April, 2016

• 17 April

  Musanada to hand over AED64mn health centre to Seha soon

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, completed the structural works of the Al Falah Health Centre which will be handed over to Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) in the few coming months. The move comes as part of efforts to implement the vision of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to deliver ...

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• 17 April

  MBRF to launch Arab Knowledge Index in Jordan

  

    Dubai / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF), a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), will organise a national seminar to launch the Arab Knowledge Index in the Jordanian capital Amman on April 18. The event has been planned as part of plans to announce ...

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• 17 April

  UAE and Kyrgyzstan to bolster economic ties

    Bishkek / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, met President Almazbek Atambayev, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, during a visit to Kyrgyzstan where he headed an economic delegation to discuss strengthening bilateral economic relations, and support joint projects to serve the interests of the two friendly countries. During the meeting, which was held in the ...

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• 17 April

  DHA rolls out ‘BE THE 1’ blood donation campaign

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) launched the ‘BE THE 1’ blood donation campaign in partnership with Real Madrid football star Cristiano Ronaldo on Sunday. Donating blood helps save millions of lives each year. Blood and blood products are essential not only for emergency medical situations but also for long-term treatments. The aim of the campaign ...

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• 17 April

  TCA to target German biz communities at IMEX

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM A delegation representing Abu Dhabi’s tourism industry is heading to Germany to participate in IMEX Frankfurt 2016, the award-winning trade show that promotes innovation in the Meetings Incentives Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) sector. The show, which runs from April 29-21, is expected to draw thousands of exhibitors and key decision-makers from around the world to ...

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• 17 April

  2 Tas’heel centers obtain 4-star Global Star ratings

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Two Tas’heel service centers received a “4-star” Global Star Ratings, the Human Resources and Emiratisation Ministry announced, the ratings match services delivery of the Federal Government standards. The Global Star Ratings system was launched as per the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and ...

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• 17 April

  ADIBF to screen 18 films from 10 Arab countries

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi, announced that the Black Box Cinema project by Emirati filmmaker, Nawaf Al Janahi, will return for the third consecutive year at the 26th Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) running from April 27 to May 3 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, ADNEC. The cinema ...

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• 17 April

  Zayed University’s Think Science Fair draws huge crowd

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business With the participation of 530 enthusiastic young experts and the submission of 24 exceptional and innovative projects, Zayed University records an impressive participation during the first day of Think Science Fair, which was held on Sunday at the World Trade Center in Dubai. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al ...

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• 17 April

  Greek minister reaches out to Lagarde as bailout talks drag

  

    Bloomberg Greece’s finance minister arranged a last-minute follow-up meeting with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde before returning to Athens from a gathering of global policy makers in Washington, as the nation seeks to unlock more bailout funds from creditors. The creditors are considering proposing additional austerity measures that would kick in if the nation missed budget targets, ...

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• 17 April

  PM Tsipras sees troubled reform talks ending by May 1

  

    Athens / AFP Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said reform talks with the country’s EU-IMF creditors, delayed by disagreements over pension cuts and bad loans, could conclude by May 1. “I believe the target I have specified, to conclude (the talks) by Orthodox Easter (on May 1)… is feasible,” Tsipras told state television ERT. “We are on the verge, I ...

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