October, 2023

• 18 October

  First day of Art Therapy Conference in Abu Dhabi concludes with insights on mental well-being and workshops

  

  ABU DHABI/ GULF TIME Art therapy, alongside music, drama, dance, and movement therapy, offers the invaluable advantage of expression without words. The MENA region’s pioneering Art Therapy Conference, themed “Empowering through Creativity,” launched its inaugural edition in Abu Dhabi with a spotlight on art’s transformative influence on trauma. The conference, organized by the Abu Dhabi Center for Sheltering and Humanitarian ...

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• 18 October

  Enabling Work Begins for Phase Three of Bloom Living, “Casares”

  

  ABU DHABI/ GULF TIME Bloom Holding, one of the UAE’s foremost real estate development companies, has announced the appointment of Edrafor Emirates LLC as the enabling work contractor for Casares, phase three of the fully integrated and all-inclusive residential community, Bloom Living. Scheduled to be completed in Q1 2026, all of Casares’ units that range from two-and three-bedroom townhouses, are ...

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• 18 October

  Rolls-Royce to reduce 2,500 jobs to extend efficiency drive

  

  BLOOMBERG Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc plans to eliminate as many as 2,500 positions worldwide and will streamline operations, enacting the deepest job cuts yet under Chief Executive Officer Tufan Erginbilgic. The reductions will target 2,000 to 2,500 employees, or about 6% of the global staff, the company said in a regulatory statement, confirming reports of job losses. As part of the ...

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• 18 October

  Sharjah Ruler directs equal grants for female citizens’ children

  

  SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) to treat the children of female citizens like citizens on scholarships, who currently number 72 male and female students, and to return the amounts paid to those who paid them, through the Amiri ...

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• 18 October

  Sheikh Hamad Al Sharqi receives Jamal Al Suwaidi

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, received at Al Rumaila Palace, Dr Jamal Sanad  Al-Suwaidi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies & Research (ECSSR) and received a copy of his new book entitled “President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

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• 18 October

  UAE’s investments in Turkiye hit AED20.6b until last August

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmet Burak Daglioglu, Head of the Investment Office of the Turkish Presidency, said that the cumulative foreign direct investment from the United Arab Emirates to Turkiye has surged to $5.6 billion (AED20.6 billion) from 2002 through August 2023. Speaking exclusively to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during the eighth edition of the World Investment Forum in ...

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• 18 October

  Moro Hub, DDA join forces to strengthen cybersecurity infrastructure in Dubai

  

  DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of Dewa, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Digital Dubai Authority (DDA) to deliver state-of-the-art cyber security services to various government entities across the emirate of Dubai. The MoU was signed in the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and ...

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• 18 October

  Registration now open for Dubai Run, world’s largest free fun run

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and the Dubai Sports Council have announced that registration for the world’s largest free fun run – Dubai Run– is now open. Back for its fifth edition as part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC), more than 200,000 people are expected to line up for an unforgettable run along the iconic ...

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• 18 October

  Kezad Group wins UN Investment Promotion Award for 2023

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – Kezad Group has won the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2023 for promoting investments in the energy transition. The award, received by Mohamed Ghareeb Al Hosani, Chief Experience Officer of Kezad Group, at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, recognises Kezad Group’s commitment to sustainable development and its efforts to attract ...

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• 18 October

  Adio partners with Archer  for electric air taxis in UAE

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Archer Aviation on Tuesday announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), pursuant to which the parties intend to work together to make Abu Dhabi its first international launch partner, with plans to commence air taxi operations in Abu Dhabi in 2026. As part of this strategic initiative, Adio plans ...

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