DUBAI/ GULF TIME In a significant stride towards environmental sustainability, GulfDrug proudly announces the successful completion of its innovative solar energy project, aligning with the global environmental dialogue at COP28, held recently in Dubai. This project marks a pivotal moment in GulfDrug’s commitment to addressing the challenges of climate change and contributes to the UAE’s vision of a carbon-neutral future ...

GULF TIME The second edition of the Operational Excellence Conference (OPEX) concluded recently with the theme “Towards Creating Value to all Stakeholders.”Throughout the event, participants explored groundbreaking operational practices in various industrial and service sectors. The primary objective was to leverage these practices to attain the highest level of benefits and facilitate knowledge transfer through the adoption of operational excellence ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) has signed an agreement to divest 80 percent stake in its wholly owned property management subsidiary Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties (ADCP) to Nine Yards Plus Holding, a real estate subsidiary of EIH Ethmar International Holding (EIH). The transaction values Abu Dhabi Commercial Properties at AED 591 million and the Bank will register a ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced today that it has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Central Asian Stock Exchange (CASE), paving the way for CASE to join the Tabadul platform. While this strategic partnership has been established, the go-live implementation should take place early next year. Once operational, investors will gain the ability to directly trade on both ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has visited the Liwa International Festival (Moreeb Dune 2024). The event, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, is organised by the Liwa Sports Club ...

DUBAI/ WAM The UAE has been appointed to chair the World Bank’s Cloud Computing Working Group, in recognition of the country’s remarkable progress in advanced technology and digitalisation, as well as its role as a global leader in digital transformation. The selection also acknowledges the UAE’s success in applying international best practices in cloud computing, and supporting government entities and ...

BLOOMBERG Apple Inc’s senior executive overseeing touch-screen technology, health sensors and the company’s Face ID interface is leaving the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Steve Hotelling, most recently a company vice president, is retiring from Apple, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the move hasn’t been announced. He had reported to Johny ...

BLOOMBERG Conglomerate Tata Group plans to build one of India’s biggest iPhone assembly plants, tapping Apple Inc’s ambitions to increase manufacturing in the South Asian country. Tata wants to construct the factory in Hosur in the southern Tamil Nadu state, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The facility will likely have about 20 assembly lines and employ 50,000 ...

BLOOMBERG Apple Inc, seeking to reverse a decline in Mac and iPad sales, is preparing several new models and upgrades for early next year, according to people familiar with the situation. The effort includes updating the iPad Air, iPad Pro and MacBook Air, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the products haven’t been announced. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Cultural Programmes and Heritage Festivals Committee – Abu Dhabi and the Emirates Heritage Club have jointly organised the Al Wathba Dates Festival and Auction until December 22 at the Sheikh Zayed Festival in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi. The date palm beauty contest attracted many farmers and collected 2.5 tonnes of dates from the country’s farms, ...