Dubai / Emirates Business Saudi Arabia has a pipeline of over $250bn worth of projects under development that have not yet seen their main construction contracts awarded, according to Saudi Arabia 2017: Delivering Vision 2030, a new report from business intelligence service MEED. According to the report, Saudi Arabia’s pipeline of unawarded projects accounts for about 39 per cent of …

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Emirates Group and Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, chaired the Supreme Council’s 46th meeting, attended by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of the Supreme Council of Energy. During the meeting, the council reviewed the strategic projects, initiatives and …

Dubai / Emirates Business A recent analysis conducted by the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry revealed that Dubai’s total date trade amounted to $221.7 million in 2016, of which exports accounted for the largest share ($85.1 million), followed by imports ($72.1 million) and re-exports ($64.5 million). Dubai’s export share of the emirate’s total date trade stood at 38% in …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has declared the Eid Al Fitr holiday as an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE, and will take place on the first and second days of Shawwal in the Islamic year 1425. This came in a Ministerial Circular issued by Saqr bin Ghobash Saeed …

HADRAMAUT / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), continues its campaign to distribute food assistance to underprivileged families in the governorates of Yemen, as part of its Ramadan humanitarian programme to ease the suffering of the people in Yemen and improve their living conditions. The ERC distributed Iftar meals to mosques and slums in the Tarim District in Yemen’s Hadhramaut …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council (QCC), the entity responsible for developing quality infrastructure in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, signed a collaboration agreement with Emirates Post Group (EPG) to verify the accuracy of legal measuring instruments used in Emirates Post Group’s business operations in Abu Dhabi. The partnership agreement was signed by His Excellency Dr …

Sharjah / Emirates Business The UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY) got together a group of orphaned 6 to 10 year-olds and engaged them in a series of fun and educational activities to mark the 14th anniversary of Zayed Humanitarian Day The event was held under the UAEBBY’s ‘Read, Dream, Create’ campaign in alignment with other charitable efforts …

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai College of Tourism (DCT), an institution established by Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has announced the first graduates of its interactive training programme, ‘Dubai Way’ designed for government and private sector staff engaged in tourist-facing roles in various service sectors. The ‘Dubai Way’ initiative was launched earlier this year by …

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has improved its standing in the 2017 Global Innovation Index (GII), topping all Arab countries and ranking 35th globally to improve six places from last year’s 41st position cementing its status as one of the world’s most innovative countries. The results of the index were officially announced during a press conference held on June …

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution announced that its Vehicle Inspection Centres (VICs) in Abu Dhabi processed more than 350,000 light vehicles during the first five months of 2017. These inspections were performed at 21 centres across the Emirate, including 8 centres in Abu Dhabi and its suburbs, 6 centres in Al Ain and 7 centres in Al Dhafra …