Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Following the official handover ceremony of the former New Scotland Yard site from London’s Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC) to Abu Dhabi Financial Group (ADFG), Northacre, London’s leading property development arm and a subsidiary of ADFG, has been appointed to commence the construction and development of the scheme, which will be named ...

  Dubai / WAM The Telecommunication Regulatory Authority (TRA) is participating with a high-level delegation at the World Telecommunication Standardisation Assembly (WTSA) meeting currently being held in the resort of Yasmine Hammamet,Tunisia. The meeting is held every four years with the participation of official delegations from various countries, in addition to more than 1,000 guests interested or involved in the information ...

  Dubai / WAM The Express Mail Service (EMS) in the UAE has grown 49.6 percent in the four years from 2012 to 2015, driven by increased volumes from e-commerce, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, traders and wholesalers, according to the Emirates Post Group (EPG). Abdullah Mohammed Alashram, Acting CEO of the EPG, shared this information while addressing the EMS General Assembly ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The GCC’s successful record of overcoming extreme water scarcity in one of the driest parts of the world will be a cornerstone of the fifth International Water Summit (IWS), to be held in Abu Dhabi in January 2017. All 21 countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to fall below ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Post Group (EPG) is to provide a single access point for multiple government services under the ‘Single sign-on’ (SSO) facility, launched recently by the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA). The facility, under the first phase of the SmartPass service, is one of the 22 initiatives of smart government as part of the vision of Vice President, Prime ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department’s (DLD) Human Resources Department recently launched a one-year health programme entitled ‘Your Health is our Happiness’, in order to improve the lifestyle of its employees for the better and guarantee happiness for everyone at the organisation. The programme, the first of its kind in Dubai Government Departments, aims to measure and promote ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai reviewed the designs of Hope Probe, as part of the Emirates Mars Mission. The project will send an unmanned probe to Mars by 2021 marking the UAE’s 50th National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid gave ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Education, in cooperation and coordination with the Ministry of Energy, has introduced into 10th grade curricula some subjects on the rationalisation of energy. Such subjects also contribute to strengthening of oil-related culture and help students to relate to key issues such as the importance of energy sources and means of rationalising their consumption, ...

  Al Ain / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative of the Eastern Region, the third National Traditional Handicrafts Festival opened to the public on Wednesday in Souq Al Qattara, in Al Ain city. The opening ceremony was inaugurated by HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, TCA Abu Dhabi Director General, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Maritime professionals attending Seatrade Maritime Middle East 2016 (SMME), have been discussing the ramifications of the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) 0.5% sulphur cap which comes into force in 2020 and could push the price of fuel used to operate ships (bunker prices), by more than US$200 a tonne – a 70% increase. Essentially from ...