September, 2016

• 8 September

  RTA receives Kazakhstani delegation

    Dubai / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) and a Kazakhstani delegation headed by Asset Issekeshev, Mayor of Astana City, have discussed cooperation between the two sides. During the meeting, the Kazakhstani delegation was briefed on the RTA’s achievements and activities since its inception. The meeting ...

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• 8 September

  MoI awards citizenship to 26 candidates born to Emirati mothers

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MoI) presented citizenship documents of the UAE to 26 children of Emirati mothers at a ceremony organised by the General Directorate of Naturalisation in Abu Dhabi, as per a federal decree issued by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The awarding of the citizenship highlighted the vision of the ...

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• 8 September

  ‘53 govt initiatives to help Dubai target 20mn tourists by 2020’

  

    Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, affirmed that he would closely monitor the progress of the tourism industry in Dubai so as to fulfil the vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to welcome 20 million tourists by ...

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• 8 September

  DEWA to take part in Photovoltaica exhibition

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating in the 2nd International Solar Energy Exhibition and Conference (Photovoltaica) which is organised under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI of Morocco from September 7-9. In his speech at the conference, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said, “Today, UAE-Moroccan relations are growing remarkably across ...

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• 8 September

  Etisalat to offer UAE WiFi free during Eid holidays

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat announced on Wednesday that it will offer free UAE WiFi by Etisalat – the telco’s high-speed public WiFi across malls, restaurants and cafes for residents in the UAE during Eid Al Adha period from September, 8-17 . UAE WiFi by Etisalat lets UAE’s residents connect to the Internet using their mobile devices in ...

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• 8 September

  ADNOC to operate three vehicle inspection centres during holidays

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business In line with the declaration made regarding the Eid Al Adha holiday, which falls from Sunday, September 11 to Thursday, September 15, ADNOC Distribution announced that three of its vehicle inspection centres, namely Abu Dhabi Main Centre, Al Ain Main Centre and Madinat Zayed Centre, will remain open during the holiday time. The Eid ...

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• 8 September

  Dubai Metro marks 7 yrs, serves 830mn commuters since start

  

    Dubai / WAM The Dubai Metro is celebrating its seventh anniversary on Friday after having served more than 830 million commuters from September 2009 to August 2016. “The positive growth and increasing numbers on the Dubai Metro underscore the strategic vision of Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. It ...

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• 8 September

  National Treasure confab to showcase UAE’s vision for excellence

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai will host the inaugural edition of the National Treasure initiative, which is being organised by Knowledge Expansion, under the patronage of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in partnership with Tejar Dubai, on September 27-28. Essa Al Zaabi, Senior Vice-President, Institutional Support Services Sector, Dubai Chamber and General Coordinator, Tejar Dubai said, “The two-day conference has ...

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• 8 September

  Liberty Media agree $8bn deal to buy Formula One

  

    AFP Formula One entered a new era as US billionaire John Malone’s Liberty Media agreed a takeover that values the motorsport at $8 billion and raises questions over the role of its colourful, long-time mastermind, Bernie Ecclestone. In a deal that ends years of speculation over F1’s future, Liberty said it had struck an agreement to buy out Formula ...

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• 8 September

  HP Enterprise to spin off non-core software assets

  

    AFP Hewlett Packard Enterprise announced plans to spin off its non-core software assets, to be merged with British software group Micro Focus. The deal creates an entity valued at $8.8 billion which will be “one of the world’s largest pure-play enterprise software companies,” according to HPE. “With today’s announcement, we are taking another important step in achieving the vision ...

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