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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in UAE and a subsidiary of General Holding Corporation (Senaat), is participating in the First Saudi International Iron & Steel Conference, of which it is its Rhodium Sponsor. At the conference, held in the King Faisal International Conferences Hall at the Intercontinental Hotel in Riyadh from September 16-18, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), an integrated free zone technology park, hosted its Sixth Happiness Forum at Grand Hyatt Dubai. Highlighting the importance of happiness in the workplace, the event convened representatives of the public and private sectors to discuss initiatives aimed at creating comprehensive and sustainable employee ...

DUBAI / WAM A number of UAE business groups are set to invest $10 billion (AED36.7 billion) into Bangladesh, according to data compiled by the Bangladesh Economic Forum. The Forum will kick-off in Dubai on September 15, with more than 300 government officials, business leaders, investors and entrepreneurs participating. The one-day conference aims to strengthen the flow of trade and ...

Dubai / WAM After reviewing the results of comprehensive evaluation report of services in 600 service centers of 29 federal government entities, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reaffirmed that “government services are windows for citizens to their governments. Improving and developing services will remain a major ...

GENEVA / ًِ’ The UAE has announced the completion of a draft law on the establishment of a national human rights institution (NHRI), following the Paris Principles. The announcement was made by Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al Jarman, Assistant Minister for Human Rights and International Law at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in a speech delivered at the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs, and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, issued a decision to establish a specialised court dealing with commercial law cases, under the name ‘Abu Dhabi Commercial Court’. The move comes as a bid to enhance the emirate’s commercial competitiveness. Commenting ...

Dubai / WAM The Pearl Initiative, a business-led non-profit organisation promoting corporate accountability in the Gulf Region’s private sector, has taken the next big step in fortifying the governance atmosphere for one of the Gulf’s most prolific economic sectors – micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) – by launching a unique digital platform in the Gulf region at a recent ...

HADRAMAUT / WAM Some 1,000 food parcels weighing over 80 tonnes were distributed by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), in Yemen’s Hadramaut governorate. Five thousand individuals and families across the Lubna and Al Haseer suburbs in the governorate received the food aid. So far in 2019, the ERC has distributed 26,744 food parcels assisting 133,720 Yemenis residing in the Hadramaut ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 40 representatives from international defence manufacturing companies expressed interest in joining the Sustain and Enhance Emiratisation in Defence and Security (Seeds), programme, latest initiative of the UAE defence and security industry enabler Tawazun Economic Council. This came during a gathering hosted by Tawazun in London earlier this week, to acquaint its international defence partners with ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The search for the 30,000 ‘faces’ of Expo 2020 Dubai is building momentum with Etisalat announced as the Official Premier Partner of Expo 2020 Volunteers. Etisalat will launch an awareness campaign to encourage millions of its customers to volunteer in the lead-up to and during the largest event ever held in the Arab world. The 30,000 ...