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  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) participated at the 14th annual SpaceOps event in Daejeon, South Korea. MBRSC showcased its space projects, conducted detailed presentations and hosted demonstrations of the innovative technologies that have propelled the UAE onto the global space science stage. SpaceOps 2016 played host to the world’s most advanced space agencies, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, emerged as one of the strongest brands at the recent 12th Annual Superbrands Tribute held in Dubai. Recognised and voted as a ‘Superbrand’ for the eighth consecutive year, the title was conferred after a meticulous criterion set by the Superbrands Council that comprised ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced the working hours for all DHA hospitals, administration and primary health centres during the Holy Month of Ramadan. The working hours for DHA administration will be from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Sunday to Thursday, according to an official announcement of the DHA. In the Hospitals category, Latifa Hospital’s outpatient ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The leaders of the exhibitions industry in the Middle East and Africa converged on Sharjah to set the course for the region’s fast-evolving exhibitions industry. The UFI Leadership meeting at the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry was followed by a networking lunch which was attended by some of the leading exhibition organisers, venues, and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The upturn in the UAE’s non-oil private sector regained some momentum midway through the second quarter, thanks mainly to a sharp expansion of output. Activity increased at the fastest pace in eight months during May, helped by a pick-up in new business growth. However, data pointed to areas of underlying fragility, as both employment and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business ENOC Global Marine, a specialized business division of ENOC Lubricants Marketing (ELM) under the Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) Group, is set to showcase its marine lubricants portfolio at Posidonia 2016, the industry’s largest shipping and maritime exhibition. Taking place in Athens, Greece from June 6-10, ENOC will also highlight its technical support competences for ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Facing a tough competition from smart-phones and tablets, the personal computer (PC) industry has witnessed a sharp plunge in the shipments coming to this region. Besides mounting competition, market pundits also attribute this dive to less tourist arrivals, and diminishing confidence of customers. These were pegged as major drivers leading to the industry decline. ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Supreme Committee for Strategic Planning at the Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, headed by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the RTA, has approved the authority’s revised strategic plan, 2016-2020. The objectives of the strategic plan have been revised in keeping with Dubai Government’s drive, and RTA’s values ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Bloom Education, a Bloom Holding subsidiary that delivers the highest standards of education in the UAE, announced that Brighton College Al Ain now holds the highest ranking of school in the United Arab Emirates, following a recent four-day inspection of the British-style premium school. The College has been judged to be ‘Outstanding’ in every ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Financial dynamics are continuously transforming for good reasons in the UAE, which boasts of a much denser concentration of credit cards when compared with other countries in the Middle East. Plastic money has taken the society with a storm and has become regular norm of the daily life. However, economists believe that plastic money ...