February, 2016

• 29 February

  UMEX to offer 6 times bigger space for UAE’s defence event

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Higher Organising Committee of the second Unmanned System Exhibition (UMEX) 2016, and the pilot edition of the Simulation Conference and Exhibition 2016, has revealed that the upcoming editions of the region-leading defence events will offer six times more exhibition space compared to the debut edition of UMEX last year. The much-anticipated defence events, covering the ...

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• 29 February

  Mashreq appoints Emirati as Regional Head of Distribution

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, one of the UAE’s leading financial institutions, announced the appointment of UAE national Aladdin Omar Al Deesi as its new Regional Head of Distribution. The appointment is in line with the Bank’s Emiratisation strategy; it is a testament to Mashreq’s continuous efforts to attract Emirati talent to the organisation. Holding a Bachelor’s degree in Business ...

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• 29 February

  DHA to focus on career devp for medical staff

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will develop policies and procedures to foster career development for medical staff. The Authority will focus on developing an environment, which fosters creativity and innovation, supports private-public partnership and knowledge transfer in order to build a strong talent pool of motivated and satisfied medical professionals. The first step towards developing such ...

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• 29 February

  Dubai to host ‘Rail Career Zone’ on March 9

  Dubai / Emirates Business The inaugural Rail Career Zone will be set alongside Middle East Rail exhibition and conference taking place on March 9 at Dubai International Convention Centre. The Career Zone will provide current and future engineering graduates with direct access to regional rail operators, government authorities, leading multinational rail suppliers to learn about exciting career opportunities in the ...

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• 29 February

  AED7bn infra projects okayed in East Coast

  He was also shown new education plans which will see the incorporation of programming materials and innovation skills in the curriculum for the coming years. Sheikh Mohammed said, “Development must be achieved comprehensively and be balanced across all regions of the country. All regions represent a priority for President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.” “Housing is an ...

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• 29 February

  MoE, Shurooq sign MoU to spur investments

  The two parties will facilitate bilateral cooperation in investment and business opportunities both in the UAE and abroad. They will also work together to establish a joint business that will promote and expand investments in Sharjah. Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of Shurooq said, “Sharjah is one of the most attractive cities for investors in the Gulf region ...

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• 29 February

  Maktoum chairs Dubai Executive Council meeting

  

  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Deputy Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, on Monday morning chaired the council’s meeting held at its headquarters in the Emirates Towers to discuss a number of projects and topics on the agenda. The meeting comes within the framework of the executive council’s ...

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• 29 February

  Mohammed offers condolences to Emirati martyr’s family

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has offered his condolences on the death of Emirati serviceman Mohammed Rashid Al Dhanhani, who died while carrying out his national duty alongside the UAE Armed Forces defending the legitimacy of the brotherly nation of Yemen. Sheikh Mohammed asserted that ...

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• 29 February

  Etisalat, Huawei to collaborate on Etisalat Cloud Factory

  

  DUBAI / WAM Etisalat Group and Huawei have announced plans to work on the first ever Proof of Concept and design for an all-inclusive network architecture for the Etisalat Regional Cloud Factory. Once developed, the enterprise solutions provided by the innovative Cloud Factory will be offered to businesses across Etisalat’s international footprint. The initiative will examine the technical and business ...

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• 29 February

  Zayed University to host ‘research symposium’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Zayed University is gearing up to launch the second annual UAE Quantitative Research Symposium (QRS) that brings together UAE-based researchers with their international counterparts in Abu Dhabi campus on March 1. Organized by the College of Business at Zayed University, The annual QRS will be held under the them ‘Leading Edge High Quality Research in Business ...

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