Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in collaboration with Dubai Properties, has extended the trial run of the autonomous vehicle in the Business Bay until February 22. The decision has been taken in response to the encouraging number of users of the vehicle, which is 1,500 persons, the authority announced on Sunday. The 10-seater vehicle has been ...

  Dubai / WAM As part of its efforts to promote sustainable practices within Dubai’s business community, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s Sustainability Network launched the Dubai Sustainable Supply Chain Forum, which was held at the chamber’s premises. Organised by the Network’s Sustainability in Supply Chain Working Group, the event was held under the theme, “Shaping the Future of ...

  Dubai/ WAM Emirates will continue to comply with entry requirements for travel to and from the United States, as required by US Customs and Border Protection, Emirates Airline has stated. “A very small number of our passengers travelling were affected by the new US immigration entry requirements implemented by the US Customs and Border Protection on January 28. Where applicable, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) the UAE’s largest applied higher education institution, entered into a strategic partnership with the UK’s Higher Education Academy (HEA) in preparation for HEA accreditation to be submitted later this year. The partnership was formally signed by Dr Abdullatif Al Shamsi, HCT Vice Chancellor, and Professor Stephanie Marshall, Chief Executive of ...

  Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), Government of Dubai, and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) along with strategic partner UAE Banks Federation (UBF) hosted on Sunday the 2017 ACFE Fraud Conference Middle East in Dubai. Held under the patronage of AbdulAziz Abdulla Al Ghurair, Chairman of UBF, the three-day premiere anti-fraud event brought together key ...

  Bloomberg Global opposition to US President Donald Trump intensified on Sunday as world leaders condemned the move to temporarily limit immigration from what are predominantly Muslim countries, while Germany pledged to play a bigger role on the international stage. World leaders including UK Prime Minister Theresa May, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel criticized Trump ...

  Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. is said to have given thought to buying Charter Communications Inc., a deal that would create the biggest US wireless and internet provider. But many in the finance world are focused on another superlative a Charter tie-up could lead to: the world’s biggest corporate debtor. And that’s causing some credit analysts to wonder how Verizon ...

  DUBAI / Reuters Middle East stock markets were mixed on Sunday as uptrends in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait continued to divert regional investors’ money away from the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. The Saudi index, which climbed 3.8 percent last week, rose a further 0.7 percent. Miner Ma’aden jumped 5.3 percent after issuing a statement describing progress in expanding ...

  Bloomberg Kevin Turner, who joined Citadel Securities as chief executive officer after a career that led from Wal-Mart cashier to the top-paying job at Microsoft Corp., is leaving the market-making firm just months after he was hired. Peng Zhao, previously global head of market making, replaced Turner as CEO, said company spokesman Zia Ahmed. When it was announced in ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Today we live in a world where we can complete our most routine, yet often time consuming tasks, be it doing the laundry, booking transportation, scheduling a delivery, or merely ordering food, with the touch of a button. And in a market where there is a distinct appreciation for convenience, this is proving to be ...