August, 2017

• 8 August

  Rasasi first half sales up 4%

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Rasasi Perfumes, one of the leading perfume brands in the Middle East, has recorded strong sales growth in the first half of 2017 and claims more than a 25 percent share of all fragrance sales among the GCC–based manufacturers. Compared to the same period last year, Rasasi has achieved a four percent rise in sales in ...

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• 8 August

  TCA Abu Dhabi-Emirates Heritage Club deal to preserve national heritage

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) and the Emirates Heritage Club have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to protect, preserve, and revive national heritage, as part of a coordinated strategy to bolster Abu Dhabi’s position as a global cultural tourism destination. The MoU establishes a mutual communication and cooperation channel between the ...

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• 8 August

  Saif bin Zayed honours martyr’s family

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, honoured, at his office in the ministry, the family of martyr Jassim Issa Mohammed Hassan Al Balushi, who lost his life in the line of duty while attempting to extinguish a fire on an Emirates Airline aircraft which performed ...

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• 8 August

  Dubai Chamber to organise global business forum on Africa in Nov

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) is organising the 4th Global Business Forum on Africa in November in Dubai, under the patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The two-day forum will be held at Dubai’s Madinat Jumeirah under the theme ...

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• 8 August

  New energy vehicles club to boost e-vehicle market

  

  DUBAI / WAM To support the transition of the automotive industry towards green mobility and the recent initiatives taking places in the UAE, the New Energy Vehicles Club has been created under the umbrella of the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC) at the initiative of ENGIE, an energy company, charging station manufacturer and board member of the CEBC. The creation ...

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• 8 August

  TEDxFujairah to gather tech, design experts

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM The Fujairah Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organising TEDxFujairah on August 11 under the theme “Think Deeper, Time to Break Barriers.” The Technology, Entertainment and Design, TEDx, Programme is designed to help communities, organisations and individuals to spark conversations and make connecti- ons through local TEDx-like experiences. Seven talented young minds will speak about their innovative ...

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• 8 August

  Smart Dubai chosen to co-chair UN’s ITU working group

  

  Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai, the government office leading Dubai’s smart city transformation, has been selected by the United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) to co-chair the global Working Group on Data Economy, Commercialisation and Monetisation. The announcement was made at the ITU’s meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, where the Union, as the UN’s main body handling information and communications technology ...

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• 8 August

  UAE mobile subscribers hit 18.7mn in H1

  ABU DHABI / WAM The subscription base in UAE mobile phone services expanded 2.4 percent during H1 2017 to 18.7 million subscribers from 18.26 million in the corresponding period last year. The growth reflects the vibrant and robust nature of the UAE’s telecommunications sector which is considered a significant mainstay of the economy. According to recent data released by Etisalat, ...

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• 8 August

  ‘Dubai Font’ story to be aired on Emirates

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates airline announced a partnership with The General Secretariat of The Executive Council of Dubai, which will see it air a video describing the ‘Dubai Font’ story to flyers from around the world. Designed to reflect the modernity and culture of innovation that exists within Dubai, the video will see the city further cement its reputation ...

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• 8 August

  London broadcasters may relocate: Brexit

  

  Bloomberg At a glass-wrapped industrial estate in London north of the River Thames, Brexit is giving global broadcasters a headache. From a screen-packed, server-filled studio, Discovery Communications Inc.—home of channels including Animal Planet and Eurosport—transmits more than 120 TV feeds into Europe. Across the road, Walt Disney Co. licenses foreign language versions of its popular kids channels beamed to the ...

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