December, 2018

• 24 December

  UAE delivers medical aid to Mukalla, Yemen

  MUKALLA / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, has delivered a shipment of medical supplies to the Public Health and Population Office in the city of Mukalla, capital of Hadramaut. This move is part of the UAE efforts to support the medical sector with the provision of appropriate treatment for Yemeni patients ...

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• 24 December

  First direct flight from Wroclaw arrives in RAK

  

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business The inaugural direct flight, carrying 185 passengers, from Wroclaw to Ras Al Khaimah arrived to a warm welcome from officials of the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (Raktda) and Ras Al Khaimah International Airport. Launched by Enter Air- a charter airline of reputed tour operator TUI Poland- the new route will be served ...

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• 24 December

  Enoc wins ‘Idea of the Year’ award

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Group received the ‘Idea of the Year’ award at the 32nd edition of ideasUK event recently held in Manchester, England. The Group was awarded in the ‘Digital and Technology’ category for the development and implementation of innovative solutions across their service stations network. The theme of IdeasUK for this year was ‘Power of Ideas’ that focused ...

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• 24 December

  ADGM signs deal to boost financial audit standards

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Registration Authority of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), and the Ministry of Economy have agreed to foster cooperation and coordination with respect to the registration and supervision of auditors with the aim of promoting high standards of financial audits in the UAE. To this effect, an MoU was signed by Dhaher bin Dhaher Al Mheiri, ...

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• 24 December

  Abu Dhabi’s three malls to offer up to 90% discounts

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Offering the best seasonal deals, Aldar Properties (‘Aldar’) has partnered with the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi (DCT) to launch the Code Red Sale across all three of its malls – Yas Mall, The Mall at World Trade Center Abu Dhabi (The Mall at WTCAD) and Al Jimi Mall in Al Ain. Held ...

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• 24 December

  Dewa to develop innovative, futuristic solutions using AI

  

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), with Whizkey Future labs, a start-up company, to develop innovative and futuristic solutions to disrupt the current electricity and water utility business models. This will be done using Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, robotics, and other technologies to improve performance, ...

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• 24 December

  ‘Believing in the youth is part of the legacy of UAE’s founding father’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, has said that the UAE supports the aspirations of Arab youth by launching initiatives and programmes that encourage their participation in creating a better future for themselves and their countries. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), she said, “Believing in the ...

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• 24 December

  Pegasus inaugural flight lands at Sharjah airport

  

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Airport has received the inaugural flight of Pegasus Airline, arriving from Sabiha Airport in Istanbul. Pegasus airline, the Turkish carrier, introduced its new daily service on Sharjah-Istanbul route in response to the increasing demand for travel to and from Sharjah due to the regional and global importance of Sharjah Airport as a passenger hub. The route ...

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• 24 December

  Dubai Customs wins ‘innovation’ award

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has crowned its achievements in 2018 by winning the 2nd Organisation – Wide Innovation Award from the Global Organisational Excellence Congress, hosted by Abu Dhabi in December. Ahmed Abdul Salam Kazim, Director of Strategy and Corporate Excellence at Dubai Customs, Hussain Al Fardan, Dubai Customs’ Innovation Centre senior manager and the team received the grand ...

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• 24 December

  Musanada committed to install advanced fire detectors

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company, Musanada, has affirmed that it remains fully committed to the installation of advanced safety sensing systems across buildings and housing projects constructed by the company in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah, including the fire detection devices (gas, smoke, heat and flame detectors) equipped with state-of-the-art smart technologies. The ...

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