January, 2017

• 23 January

  Panasonic launches next-gen video surveillance system at Intersec 2017

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Panasonic, a leading provider of integrated security and video surveillance solutions, introduced its next generation i-PRO® Extreme technology platform at Intersec 2017, taking place at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) from January 22 -24. Panasonic Marketing Middle East and Africa (PMMAF) has launched the i-PRO Extreme in response to the fast growing ...

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• 23 January

  Mummy’s eventful afterlife

  

    Munster / DPA This mummy has probably had a more eventful afterlife than anything in the three-decade lifespan of the Egyptian man who died and was embalmed and wound in bandages 2,700 years ago. Somewhere along the way the body lost its head, and it may have attended high-school parties in the role of a spook. Apart from lacking ...

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• 23 January

  America’s ‘walking dead’

  

    Chichigalpa / DPA Death lurks in the sugarcane fields. He reaps the strong young men, sometimes before they’ve even turned 30. The ones who get away are marked for life, sick and unfit for work. “We’re the walking dead,” says former sugarcane cutter Juan Salgado. There’s a mysterious illness making its way around Central America. It has already claimed ...

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• 22 January

  UAE Central Bank M1 hits AED474 billion

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Central Bank has announced that the Money Supply aggregate ‘M1’ increased by 0.3% from AED472.6 billion at the end of November 2016 to AED474 billion at the end of December 2016. In its statement, the bank added that Money Supply aggregate ‘M2’ increased by 1%, from AED1212.9 billion at the end of November ...

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• 22 January

  Emirates Real Estate Fund taps AED700mn Shari’a financing

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates Real Estate Fund (EREF) agreed a $190.6 million (AED 700 million) Shari’a compliant finance facility with Emirates NBD, on attractive commercial terms. The new facility will help contribute to restructuring the balance sheet and creating a more efficient capital structure with the aim of ultimately enhancing returns to investors. EREF’s fund manager, Emirates NBD ...

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• 22 January

  Dubai SME-Al Futtaim Retail pact to enhance SME competitiveness

  

    DUBAI / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Majid Al Futtaim Retail to support members of Dubai SME through the display of their products at Carrefour hypermarkets and supermarkets. Carrefour is a subsidiary of ...

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• 22 January

  FANR issues licences to store, transport N-fuel at Barakah

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) issued two licences: the first to transport ‘fresh’ nuclear fuel (i.e. fuel that is unirradiated), and the second to handle and store such fuel at Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant. The receipt of nuclear fuel will be a first for the UAE, and FANR ...

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• 22 January

  ‘Proper education is a shield against destructive ideas’

  

    Sharjah / WAM Proper education is a shield against destructive ideas and misguided groups, His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, said. A solid family background contributes effectively to the nation-building, he added. The Sharjah Ruler expressed his views during a television talk show hosted on Sunday noon by Sharjah Satellite ...

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• 22 January

  World’s largest trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection kicks off in Dubai

  

    Dubai / WAM Intersec 2017, the world’s largest trade fair for security, safety, and fire protection, got underway at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre on Sunday featuring 1,304 exhibitors from 58 countries. The 19th edition of the annual showcase was flagged off by H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who was accompanied by senior government ...

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• 22 January

  DEWA organises CSR Creativity Lab

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the DEWA CSR Creativity Lab for its staff and its partners from the public and private sectors. The creativity lab is part of DEWA’s efforts to support the Year of Giving initiative, which was launched by His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, and to ...

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