated regulations of practicing commercial activity as per Law No. 02 of 2009 establishing ADDED, and Resolution No. 25 on regulating commercial activities and issuing commercial licenses. Mohamed Munif ...

  DUBAI/ WAM As part of its sustained drive to improve social security and enhance the role in sustainable development of endowments and waqf, an endowment made by a Muslim to a religious, educational, or charitable cause, the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation, AMAF, handed over a cheque for AED400,000 to Dubai Police. The humanitarian initiative has dedicated a sum of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM In an effort to jumpstart its Glass recycling initiative the Emirates Environmental Group is delighted to share with the community that its Glass collection campaign is back in full force after a gap of 10 months. Recycling is a value that EEG has been sharing with the community for over two decades. Having multiple benefits of ...