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Damac Properties marks listing of $500mn Sukuk

  DUBAI / WAM Hussain Sajwani, Chairman of Damac Properties, rang the market opening bell to celebrate the listing of $500 million Sukuk, issued by Damac Real Estate Development Limited (DRED) on Nasdaq Dubai. DRED is a wholly owned subsidiary of Damac Properties PJSC. The listing on the region’s international exchange supports Damac Properties’ capital-raising initiative as it pursues its property ...

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Yas Marina, ADEC promote innovation in education

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Yas Marina Circuit’s F1 in SchoolsTM learning programme featured prominently at BETT Middle East Conference, under the patronage of Abu Dhabi Education Council. BETT is global meeting place for education technology sector, embracing innovative solutions in order to improve the way students learn. The event at Dusit Thani Abu Dhabi brought together region’s education ...

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‘UAE building a better tomorrow; Dubai the city of the future’

  Dubai / WAM The magazine, Popular Science, one of the world’s oldest science and technology journals, published an article in its May-June 2017 issue highlighting the UAE’s thriving future industry. Underlining Dubai’s pioneering role in developing sustainable energy sources and tapping into other vital resources, the article lauds the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice ...

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Sharjah enters Guinness Book of World Records

  Sharjah / WAM The Emirate of Sharjah broke a record in the Guinness Book of World Records by pouring the largest quantity of concrete in the world at a commercial centre, reaching 20,246 cubic metres, poured within 62 hours. The previous record was registered last year at the quantity of 19,793 cubic metres. This was announced by Thabit Salem Al ...

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ADGM publishes consultation paper for public feedback

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Registration Authority, RA, of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), published a new public consultation paper inviting public feedback and comments on a series of amendments to the Data Protection Regulations 2015. The proposed amendments include updates and further clarity on items such as defined terms, the mechanism of designation of jurisdictions with adequate level of ...

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Etisalat launches ‘Smiles’ programme

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat on Thursday announced its new customer engagement program called ‘Smiles’ giving all subscribers with a wide range of deals and rewards every day. The Smiles programme offers deals and rewards on Etisalat services as well as cinema, shopping, dining, wellness, and travel benefits from hundreds of top brands with thousands of partner outlets ...

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Al Naboodah awarded for ‘happiest workplace’

  Dubai / Emirates Business Al Naboodah Group Enterprises (ANGE) was this week awarded the honour of being named the United Arab Emirates’ happiest working environment for 2017 at the inaugural happiness awards hosted by the Ministry of Human Resources & Emiratisation in Abu Dhabi. Senan Al Naboodah, Managing Director of Al Naboodah Construction Group, accepted the award from His ...

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Abdullah meets President of Harmony Foundation

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, received Abraham Mathai, President of the Harmony Foundation, which awards the annual St. Mother Teresa Awards to prominent global citizens, at the ministry’s headquarters on Thursday. The two parties discussed relations of cooperation between the UAE and the Mumbai-based Harmony Foundation, ...

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Zayed Giving Initiative in Somalia treats 5,000 children, elderly

  HARGEISA / WAM The first stage of the humanitarian missions of the Zayed Giving Initiative convoys in Somali villages has been completed with the diagnostic, surgical and preventative treatment of over 5,000 children and elderly patients in the Emirati-Somali mobile field hospital. The hospital is supervised by an Emirati-Somali volunteer medical team, in line with the directives of President His ...

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