Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), in a bid to enhance civic responsibilities, and instil a spirit of social solidarity and volunteerism within the community, on Wednesday launched its ‘My Community’ programme, as part of the Fund’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) mandate. In addition to strengthening the principles and values of volunteerism across the Fund’s departments, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Ladies Club (DLC) is set to host the fourth edition of its successful charity fashion exhibition, ‘Designs of Hope’, from June 13 to 15. The event is being held in support of the Al Manal Humanitarian Initiative’s ‘teacHER’ campaign, launched in collaboration with Dubai Cares to increase children’s access to quality education in Nepal, Senegal and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager known for renowned destinations across the emirate, has partnered with Emirates Gas (EMGAS) to provide residents in its communities access to safer cooking-gas by deploying state-of-the-art LPG composite cylinders. Al Khail Gate will be the first community to benefit from this initiative, which is ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Enova – the regional leader in integrated energy and multi-technical services – will supply solar power to four Majid Al Futtaim malls, delivering expected savings of AED 80 million. Enova’s first solar power deal with Majid Al Futtaim Properties was signed on World Environment Day, the United Nations’ annual initiative to promote sustainability. The deal is ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC), held the 18th session of the second ordinary session of the 16th legislative chapter which was chaired by Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC. During the meeting, discussions revolved around a report from the Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee on the reservations of President His Highness Sheikh ...

Dubai / WAM Guo You, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of China Construction Bank (CCB), on Wednesday rang the market-opening bell to celebrate the listing of a US$1.2 billion bond on Nasdaq Dubai, the region’s international financial exchange. The listing by the Hong Kong Branch of CCB, one of China’s leading banks, underlines the country’s growing financial activities in the ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) revealed that the number of its registered members has reached a new record of 66,295, after registering 1,607 new companies in the first quarter of 2017. Total number of new and renewed memberships reached 16,799 by the end of the quarter, compared to 16,132 year-on-year, recording a growth rate of 4 ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), is leading the UAE’s official delegation participating in the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS), in Geneva. The summit will formally begin at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Headquarters on June 12, and runs until June 16. Along with the TRA, the UAE side includes representatives from the Ministry of Education, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business American University in Dubai and Dormakaba came together to provide students with an opportunity to design lever handles so as to propose the best one for the mobility pavilion of Expo 2020. The spark to create this idea came from one of the AUD students Tania Mary George who collaborated with Simon Beckers of dormakaba ...

Bloomberg The Middle East’s largest ports banned entry to all vessels sailing to and from Qatar, deepening the economic isolation of the gas-rich Gulf state from its largest Arab neighbours. Maritime authorities in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain all said they had closed their berths to ships traveling in and out of Qatari ports. The impact was ...