Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq Bank, the UAE’s leading financial institution, was honoured five times at the 2018 Insights Middle East Call Center Awards. The annual ceremony, now in its 13th edition, recognises the achievements and successes of call centres in the Middle East region. Mashreq Bank was presented with the ‘Call Centre of the Year; ‘Best Customer Experience in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, offered heartfelt greetings and best wishes to President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Sheikh Mohamed also offered greetings to Vice President, Prime Minister ...

Bloomberg US stocks advanced as consumer shares got a boost from Macy’s Inc.’s results and Treasuries rebounded from Tuesday’s selloff. The euro fell amid political uncertainty in Italy. The S&P 500 Index pushed above its average price for the past 100 days, with Macy’s results providing more insight into the strength of the American consumer. The 10-year note yield slipped ...

Bloomberg Oil traded near $71 a barrel as rising stockpiles and signs of slower demand growth countered concerns Iranian supplies will soon be curbed by sanctions. Futures dropped as much as 0.7 percent in New York. The International Energy Agency trimmed estimates for demand growth, and boosted those for supply, as prices have jumped to three-year highs. US industry data ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended on Wednesday part of training programme about Artificial Intelligence (AI), which was launched by the UAE government in partnership with Oxford University. Sheikh Mohammed was briefed about the training programme by Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has said that the UAE is keen on promoting innovation culture in government and among people, as well as spreading knowledge to build a generation of Arab innovators and future leaders. His Highness also said that the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a number of Federal Decrees on the establishment of state embassies in the republics of Costa Rica and Mali and the appointment and transfer of a number of ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps. The Decrees were published in the latest issue of the Official ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No. 04 of 2018 concerning the organisation of, and care for mosques. The provisions of the Law – published in the latest issue of the Official Gazette – apply to mosques, public and private prayer spaces and Eid Mussalas in the country. According to ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s new World Majlis series is bringing together change-makers and aspiring leaders from around the globe to stimulate a powerful dialogue on how we can create a legacy of meaningful impact that reflects the World Expo’s theme of ‘Connecting minds, Creating the Future’. The World Majlis session, held at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, ...

Dubai / WAM Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, received a senior delegation from China, led by Qian Keming, Vice Minister of Commerce. The meeting focused on the growing importance of DIFC’s longstanding relationship with Chinese institutions, and areas of collaboration that can support the One Belt, One ...