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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business EcoWASTE Exhibition will be held for the fifth successive year in 2018 in Abu Dhabi, with a focus on advancing sustainable waste management and recycling across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). As a platform to establish a future-centric agenda and lead dialogue in the industry, EcoWASTE Exhibition will bring together businesses, policymakers, municipalities, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), said that gender balance is imperative for achieving security and peace in the world, noting that the strategies of empowering women in the UAE stem from ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council and Chairman of the Dubai Sports Council, has approved the results of the 2016-2017 Sports Events Ranking System. In the results, four events – DP World Tour Championship, Dubai World Cup, Standard Chartered Dubai Marathon and Dubai Tour ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Saab, a defence technology solutions supplier, has officially established its development and production centre in Abu Dhabi at Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), the hub for strategic defence and aerospace manufacturing. The facility was inaugurated in the presence of Saif Mohammed Al Hajri, Board Member of Tawazun Economic Council; Major General Staff Pilot Ibrahim Nasir Al-Alawi, Commander ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) launched the electronic Early Warning Scores (EWS) project to assist clinicians in taking evidence-based decisions based on early warning scores for different age and obstetric groups. Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS), Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS), and Modified Early Obstetric Warning Score (MEOWS) are evidence-based early warning mechanism ...

Dubai / Emirates Business MAG PD, the property development division of the MAG Group, rebranded itself as MAG Lifestyle Development as part of the evolution of the company’s long-term strategic vision and roadmap for the future. The strategic rebrand focuses MAG Lifestyle Development on building environments that enhance the lifestyles of residents. Talal Al Gaddah, CEO of MAG Lifestyle Development, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that it signed a strategic partnership agreement with Q4 Consultants. The agreement was signed by His Excellency Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, and Deepak Batra on behalf of Q4 Consultants. Under the terms of the agreement, the Indian company will act as a ‘Real Estate Promotion Trustee’, supporting ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc. is spending $390 million to boost production from a maker of laser technology that’s critical for new iPhone X features such as facial recognition. Apple, whose products can stretch the manufacturing capabilities of suppliers, will invest the money in Finisar Corp. from a $1 billion manufacturing fund announced earlier this year with the aim of creating more ...

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. is aiming to introduce a smart speaker in the first half of 2018, entering a crowded field of voice-controlled devices from Amazon.com Inc., Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc., people briefed on the plans said. The device by the South Korean technology giant will have a strong focus on audio quality and the management of connected home ...

Bloomberg China is churning out robots. Annual production of industrial robots surpassed 100,000 for the first time — and it only took 10 months. Shipments were up 67 percent through October compared with a year earlier, state media reported. And there’s more to come: full-year output will reach 120,000 units, according to Ministry of Industry and Information Technology forecasts. China ...