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ABU DHABI / WAM Aldar Properties PJSC (Aldar), Abu Dhabi’s leading listed property development, investment and management company, has awarded an AED 318m contract for Al Jimi Mall’s refurbishment and expansion works to Pivot Construction Company. This investment is the latest component of Aldar’s recently announced AED 3 billion investment strategy. Al Jimi Mall remains a key retail asset in ...

ROTTERDAM / WAM A senior delegation, headed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, is visiting the Kingdom of the Netherlands, aimed at strengthening ties, exchanging expertise, and promoting particip- ation by Dutch companies in the first Dubai Solar Show, which will be held in conjunction with the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, ...

ALKESH SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS As IoT (Internet of Things) technology comes of age, UAE enterprises are in an immediate need to have cutting-edge solutions that provide the expanded capabilities to utilize the smart devices up to the optimum level. There is an apparent room available in the industry to have enhanced networks capable of supporting the pervasive nature of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the sponsorship and guidance of Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun), the joint venture named AgustaWestland Aviation Services between Abu Dhabi Aviation and the Helicopter Division of Finmeccanica which designs and manufactures helicopters, is now fully operational. The company provides helicopter spare parts and accessories, component repair and overhaul, helicopter technical testing, customisation, modification and upgrading, primarily ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre the global financial gateway connecting businesses and institutions with emerging market opportunities across the Mideast, Africa and South Asia, has announced the launch of its new property listings website, an integrated platform that connects landlords of DIFC-registered properties to existing and prospective tenants.

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) has completed its Rain Emergency Response Plan preparations for this year’s rainy season in order to avoid any ponds or blockage of the rainwater drainage network. At the same time, the ADM is responding to public requests during the rainy season and addressing emergency conditions in a specific, systematic and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM National Meteorology and Seismology Centre (NMSC) has said that the unstable weather currently affecting the country would continue as clouds gather with formation of some cumulus clouds and increasing thunderstorms. It predicted in a statement that this unstable weather will last until Thursday evening. The NMSC forecast rainfall of different intensity in many areas, leading to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Public and private schools in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi will be closed again on Thursday due to the weather, the Director-General of Abu Dhabi Education Council, Dr. Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, has announced. He said the move was made for the safety of students. Schools were closed on Wednesday, in the emirate due to heavy ...

Fujairah / WAM Heavy rain pounded in areas and villages of the Emirate of Fujairah amid reports of more rains nationwide. The rains were accompanied with thunderstorms, lightning and drop in temperature. The streets and lower areas were clogged with water, while the farms were inundated. The sky is still overcast as more rains are expected in the coming hours. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The CEO Advisory Council of the UAE Banks Federation (UBF) has held its first meeting for 2016 chaired by the Chairman of the Federation, AbdulAziz Al Ghurair. Top of the Council’s agenda was the UBF plan to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs). The Advisory Council agreed on a plan to support and alleviate pressure on ...