Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) awarded Al Futtaim Carillion (AFC) the contract to deliver Phase 1A6 of One Central, a major integrated Real Estate development located between the current Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre and Emirates Towers in the heart of the city’s Central Business District. This latest phase of One Central has a ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business du was honored and excited to accept the awards for Best Smart City Initiative and Best Cloud Provider at this year’s Telecom Review Summit on. du was chosen by an independent panel of 15 experience industry veterans to receive the Best Smart City Initiative Award at the Telecom Review Excellence Awards ceremony. Osman Sultan, du’s ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government (MBRSG) , a research and educational institution specializing in public policy in the Arab world, on Wednesday announced the launch of a series of new master’s degree programs under the theme ‘The Future Government’. As a knowledge partner of the Government of Dubai, MBRSG developed the new set ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Region’s most popular cultural acts is almost over! Sharjah World Music Festival 2017 (SWMF 2017) is gearing up for a grand opening at Al Majaz Amphitheatre at 8:00pm on Friday, with Arab superstars Hussain Al Jassmi and Egyptian pop queen Sherine Abdel Wahhab. This is without a doubt a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for enthusiasts of Arabic ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Emirates Scientists Council to strengthen the bonds of cooperation and build strategic partnerships to serve the community. The signing ceremony was attended by Jamal bin Huwaireb, Managing Director of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation, and Sara Amiri, President of ...

  WASHINGTON / AP President Barack Obama is traveling to the Capitol to give congressional Democrats advice on how to combat the Republican drive to dismantle his health care overhaul. Vice President-elect Mike Pence is meeting with GOP lawmakers to discuss the best way to send Obama’s cherished law to its graveyard and replace it with — well, something. The ...

  France / AP A French activist farmer faces up to five years in prison as he goes on trial accused of helping African migrants cross the border from Italy. The case has called attention to residents of the Roya valley in the Alps and others who have resisted anti-migrant sentiment and are offering food, lodging or other aid to ...

  WASHINGTON / AP Officials are investigating after a prominent part of Washington’s skyline went dark. The National Park Service tweeted Tuesday night that the Washington Monument’s lights went out around 7 p.m. Officials later said they believe there’s a problem with the automated program that controls the monument’s lights and electricians will be able to confirm whether that is ...

  PARIS / AP A French court has granted the son of Equatorial Guinea’s president more time to prepare his defense against charges that he spent millions in government funds on high-end cars, art and real estate abroad while his compatriots languish in poverty. Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue’s lawyer requested a delay in the trial, arguing that he hadn’t had ...

  NEW YORK / AP His inauguration less than three weeks away, President-elect Donald Trump is raising new doubts about the nation’s intelligence community, tweeting fresh criticism at the same people who will help inform his most sensitive decisions once he takes office. Trump charged on Twitter, without evidence, that the timing of an upcoming intelligence briefing on suspected Russian ...