DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention on Thursday ordered the withdrawal of three batches of Omafen 400mg Tab from the UAE markets after small pieces of aluminium were found in some tablets produced by Oman’s National Pharmaceutical Industries (NPI). An administrative circular form the ministry called for removal of three batches 0514005, 051006 and 0513011 of Omafen ...
Read More »Al Forsan Village drives community living concept in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business With over 385 ready to move in Villas, Al Forsan Village has further strengthened Abu Dhabi’s position as one of the most sought after community living destinations in the country. This project is located in Khalifa City ‘A’ Area and is Abu Dhabi’s first active and health focused mixed-use development. “Abu Dhabi has a good ...
Read More »Innovator Show opens in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Showcasing unique and inspiring creations from budding Innovators around the UAE, the 2016 edition of the Innovator Show opened officially on Thursday at Corniche-East Plaza in Abu Dhabi. Brought to you by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) and the Abu Dhabi Technology Development Committee (TDC), the two-day exhibition features projects and innovations created by ...
Read More »Latifa Hospital performs 3,500 paediatric surgeries in 2015
DUBAI / Emirates Business Latifa Hospital conducted more than 3,500 paediatric surgeries, said a top health official. Dr Ghadir Jaber, senior specialist paediatric surgeon is the only woman Emirati surgeon in the field of paediatric surgery in the UAE. During the Authority’s by-weekly smart clinic, Jaber said that Latifa Hospital receives one of the highest referrals for paediatric surgery not ...
Read More »Mashreq Business Banking customer drives away BMW
DUBAI / Emirates Business As part of the its efforts to reward customers, leading financial institution, Mashreq announced the lucky winner of the grand prize for its recent campaign. Amrollah Shokrollah Fazili was given the key to his brand new BMW 320i in the presence of Subroto Som, Head of Retail Banking Group at Mashreq and Rohit Garg, Head of ...
Read More »SZHP approves AED309mn housing aid
DUBAI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) has approved a list of 614 eligible beneficiaries of housing aid at a total cost of AED 309 million. A breakdown showed that 513 recipients will get loans and 83 others will receive housing grants. The housing aid was approved during a meeting of the SZHP board chaired by Dr. Abdullah ...
Read More »Emirates NBD sees solid progress in business
DUBAI / Emirates Business Growth of the UAE’s non-oil private sector gathered speed in February. According to the latest Emirates NBD UAE PMI survey report, the overall improvement in business conditions was helped by expansions in output, new orders and employment. The survey, sponsored by Emirates NBD and produced by Markit, contains original data collected from a monthly survey of ...
Read More »Zayed University to empower Emirati workforce
ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed University and Marsh, a global leader in insurance broking and risk management, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at Zayed University in Dubai campus in the presence of Robert M. Makhoul, Executive Chairman of Marsh Middle East and North Africa and Professor Reyadh AlMehaideb, Vice President of Zayed University. Zayed University and Marsh will ...
Read More »Why the US should embrace the AIIB
China’s new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has been the source of considerable debate. While its supporters believe the bank will fill a much needed investment gap in Asia’s economic development, its naysayers worry that China will use it to further its own economic and strategic goals in the region. They say the very structure of the AIIB allows China ...
Read More »EU discord deepens refugee crisis
EU President Donald Tusk’s stark warning to economic migrants not to come to Europe because it will not welcome them anymore, reflects the deepening refugee crisis in Europe, where some states have been restricting their borders to stem the influx of refugees. “I want to appeal to all potential illegal economic migrants wherever you are from: Do not come to ...
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