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DUBAI / WAM The clinical nutrition department of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has kicked-off its nutritional awareness campaign for this year. The campaign known as Angiz Akhar (Do More) is taking place for the third consecutive year and will go on until end of April 2016. As part of the campaign, DHA nutritionists and physiotherapists will carry out 10 ...

Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, Dr. Abdulla bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure development and Chairman of the Federal Transport Authority – Land & Maritime, opened the Middle East Rail 2016 was launched at Dubai World Trade Center on Tuesday. ”The ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA) has announced the commissioning and inauguration of the AED105 million Al Khan power transmission and distribution station as part of the Sharjah government’s plans for expansion of the transmission network to cope with the Emirate’s projected rising energy demands. Dr. Rashid Al Leem, the Chairman of SEWA, said the 132/33/11 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Half a million UAE citizens will benefit from subsidised national food products. The gesture is in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. Mohammed Haji Al ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) on Tuesday announced that Stellar Trading Systems, a multi-asset trading software and services specialist, has become an approved Independent Software Vendor, ISV, on the exchange. Stellar Trading Systems has hosted its infrastructure at DGCX colocation facility to deliver its market making, low-latency order routing and algorithmic trading solutions to DGCX ...

Dubai / WAM In celebration of International Women’s Day, the Dubai Airport Free Zone Authority (DAFZA) has launched ‘Elham,’ a committee tasked to help advance the cause of women empowerment in the UAE. The announcement was made during a brunch event, which was held on Tuesday at the DAFZA headquarters. The creation of ‘Elham’ comes in line with the vision ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi Air Expo 2016 began on Tuesday in a spectacular fashion with two Etihad Airways’ Extra EA 330 LT Trainer aircraft conducting an aerial ribbon-cutting during an acrobatic display at Al Bateen Airport, Abu Dhabi. The expo is just one event that is taking place during Abu Dhabi Aviation Week 2016, which runs ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi-based investment and development firm Mubadala Development Company and Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Tuesday announced a new strategic agreement for collaboration on Research and Development (R&D) initiatives to further expand aerospace manufacturing capabilities in the UAE. The agreement spans over five years and will see Boeing join Mubadala’s existing R&D ecosystem in Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAi / Emirates Business To coincide with International Women’s Day 2016 theme, du on Tuesday released poll results from the first ever Global Women’s Forum Dubai. During the event, which occurred at the end of February, prominent UAE female figureheads gathered at du’s Social Impact Hub and discussed social issues in the society. Youth empowerment topped the list, according to ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Nissan’s compact saloon, the Sentra, emerges as a highly competitive C segment to have an increase in its sales by one percent in 2015. The region has witnessed a fall in the sales of the C segment cars by 13 percent, but Nissan Sentra has appeared as a winner by increase in the sales by ...