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  Dubai / WAM Deyaar Development (Deyaar) on Thursday announced its preliminary Q1 unreviewed financial results registering AED 51.03 million in net profits, and AED 60.2 million in revenue compared to AED 36.2 million during same period last year. Saeed Al Qatami, CEO of Deyaar, said: “Deyaar’s strategy to continuously grow and diversify its portfolio of developments and services has helped ...

  Dubai / WAM Foreign investors purchased AED 1.8 billion worth of shares on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and sold AED 1.6 billion over the week, DFM said in a press release. Net foreign investment on the market reached AED 142 million, as aggregate buy. Value of shares bought by foreigner investors comprised 46.5 per cent of the total value of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a move towards making the public more aware of the campaign to fight cybercrimes, the National Computer Emergency Response Team of the UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) showcased the latest practices, technologies and security procedures to help ensure digital security during its recent participation at this year’s edition of the Gulf Information Security Expo ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Tourism Malaysia’s Deputy Director General (International Promotion) Dato’ Hj. Azizan Noordin will be leading a delegation of 124 Malaysian sellers from 77 organisations to participate in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). The prestigious annual event will once again be held in Dubai, from April 25-28. The Malaysian delegation is comprises a good mix of hotels ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Where Dubai has been reaching the sky with its skyscrapers, Sharjah is also set to add a magnificent piece of architecture to its list. Canadian firm OpenAire and Aluminum Light Industries Co (ALICO) joins hand with Sharjah- based International Private Group (IPG) and Gambert Architectural to build a giant skylight dome for Sharjah’s largest ...

  New York / Emirates Business His Excellency Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, joined a panel of international figures at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs, to raise awareness and promote the United Arab Emirates’ ambitious actions in the area of climate change and environment. The panel included Adnan Amin, Director General of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Noor Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities (ANTCPD) in partnership with Samsung Gulf Electronics will introduce the Samsung Smart Classroom Solution to two additional classrooms following the success of the programme launch in 2014. Samsung has provided Al Noor with various mobile tools and technologies since 2010 with the aim of heightening engagement in ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) started the year on a strong note by hosting 17 live events in the first quarter, attracting over 75,000 visitors. Enriching Dubai’s leisure event calendar, the past three months has seen a mix of global stars, musicals and comic performances including heavyweight standup Russell Peters, French Armenian music sensation ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat and Emirates Auctions has announced the launch of an auction of exclusive VIP numbers along with the new mobile code (054). The auction this year will introduce the new code 0544000000 along with 40 unique mobile numbers. The VIP numbers can be taken with exclusive Etisalat packages created including the latest smartphones, data, ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business UAE-satellite operator, Yahsat, is all set to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the launch of its first satellite, Y1A, on April 23. In 2011, the Ariane 5 rocket carrying the satellite launched from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. The following year Yahsat launched its second satellite, Y1B. Currently, the company is ...