DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai South signed a strategic alliance agreement (MoU) with Deyaar Development PJSC, for a joint development of a mixed-use project within the Residential District at Dubai South. The memorandum of understanding was signed by Ahmed Al Ansari, Acting CEO Dubai South and Saeed Al Qatami, CEO, Deyaar Development. Building on its endeavor to provide unique ...
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21 January
Dolce & Gabbana court millennials, Plein launches activewear
MILAN / AP If turmoil brings innovation and renovation, Italian menswear is in for a creative burst. Fashion houses are continuing their reboot of Milan Fashion Week menswear offerings, with notables like Bottega Veneta and Gucci sitting out this round, preferring to combine menswear and womenswear previews next month. That is making room for a plethora of newcomers. The ...
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21 January
‘Noon’ puts fashion centre stage to dominate e-commerce sector
EMIRATES BUSINESS Noon, the Middle East’s largest online shopping platform, will use the high-street fashion segment as a central plank in its strategy to dominate the region’s fast-growing e-commerce sector. The retail powerhouse has announced that it will offer hundreds of exclusive fashion brands, five times more than its nearest competitor. Buyers will also be able to choose from ...
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21 January
Trends that will rule cosmetic industry in 2017
EMIRATES BUSINESS Natural to stay. Minimal Invasive to be more in Demand. Technology to drive procedures. There is a lot happening on the table of a cosmetic surgeon. A number of things have changed the way one looks at cosmetic surgery and how it is performed. Gone are those days where one was looking for over augmented looks to ...
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21 January
Mohammed bin Rashid Smart Majlis receives 35,000 ideas
Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Smart Council received more than 35,000 innovative and developmental ideas since its launch one year ago. These ideas have been studied by a team of more than 460 employees working in 41 government and private entities- in a bid to maintain the Smart Council’s role as a leading international platforms for ideas. “This ...
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21 January
Dubai Customs scores 96.2% on happiness index
Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs scored an overall 96.2 percent on Dubai Smart Office’s happiness meter. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DP World said he is happy with the result of this important evaluation that covered the website, the services and customs centers. “I am happy with this result which reflects the great level ...
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21 January
DEWA-Masdar Institute project qualifies for 2nd ‘UAE Drones for Good Award’
Dubai /Â WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (Masdar Institute) have qualified for the second UAE Drones for Good Award based on their joint efforts to develop drone technology. The Award was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler ...
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21 January
Abu Dhabi Ports delivers IALA certified courses to local maritime entities
Abu Dhabi /Â WAM Abu Dhabi Ports, one of nine organisations to offer certified courses by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation & Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) worldwide, conducted the IALA Aids to Navigation (AtoN) Level-2 training course to the first group of external trainees from entities that provide maritime and offshore services in the UAE. The training course ...
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21 January
Hatta Hospital receives international accreditation from JCI
Dubai /Â WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced that Hatta Hospital received international accreditation from the Joint Commission International (JCI) on Thursday. Hatta Hospital now joins a list of DHA facilities that received the accreditation, which include 10 Primary Health Care Centers; Nad Al Hamar, Al Badaa, Al Barsha, Al Khawaneej, Al Safa, Al Twar, Al Mizhar, Al Mankhool, ...
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21 January
Sharjah population crosses 1.4 million mark in 2015
Dubai / WAM The Sharjah’s overall population is 1,405,843 people, according to results of the Sharjah Census 2015. “There are 175,432 Emirati nationals – 86,325 males and 89,098 females – who constitute 12 percent of the overall population. The number of non-national residents is 1,230,417, – 834,542 males and 395,875 females – who form 87 percent of the overall population, ...
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