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ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, has said that the UAE’s founding father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, has made cultural, intellectual and social diversity in the UAE a source of strength, prosperity and innovation, based on the sustainable values of tolerance, respect, coexistence and compassion. Sheikh Nahyan made his ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Injazat Data Systems (Injazat) and MDC Business Management Services (MDC-BMS), along with Mubadala Investment Company’s Enterprise Technology Services division, have announced the establishing of ‘Project Tarabot’, a strategic Joint initiative for building a Hybrid Cloud Platform in Abu Dhabi for the Mubadala Group of Companies. The Hybrid Cloud platform will be aligned to the principle ...

NAJRAN / WAM The Spokesman of the Arab Coalition Forces Supporting Legitimacy in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al-Malki, has said that on Saturday ‘Jameela’, a 4-year old girl used as a human shield by terrorists, was safely secured and handed over to a representative of the legitimate government of Yemen. The girl was reunited to her family in the presence of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU), has appointed Professor Waqar Ahmad as its third chancellor. Speaking on the appointment, Ali Saeed bin Harmal Al Dhaheri, Chairman of the University’s Board of Directors, said, “We are honoured to officially appoint Professor Ahmad as the third Chancellor of ADU. We were looking for an ambitious and accomplished leader for this ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a knowledge sharing seminar at its premises which gathered members of Dubai’s business community and highlighted global best practices in engaging Emirati women in development. The event, organised by the Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network Task Force on Emirati Women Engagement in Development, included presentations from Aramex, Empower and ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Sunday announced its exclusive partnership with GSMA for Mobile 360 series-MENA conference in 2018 and 2019, a regional platform that attracts telecom leaders from across the global and regional mobile industry to address key challenges and opportunities in the mobile ecosystem. The three-day conference scheduled to take place from November 27-29 at Dubai ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Chamber announced that the sixth International Franchise Exhibition (IFE) is to be hosted at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) on October 16 – 17, with major international brands and companies taking part. As an important business-first event, the IFE 2018 provides a platform for meeting the demands of the growing franchise ...

Bloomberg Total SA said it will not risk investing in Iran following the return of US sanctions, unless it can secure a waiver. Continuing to do business in Iran would be too great a risk as the company has large operations in the US and depends on the country’s banks for financing its operations, Total said in a statement. So ...

Bloomberg Germany brushed aside US concerns about a major natural gas pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to Europe, suggesting President Donald Trump’s administration appears to be protecting its own interests. German Economy Minister Peter Altmaier defended the planned Nord Stream 2 pipeline as Chancellor Angela Merkel meets President Vladimir Putin in Russia. The US warned it may impose sanctions ...

Bloomberg Mitsui & Co. Ltd. is buying a 50 percent stake in wind farm developer Yushan Energy Co., giving the Japanese trading house a stake in an offshore power project in Taiwan. Yushan is a unit of Enterprize Energy, which owns a 40 percent net interest in the Hai Long Offshore Wind development in the Taiwan Strait, according to an ...