Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, visited the International Center for Biosaline Agriculture, ICBA, in Dubai and was briefed on its areas of work including techniques of water use, crops and non-conventional water resources, as well as bioenergy crops such as Salicornia. This is one of a series of visits conducted by ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Wages in the United Arab Emirates are set to rise by an average of 4.6 percent in 2017, following an average increase of 4.9 percent this year, according to Willis Towers Watson’s latest Salary Budget Planning Study. The inflation rate in the UAE in the past two years has been an average of 4.0 percent; ...

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business Speed is the key in data transfer. Exploring this aspect, UAE-based tech company Zero1 has adopted ‘LiFi’ — a technology that enables transmitting high-speed data using light — in its services. Light Fidelity (LiFi), which uses visible light communication (VLC) rather than radio bands, is poised to become US$113bn industry by 2022, according to ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business A10 Networks (NYSE: ATEN), a leader in application networking and security, today announces a new report with IDG Connect, “DDoS: A Clear and Ever Present Danger.” The report, which surveyed 120 IT decision makers at large organizations, finds businesses locked in combat with a growing army of online attackers. It finds that the average company ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Driven by the presence of large number of expats in the Middle East region, satellite television has emerged as one of the dominant players in the infotainment industry in this part of the world. Satellite television, which offers a varied range of programmes emanating from different parts of the world, has become the foremost ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is focusing on ambitious new initiatives to boost the Meetings, Incentives, Conference & Exhibition (MICE) tourism sector of the Emirate with a specialised study aimed at strengthening the sector’s role in attracting more tourists to Sharjah to reflect positively on the emirate’s economic performance. The study also seeks ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As the regional construction industry prepares for the implementation of the new Dubai Civil Defence laws governing the health and safety of building façade materials, details around a dedicated three-day trade show for the windows, doors and façades industry have been announced. Windows, Doors and Façades Event, organised by dmg events Middle East, Asia and ...

  Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) is discussing plans to allocate new bandwidth frequencies compatible with 5th generation mobile networks, enable airlines to provide high-speed broadband Internet connection during flights at lower costs, and develop a global maritime distress system. These initiatives were revealed during its participation at a recently-held seminar organized by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has won the Transform Awards Middle East and North Africa (Transform MENA Awards 2016) for its creative branding and rebranding. The new accolade, which can be added to the authority’s existing long list of achievements, comes just two weeks after it was awarded Al Owais Creative Award for Cultural Personality of ...

  Reuters Qatar will reduce its condensate exports by a third in January 2017 when a new splitter at its Ras Laffan refinery starts operating, a Qatar Gas official said. “Qatar is exporting around 30 cargoes (of condensate) a month. This will be reduced by 10 cargoes a month starting January,” said the official, who declined to be named saying ...