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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Monday received the visiting President of Somalia, Hassan Sheikh Mohamoud, at Al Shati Palace. Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the Somali President and his accompanying delegation. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and President Mohamoud discussed ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, and University of Dubai (UD), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly support innovation and entrepreneurship. A key element of the MoU is a joint programme called ‘Witness Innovation,’ sponsored by Citigroup ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a letter from the Amir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, dealing with fraternal relations and issues of mutual interest. The letter was delivered to His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and ...

DUBAI / WAM TECOM Group, Dubai’s leading business enabler and a member of Dubai Holding, on Monday announced the development of its industry management team, to ensure the company is able to continue championing industry growth, as well as focus on Dubai’s innovation-related initiatives and customer centricity. These changes reflect TECOM Group’s ongoing efforts towards providing an attractive and smart ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has organised the DEWA Robotics Competition Ceremony, to honour the winners and participants of the DEWA Robotics Competition, which was held during Innovation Week 2015, at the Future Dome in DEWA’s head office. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, was present along with Executive Vice Presidents and Vice ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment joins the global celebration of World Water Day, which is being held under the slogan, ‘Water and Jobs.’ This worldwide celebration aims to showcase the ability of the water sector to provide job opportunities, thereby helping out in the move to eradicate global poverty while also enhancing work environment conditions ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business China’s leading telecommunications equipment and services company Huawei’s ‘honor’ model has announced that its ‘honor 5X’ smartphone launched in February, has sold five times more than its predecessor 4X device. Chris Sunbaigong, Vice president of Huawei honor, told Emirates Business, “Honor is the No 1 smartphone e-brand from Huawei. As a parent company, Huawei has ...

RITIKA SHARMA / Emirates Business Riding high on success of Arab Fashion Week, the Arab Fashion Council (AFC) is now gearing up to churn out fashion big-wigs from the region. In a bid to encourage students to consider higher education in the field, AFC has joined hands with Dubai Ladies Club and announced new scholarship programme for 2017, in which ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) and Emirates Foundation, the UAE national foundation established to facilitate public-private partnerships for empowering youth, has announced a ground-breaking collaboration aimed at increasing levels of financial literacy in the UAE. The ADCB/EF Financial Literacy partnership is the first-of-its-kind in the region, and is set to offer branch-based financial literacy and ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business The growing appetite for eco-friendly marine solutions in the yachting world was evident at this year’s Dubai International Boat Show, when leading marine craft manufacturer ASIS Boats reported record sales of 12 of their revolutionary electric jet tenders. Enjoying its global debut this year’s show, the 3.2m electric jet driven support craft offers a more efficient, ...