Dubai / WAM The National Media Council, the government entity responsible for building and operating the UAE Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai, announced that Arabtec Construction, a wholly owned subsidiary of Arabtec Holding, has been awarded the main contract to build the national pavilion. Arabtec Construction squared off against three local and international companies in the final round with nine ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE), a DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) platform, today announced the third edition of its biennial two-day Dubai Diamond Conference 2017, under the theme ‘Destination Next – Shaping the future of an interconnected marketplace’. Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman, DMCC, said, “Dubai has evolved rapidly as one of the world’s leading trading centres ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), have announced that it is to build nine “pilot” villages in northern Mali to support thousands of displaced people in the region. The villages are to be built at a cost of over AED2.2 million and will shelter around 38,625 people. Each village will include a school, a dispensary, an artesian ...