Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality (DM) for the first time in the Middle East, launched a robot as a rescuer on public beaches for the security and safety of beach-goers in the emirate of Dubai. Alya Al Harmoudi, Director of the Environment Department at DM, said, “The move is also in response to Dubai government directives to keep up with the ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) recently participated in a business event entitled, ‘International Business Forum – Expanding Business Globally’, which was organised by the Board of Investment of Sri Lanka, BoI, and Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Sri Lanka, FCCISL, in Colombo. Speaking at the forum, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) said on Monday that it has appointed Steven Dalzell as Head of Transition Management at its Central Dealing Department (CDD) with immediate effect. Based in Abu Dhabi, Dalzell will lead the centralised team with responsibility for managing and implementing multi-asset class portfolio transitions, including pre-trade analysis, project planning, implementation and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) — the entity delegated to design, implement and supervise all the phases of the Emirates Mars Mission- Hope, under the supervision of the UAE Space Agency- has announced the launch of the Explore Mars Poster Competition, in which participants will submit scientific research on the Red Planet. The competition ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Kingdom of Denmark have signed an open skies agreement. The agreement was signed today by Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi and the Ambassador of Denmark to the UAE, Merete Juhl. Al Suwaidi said the agreement allows for an unlimited number of their designated ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DAMAC Properties on Monday announced it had launched ten major projects so far in 2016 with a combined value in excess of AED 13 billion. The announcement coincided with the first day of Cityscape Global 2016 taking place from September 6 – 8 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The new range of projects announced ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced its participation at Cityscape Global 2016, and will provide the visitors with the opportunity to live the real estate experience. During this event that is taking place on September 06-08 at Dubai World Trade Centre, visitors are getting to know more about the latest DLD’s services on its platform number ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) say that their most recent marine environmental survey off the coast of the Barakah nuclear energy plant has shown the presence of several marine species as a result of the artificial reef which was created there in 2014. The results reveal that a diverse and abundant ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Media Council (NMC) presented 22,000 books to the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development (MoCKD), in line with the initiative launched by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to mark 2016 as ‘The Year of reading’. Mansour Al Mansouri, Acting Director of the NMC, said His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed ...

  Damascus / AFP A string of bomb attacks hit across mostly government-controlled areas of Syria on Monday, killing several dozen people including at least 35 in President Bashar Al-Assad’s coastal stronghold of Tartus, state media said. At least 48 people died in the multiple blasts, with dozens also wounded in the double bombing outside of Tartus city, which is home ...