RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM A total of 32,801 businesses became members of the Ras al-Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, RAK Chamber, and 10,093 renewed their membership by the end of the first half (H1) of the current year. The number of new private members registered during the period reached 970, out of which 130 were in free zones …

DUBAI / WAM RTA’s Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) signed an agreement with Uber, enabling the booking of DTC limousines through Uber’s passenger transport services app. Dr. Yousef Mohammed Al Ali, CEO of Dubai Taxi Corporation, signed the agreement on behalf of DTC and Christopher Free, General Manager of Uber in the UAE signed it on behalf of Uber. “The signing …

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, announced that its Building Retr-ofit Training (BRT) Programme will be launched in August. Organised in partnership with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), the BRT Programme starts on August …

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) is joining hands with the Emirates Youth Council to hold a Youth Circle on Twitter on Wednesday from 6:30am to 8:30pm. Titled “How to Make Arabic the Language of Science and Knowledge?”, the real-time discussion will take place via the hashtags: #Youth_Circle and #Bil_Arabi, allowing participants around the …

COPENHAGEN / WAM The Government of Fujairah has signed a partnership agreement with Minpoint Business Investments and NIRAS International Consultancy, to begin the first phase of construction of the Smart Logistics City in Fujairah. The agreement was signed in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, by Mohammed Saeed Al Dhanhani, Head of the Emiri Court in Fujairah, Director-General of the Fujairah Investment …

Dubai / WAM Emirates Post Group has enhanced its Promotional Stamps Service, which targets public and private institutions to celebrate their special occasion and milestone achievements by creating postage stamps. The service enables government and private institutions to mark their historic occasions by issuing special stamps, designed in association with Emirates Post Group. Abdullah Mohammad Al Ashram, Acting CEO of …

AJAMN / WAM Developing an innovation-based mechanism to everyday challenges was the core and crux of a workshop organised by the Ministry of Interior’s Innovation Bureau in the presence of a number of the ministry’s experts and strategic partners. The workshop, held in line with the directives of the HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), Abu Dhabi, has announced the enforcement of amendments made to its Table of Fines in line with the Abu Dhabi Executive Council Resolution No. 47 for 2017 on the violations relating to businesses or establishments licensed for economic activities as per Article 6 of Law No 2 of 2009. The …

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, the emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, has launched the second edition of its reading corner at Modhesh World, Dubai’s ultimate indoor fun destination for families and children. Following the success of last year’s reading corner, the new edition features an expanded range of educational and entertainment activities …

Bloomberg Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro faced growing pressure to cancel plans to rewrite the constitution on Monday with an emboldened opposition calling for a 24-hour strike this week and US President Donald Trump warning of “strong and swift economic actions.” A day after 7.5 million Venezuelans participated in an unofficial referendum to reject the constituent assembly and to call for …