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New Delhi / AFP A massive fire swept through a temple in southern India on Sunday, killing more than 106 people and injuring scores more after they gathered to watch an unofficial fireworks display. Thousands had packed overnight into the Hindu temple in Kerala state where fireworks appear to have landed on an unexploded stash, triggering a blast, in a ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, in a ceremony on Sunday, launched Dubai as the world’s first medical tourism hub. Driven by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the move comes in lines with the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) will participate in the 4th Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition (DIGAE), an event conducted under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, from April 11-13 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The initiative serves to ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Anticipating increasing vulnerablity to cyber-attacks and to find full-bodied solutions to it, UAE-based Axiom telecom, region’s leading mobile reseller, has joined hands with ESET, the global pioneer of proactive security software. This pact is aimed at driving awareness regarding the vital need for mobile protection in the Emirates. “The UAE and Saudi Arabia are leading ...

Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Emaar Properties PJSC plans to build a $1 billion skyscraper in Dubai that will exceed the height of the Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building. The tower within its Dubai Creek Harbour project will be “a notch taller” than the 828-meter Burj Khalifa, Chairman Mohamed Alabbar said at a press conference on Sunday, declining to ...

New Delhi / WAM A high-level delegation from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), headed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director & CEO of DEWA, is visiting India to promote opportunities for joint cooperation in the renewable and clean energy sectors. “The leadership of the UAE and India are committed to supporting and strengthening bilateral relations for the benefit ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs continues to boost its relationships with foreign diplomatic corps aiming for more growth in Dubai’s trade with the world. In this respect Dubai Customs Director Ahmed Mahboob Musabih has welcomed Oleksandr Balanutsa, Ukrainian Consul-General in Dubai, to explore means of strengthening bilateral cooperation to deepen economic and commercial ties that bind the United Arab Emirates ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Modern Poultry Co. (Al Rawdah), the first poultry farm in the UAE to receive the ‘Halal’ certificate from Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA), announced that it is investing AED 120 million as an initial investment in its new farm in Abu Dhabi’s Liwa area. With this investment, Al Rawdah will ensure further commitment ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority, (RTA) has started the 4th edition of its Scientific Research Award, “Today’s Research for a Promising Future”, under RTA’s rejuvenated research and development strategy. The annual award aims to lay the foundation stone for diffusing the culture of scientific research amongst RTA’s employees, and encouraging them to engage in research in various ...

Sharjah / WAM The Ministry of Infrastructure Development opened the detour on the Sharjah-Maliha Road, starting from the crossing No. 5 towards Kalba for a three kilometre through the intersection at the entrance of the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Road. The move was aimed at ensuring that the traffic passes more efficiently along the Maliha Road. The Ministry is overseeing ...