January, 2017

• 4 January

  UAE humanitarian foundation to pay off debts of 300 patients

    Dubai / WAM More than 300 patients facing financial difficulties will have their debts paid off by the Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan Humanitarian and Scientific Foundation in response to the declaration of 2017 as the Year of Giving by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The move was ordered by H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa ...

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• 4 January

  EAD team succeeds in propagation of Little Dwarf Palm

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM A specialist team at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) succeeded in propagating the Little Dwarf Palm, considered one of rarest and most threatened native plant species in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Only one individual of this species was recorded at the Jebel Hafeet mountain during an extensive survey undertaken by EAD’s Terrestrial Biodiversity ...

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• 4 January

  British Airways crew to stage 48-hr strike

  

    Bloomberg British Airways flight attendants will walk out next week after the carrier declined to extend their right to strike in return for renewed pay talks following the rejection of the latest offer, according to the Unite union. So-called “mixed fleet” cabin crew, who work on both short- and long-haul flights, will take action for 48 hours from Tuesday, ...

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• 4 January

  KFC’s return to Malaysian bourse heralds rebound in deal volumes

  

    Bloomberg Fundraising from Malaysian initial public offerings is poised to rebound from the lowest in 16 years, led by a planned relisting of the local KFC operator, as receding uncertainty and commodity price gains help rekindle demand for riskier assets. First-time share sales in Malaysia, Southeast Asia’s top destination for new listings less than five years ago, fell to ...

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• 4 January

  Next deals blow to UK retailers as outlook dims

  

    Bloomberg UK clothing retailer Next Plc forecast another tough year after a disappointing Christmas, sending its shares plummeting and dealing a blow to the industry at the start of the holiday reporting season. Pretax profit for the year through January 2018 will be in a range of 680 million pounds ($834 million) to 780 million pounds, the company said ...

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• 4 January

  The Dubai Mall world’s first to get 5-star accreditation

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business The Guest Services Department at The Dubai Mall has been awarded two prestigious citations including a five-star accreditation by The International Standard for Service Excellence (TISSE2012) – making it the first mall in the world to receive the certification; and the ISO 10002:2014 quality management system for customer satisfaction. The accreditations were awarded following a ...

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• 4 January

  Global artists paint 16 murals on UAE’s history and heritage

  

    Dubai / WAM The first phase of the Dubai Street Museum project, being jointly implemented by Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, and Dubai Municipality saw the participation of prominent international mural and graffiti artists. The artists painted a total of 16 murals on themes drawn from the UAE’s history and rich heritage. Artists ...

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• 4 January

  Empower logs 255,000 client-servicing transactions

  

    Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) registered 255,000 client-servicing transactions last year ranging from face to face client servicing in the branches, telephone calls and e-mail correspondences. This is represents a breakthrough in the use of modern methods and techniques in managing day to day queries and transactions at Empower as the company has accommodated the increasing ...

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• 4 January

  Sheikha Hind appointed Chair of Board of Trustees of UAE Food Bank

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Wednesday appointed his wife Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the UAE Food Bank, an initiative he launched on the occasion of the 11th anniversary of his accession ...

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• 4 January

  ADEC set to introduce moral education in school curricula

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) is all set for the pilot phase of including moral education as a subject in the curricula of public and private schools in the emirate, which begins in the second semester of the current school year. Moral education is being introduced to schools following the directives of His Highness Sheikh ...

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