March, 2016

• 30 March

  DEWA organises bidder’s conference for ‘Solar Park’

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised a conference for qualifying international developers who intend to send their proposals for the third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park to produce 800MW of electricity. The project will be implemented according to the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The conference aims to clarify details of ...

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• 30 March

  ENOC Marketing posts 10% volume growth

  

  DUBAI / WAM Product volumes from the Marketing segment of Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) grew by 10% in 2015, the company revealed at its Annual Marketing Conference 2016. “The ENOC Marketing portfolio includes a diverse portfolio of products and services, reaching customers within a variety of sectors like aviation, automotive, industry and even individual households,” said HE Saif Humaid ...

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• 30 March

  UAE beckons wellness tourists

  

  RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS If you think that for tourists the UAE is just about sun, sand and Burj-Khalifa, you are blissfully mistaken. More tourists are heading to the Emirates for other reasons than just shopping festivals and desert safaris. Wellness holiday, a comparatively expensive but alluring vacation concept is bringing more tourists to the UAE than ever before ...

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• 30 March

  Hamdan nod for airports fee

  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, approved Executive Council Resolution No (8) of 2016 pertaining to the collection of fees from passengers using facilities in Dubai Airports. As per the resolution, every passenger leaving the UAE from any of Dubai’s airports, including transit passengers, will ...

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• 30 March

  Dubai’s Smart City hailed

  DUBAI / WAM A gathering of global technology leaders at this week’s Internet of Things Expo (IoTX) at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) believe a combination of hyper connectivity, supercomputing, cloud computing, smart technologies and cyber security will make the Internet of Things (IoT) sector the single largest market opportunity for global businesses by the turn of the decade. “IoT ...

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• 30 March

  Dubai police a beacon for education and training: VP

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday inaugurated the new headquarters of the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology of the Dubai Police. Sheikh Mohammed was accompanied by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of ...

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• 30 March

  Hamdan approves Dubai airports service fees

  

  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has approved Executive Council Resolution No (8) of 2016 pertaining to the collection of fees from passengers using facilities in Dubai Airports. As per the resolution, every passenger leaving the UAE from any of Dubai’s airports, including transit ...

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• 30 March

  ‘Martyr’s families not to repay housing loans’

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum has ordered Mohammed Bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE) to exempt families of the nation’s martyrs from paying the housing loans they incurred before martyrdom. This includes various kinds of loans such as loans for buying ...

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• 30 March

  DFWAC to rehabilitate victims of violence for jobs markets

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) launched its “Cases Empowerment Program” to rehabilitate the victims of violence of women to enter the Jobs market or starting their own small business that guarantees them a steady income to meet subsistence needs and ensures financial independence, which is one of the most important challenges facing this group. ...

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• 30 March

  Sky Telecom to expand operations through MENA

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Sky Telecom, the Dubai-based telecom and digital enabler for ICT service providers and the consumer technology industry, has outlined its expansion plans through the MENA region for 2016. The company, which was launched in Dubai in 2014, is unique in offering the ultimate mix of retail and digital platforms to consumers, providing the most complete and ...

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