ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports and Etisalat have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) focussing on advancing technological capabilities and business opportunities in support of Abu Dhabi Economic Vision 2030. The partnership, signed at Gitex Technology Week, focusses on building shared electronic projects, exchanging knowledge, simplifying procedures, securing fixed and wireless telecommunications coverage, and managing operational risk. Etisalat ...

DUBAI / WAM A team from Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), have conducted the final technical tests on KhalifaSat, which arrived at Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan. KhalifaSat was prepared for mating with the launch vehicle, Rocket H-IIA, and has been successfully installed into it and is awaiting launch on October 29. The satellite is stored within a specially ...

CAIRO / WAM­­­­­ The UAE will participate in the Egypt’s inaugural International Business and Franchise Expo (BiznEX 2018). The expo will run from November 8-10 at the Egypt International Exhibition Centre, and will see the participation of 200 public and private investment organisations from across several Arab countries. Mohsen Adel, Chairman of the General Investment Authority of Egypt, said that ...

AL DHAFRA / WAM The Abu Dhabi Police (ADP), discussed a response plan for monitoring the radiation of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant and explored the readiness of relevant authorities and participating teams for emergency situations, according to set plans supervised by a radiation monitoring team. The meeting, chaired by Colonel Hamdan Saif Al Mansouri, Director of the Criminal Security Sector ...

Dubai / WAM The ‘Business Map’ digital platform of the Dubai Department of Economic Development (DED) saw 22,113 business registration and licensing transactions being completed during the month of September, an increase of 25% compared to August (17,710 transactions). This confirms the position of Dubai as a business and investment hub as well as the emirate’s advanced sustainability standards. The ...

Dubai / WAM DV Global Link, the joint venture between Italian Exhibition Group and Dubai World Trade Centre, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with ANFAO, the Italian Optical Goods Manufacturers’ Association, a Confindustria associate. The agreement initiates the establishment of a partnership, which will lead to the participation of ANFAO member companies at the Dubai Optical Show – Vision ...

Dubai / Emirates Business With the 24th edition of Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) promising to provide unforgettable shopping experiences, the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) announced that the DSF Mega Raffles promotions – the Infiniti Mega Raffle and the Nissan Grand Raffle – will begin on October ...

Dubai / Emirates Business These days people are being bombarded by cosmetic procedure offers for lasers, facials, botox, fillers and sometimes all of the above. For the average person, the stacking of many treatment is overwhelming and most are losing faith in the capabilities of cosmetic dermatologists. Most people are looking for a single treatment that fulfills all of the ...

Bloomberg General Antonio Hamilton Mourao would be Brazil’s vice president. General Augusto Heleno would be defense minister. And General Oswald Ferreira is likely to run a new infrastructure ministry. If ex-Army Captain Jair Bolsonaro wins the runoff vote against the Workers’ Party’s Fernando Haddad on October 28, he has promised to name as many as five generals to his cabinet, ...

Bloomberg The leader of Sweden’s four-party opposition Alliance called an early end to his attempts to form a government as the Nordic nation struggles to find political stability more than a month after an inconclusive election. After meeting with the speaker of parliament on Sunday in Stockholm, Moderate Party leader Ulf Kristersson said he remains ready to be prime minister, ...