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Tokyo / Bloomberg Japan signed an agreement with the Philippines on Monday allowing the transfer of defense equipment, as the two nations seek to bolster military cooperation in the face of tensions with China. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Philippine President Benigno Aquino agreed at a summit meeting in November to negotiate a deal enabling the transfer of military equipment. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of the second Unmanned System Exhibition (UMEX) 2016, and the pilot edition of the Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2016, has revealed that the upcoming editions of the region-leading defence events will offer six times more exhibition space compared to the debut edition of UMEX last year. The much-anticipated defence events, covering the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, announced the appointment of UAE national Aladdin Omar Al Deesi as its new Regional Head of Distribution. The appointment is in line with the Bank’s Emiratisation strategy; it is a testament to Mashreq’s continuous efforts to attract Emirati talent to the organisation. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Business ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will develop policies and procedures to foster career development for medical staff. The Authority will focus on developing an environment, which fosters creativity and innovation, supports private-public partnership and knowledge transfer in order to build a strong talent pool of motivated and satisfied medical professionals. The first step towards developing such ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The inaugural Rail Career Zone will be set alongside Middle East Rail exhibition and conference taking place on March 9 at Dubai International Convention Centre. The Career Zone will provide current and future engineering graduates with direct access to regional rail operators, government authorities, leading multinational rail suppliers to learn about exciting career opportunities in the ...

He was also shown new education plans which will see the incorporation of programming materials and innovation skills in the curriculum for the coming years. Sheikh Mohammed said, “Development must be achieved comprehensively and be balanced across all regions of the country. All regions represent a priority for President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.” “Housing is an ...

The two parties will facilitate bilateral cooperation in investment and business opportunities both in the UAE and abroad. They will also work together to establish a joint business that will promote and expand investments in Sharjah. Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Shurooq said, “Sharjah is one of the most attractive cities for investors in the Gulf region ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, on Monday morning chaired the council’s meeting held at its headquarters in the Emirates Towers to discuss a number of projects and topics on the agenda. The meeting comes within the framework of the executive council’s ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has offered his condolences on the death of Emirati serviceman Mohammed Rashid Al Dhanhani, who died while carrying out his national duty alongside the UAE Armed Forces defending the legitimacy of the brotherly nation of Yemen. Sheikh Mohammed asserted that ...

DUBAI / WAM Etisalat Group and Huawei have announced plans to work on the first ever Proof of Concept and design for an all-inclusive network architecture for the Etisalat Regional Cloud Factory. Once developed, the enterprise solutions provided by the innovative Cloud Factory will be offered to businesses across Etisalat’s international footprint. The initiative will examine the technical and business ...