ABU DHABI / AGENCIES Emirates Nuclear Energy Corp (ENEC), building the world’s largest single nuclear project, is testing operations of what could be the first reactor in the United Arab Emirates. The Barakah project of four plants in Abu Dhabi is more than 87 percent finished, with unit 1 being prepared and tested, ENEC said on Wednesday in an emailed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Strata Manufacturing, the advanced composite aero-structures manufacturing facility wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, signed a mutual collaboration agreement with the University Leadership Council (ULC), the leading non-profit organisa-tion engaged in human capital enhancement in the UAE. The agreement creates an opportunity to foster joint educational and capacity building initiatives, bringing together the country’s top universities ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, has laun- ched the first robot engineer in the world that operates on artificial intelligence (AI), while noting that the ministry will acquire an international patent, to benefit from the robot and support its organisational work. He stated that the robot engineer specialises in supporting the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Smart Stores Expo, a trade show devoted to showcasing the latest trends and technologies shaping the future of retail, is back with its second staging slated September 4 – 6 at the Dubai International Exhibition and Convention Centre. Building upon the success of its launch in Abu Dhabi, the event comes at an opportune time given ...

DUBAI / WAM In line with the UAE Telecom Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) vision to bring 5G services in the country in 2018, du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunications Company, on Wednesday announced it is actively working with Nokia to trial 3GPP standardised 5G New Radio non-standalone technology, and subsequently deploy live 5G sites in selected areas in the UAE. The trials ...

BARCELONA/ WAM Etisalat received ‘The Most Valuable Telecoms Brand’ in the Middle East and North Africa Region presented by Brand Finance, marking the company’s increase in brand value by 40 percent to $7.7billion, higher than any other telecom brand in the region and the only telecom provider to break the $7bn brand value mark in the region. Etisalat is the ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has succeeded in establishing an integrated tax system that is now considered as one of the best in the world, said His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Minister of Finance, while chairing the fourth meeting of the Board of Directors of the Federal Tax Authority (FTA). “The FTA ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE is witnessing remarkable developments on financial and economic levels and these achievements require unified laws and procedures at the federal and local levels, and consolidated efforts to serve the country’s overall objectives and encourage economic growth in accordance with best interna- tional standards, said Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Finance. The ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) concluded the ‘First Arab Land Conference’, which was hosted by the Emirate of Dubai from February 26-28 at the St. Regis – Al Habtoor City Hotel under the theme ‘Toward Sustainable Urban Development.’ The conference, organised in partnership with the World Bank, the Global Land Tool Network, UN-HABITAT, the League of Arab ...

DUBAI / WAM Compared with other countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), region, the UAE has more women pilots, captains, aircraft engineers, mechanics, aircraft maintenance and air traffic controllers, among others. Thirteen of the 15 countries with the lowest rates of women participating in their labour force are in the MENA. Emirates currently employs nearly 27,000 women, ...