May, 2016

• 8 May

  Digital life beyond the smartphone

  

    Washington / AFP The smartphone revolutionised how people live and work, but the technology world is now struggling to see what comes next. As smartphone sales have peaked in most major markets, Apple, Samsung and others are being forced to rethink their business models to keep growing and connecting with consumers. The trend in smartphones appears to follow similar peaks ...

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• 7 May

  Musanada finishes 59% of int’l highway project

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), in collaboration with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Transport (DMAT), revealed that it has completed 59% of the Mafraq-Ghuwaifat International Highway project, linking western region cities and facilitating commercial transport on the international road. The move is part of the efforts to implement the vision of President ...

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• 7 May

  London’s Muslim mayor to serve ‘every community’

  

    LONDON / Bloomberg Sadiq Khan of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party took over as London’s first Muslim mayor on Saturday, facing down critics who used his religion against him by vowing to “represent every single community” in the capital. Khan’s election is a challenge to the rise of anti-Muslim rhetoric by right-wing politicians including French National Front leader Marine ...

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• 7 May

  MBRCGI signs cooperation pact with MIT to boost innovation

  

    DUBAI / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation(MBRCGI) signed a cooperation agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA, to launch a series of knowledge workshops to spread the culture of innovation among employees in the UAE government, and enhance their knowledge in line with the latest global innovation trends. The agreement was signed by ...

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• 7 May

  UAE trade team in Mozambique

    MAPUTO / WAM Businesses from the UAE have expressed their willingness to strengthen business relations with Mozambique and to invest in agriculture and transport, the Mozambique news agency(AIM)has reported. Speaking to reporters in the Mozambican capital, Maputo, after a meeting with Prime Minister Carlos Agostinho do Rosario, the Chairman of the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Majid Saif ...

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• 7 May

  RTA to hold dipmf in October

    Dubai / WAM Preparations are underway at the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), and Emaar Properties, for staging the third edition of the Dubai International Project Management Forum (DIPMF) during October 22-25 under the theme: Shaping the Future. The event culminates the huge success of the second edition of ...

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• 7 May

  Smart Airports a bright spot for aviation sector

    ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business Huge investments in aviation sector in the region, especially in the UAE, will steer the Middle East smart airports market to surpass $850 million within the next three years. Revolutionary concept of smart airport, driven by latest marvels of technology and applications, is all set to enhance traveller’s experience in a big way. The ...

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• 7 May

  Arab, Japan trade hits $80bn

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Economy, participated in the sessions of 4th the Arab-Japanese Economic Forum, organised by the Arab League in cooperation with the Government of Japan, from May 4- 6, in Casablanca, Morocco. The event was attended by high-profile representatives from Arab and Japanese governments, as well as representatives from the ...

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• 7 May

  MBRCGI, MIT to launch ‘innovative’ workshops

  

    Dubai / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI) signed a cooperation agreement with Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Boston, USA, to launch a series of knowledge workshops to spread the culture of innovation among employees in the UAE government, and enhance their knowledge in line with the latest global innovation trends. The agreement was signed by ...

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• 7 May

  Sultan, Jawaher meet Rohingya refugees

  

    Sharjah / WAM HH Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah and his wife, HH Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s Eminent Advocate for Refugee Children, visited UNHCR’s Harmony Refugee Learning Centre in Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur, recently. During the visit, Sheikh Sultan stressed the importance ...

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