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Dubai / WAM The 15th edition of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition (DIHAD 2018), will launch on Monday. The first humanitarian aid and development event of its kind in the Middle East, DIHAD 2018 will be held from the March 5-7, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC). Held under the patronage of ...
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March, 2018
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4 March
Dubai freezes government fees for next 3 years
Dubai / WAM In line with the directives of the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued an order to freeze Dubai Government fees for a period of three years. ...
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4 March
Region’s first vertical farm opens in Dubai
Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, officially inaugurated Badia Farms, GCC’s first commercial vertical farm, which will enhance crop production and lowers their costs. He toured the farm and explored the latest hydroponic technology and vertical farming techniques. Applauding the work at the farms, Dr Al Zeyoudi said, “Badia Farms is ...
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4 March
Masdar to install 290KW rooftop solar PV systems at Khazna
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, a subsidiary of the Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), on Sunday announced that it will install a 290-kilowatt (KW) solar photovoltaic (PV) system to serve the facility of Khazna Data Centres (Khazna) in Masdar City. In the presence of Khaled Al Qubaisi, Chief Executive Officer, Aerospace, Renewables and Information Communications ...
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4 March
Dafza adds 7% to Dubai’s non-oil trade
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) has announced its key 2017 achievements, namely its 7% contribution to Dubai’s non-oil trade representing 18% of total free zones trade within Dubai according to 2016 official statistics. The freezone’s success is largely due to its strategic role in driving continuous economic development and high operational efficiency, as well as the ...
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4 March
DIB wins ‘Best Sukuk House’ award
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, has been awarded ‘Best Sukuk House’ at the EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards 2017 for the second successive year. The tenth edition of the EMEA Finance Middle East Banking Awards took place at the Shangri-La Hotel in Dubai recently and celebrated the regional banking ...
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4 March
NMC’s media strategy to promote reading
ABU DHABI / WAM Underlining its support to the National Reading Strategy, which extends through 2026, and as part of the month of reading, the National Media Council (NMC) has launched a media strategy for reading, with the aim of involving the media sector and enhancing its role in promoting and encouraging reading as a community habit and an integral part ...
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4 March
La Dolce Vita lands in Dubai
Dubai / Emirates Business At the Dubai International Boat Show 2018, Azimut Yachts launches its new La Dolce Vita 3.0 brand strategy in the UAE important market. Drawing on one of the masterpieces of Italian neorealist film, La Dolce Vita by Federico Fellini, Azimut Yachts presents a contemporary take on a lifestyle where luxury and joie de vivre, combined with ...
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4 March
DLD-IPA partnership offers a boost to Dubai’s realty sector
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has partnered with the International Property Awards (IPA), a renowned international awards programme in the real estate sector, to establish a specialised branch of the programme in Dubai called the ‘International Property Awards Dubai’ (IPAD). Under the new partnership between the two parties, IPAD will become a state-of-the-art global real estate industry ...
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4 March
When they came vrooming at Biker’s Cafe in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business On a quite weekend evening, around 70 avid bikers thundered into Al Seef Village Mall, Abu Dhabi on their gleaming powerful two wheeled machines to meet at the Biker’s Cafe for a pleasant experience. While the bikers kicked up interest amongst diners and onlookers, they were in for a pleasant surprise as well. They were ...
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