DUBAI / WAM Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), on Saturday received Ann-Sophie Kisling, Chair of the Middle East/Gulf Working Group of the European Union Council, and a high-profile delegation comprising representatives from 22 member states of the European Union. In meetings with senior officials of financial entities operating within the Centre, the EU Council members were ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the names of prominent speakers for the 5th Dubai-Hamburg Business Forum being held in the emirate on March 22. Representing leading organisations from Dubai and Germany, over 10 speakers will participate in four panel discussions shedding light on four major economic sectors of mutual interest while exploring new horizons ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed Al Qasimi, Chairman of Sharjah Media Centre has welcomed Amal Alamuddin Clooney, international advocate and human rights activist and one of the five guests of honour of the International Government Communication Forum 2016 (IGCF). She is set to deliver the keynote address at the opening ceremony of the fifth edition of the IGCF ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat highlighted the significance of organisations sharing their digital risk with trusted service partners as the telco presented its unparalleled portfolio of digital security solutions at ISNR Exhibition held in Abu Dhabi from March 15-17. The event is the world’s largest exhibition for homeland security and national resilience. UAE is at the forefront of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has revealed that 82 percent of the construction works of Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City has now been completed as planned in preparation for the handover to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company “Seha”. The achievement is also part of its efforts to realise the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Visionary entrepreneur Joy Alukkas was honoured with the ‘Business Excellence Award 2016’ at a gala event organised by the Indian Business & Professionals Council (IBPC) the only representative organisation of Indian Business and Professionals in Dubai. Joy Alukkas is considered the man with the midas touch, he has grown his business from a single jewellery showroom ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dr. Mansoor Al Awar, Chancellor of Hamdan Bin Mohammad Smart University (HBMSU) and Chairman of UNESCO IITE Governing Board, received an official invite to join the membership of the international advisory board of the UNESCO-UNIR ICT & Education Latam Congress 2016, which will be held from June 22-24 in Bogota, Colombia. The event, which is the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation paid the expenses of a mass wedding for 435 couples held on Friday in Manama, Bahrain, in cooperation with the Riffa Charity Society. An official source at the foundation said it was the largest mass wedding in the Middle East. The source added that the foundation was acting ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunications Sector (TRA) recently participated in the 13th meeting of the Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development, which welcomed 13 ministers from across the world. The meeting was co-chaired by H.E. Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda and businessman Carlos Slim. The participants noted the importance of setting a set of ...

Manama / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the National Media Council and private media organisations, has won 22 awards at the 14th Gulf Radio and Television Festival, which concluded on Friday evening. Ali bin Mohammed Al Rumaihi, Bahraini Information Minister and President of the 14th Gulf Radio and Television Festival, presented winners with the awards at a special ...