Al Ain / WAM Researchers at the Date Palm Development Research Unit (DPDRU) of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) are planning to create a gene bank for 150 date varieties. The centre was set up in 1989 to lead and facilitate research related to date palm production in the country through the application of tissue culture techniques – an ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its strategy to enhance cooperation with government departments in advancing business and entrepreneurship, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. Under ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now apply for visas to Belgium at a new visa application centre launched in Abu Dhabi. The centre was inaugurated by HE Dominique Mineur, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is the second city in the Middle East, after ...