Mohamed, Siemens president discuss trade, investment ties

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday received Joe Kaeser, President and Chief Executive Officer of Siemens. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed welcomed Kaeser and his accompanying delegation, and the two sides discussed topics related to investment, trade and ...

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UAE chairs INTOSAI meet in Vienna

Vienna / WAM Dr Harib Al Amimi, President of the State Audit Institution, SAI, has presided over the 70th Governing Board Meeting of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), in Austria. This is the second time the UAE is chairing this meeting which runs until November 7. Dr Al Amimi said that meeting would cover a number of ...

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Al Qatami inaugurates ARM 2017 in Dubai

Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of the Dubai Health Authority, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qatami, Chairman of the Board and Director General of the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), inaugurated the second edition of the Annual Radiology Meeting in the UAE (ARM), at ...

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Dubai to host international confab on smart vehicles

Dubai / WAM The third International Conference on Future Mobility, with the theme, ‘Towards Sustainable and Intelligent Mobility’, will open on Tuesday in Dubai, hosting 350 manufacturers and experts from the world’s leading vehicle production and marketing experts, governmental and private sectors, in the largest international brainstorming event to develop the future of this sector. The conference will be hosted ...

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Emirates enhances Nigeria operations with more flights

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates announced on Sunday that it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from December 15. Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering eight private suites ...

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Dubai joins UNESCO ‘creative cities network’

DUBAI / WAM Dubai has been designated as part of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network by Director-General, Irina Bokova. 64 cities from 44 countries join a network at the frontline of UNESCO’s efforts to foster innovation and creativity as key drivers for a more sustainable and inclusive urban development. This network attracts growing interest from local authorities. “These new designations ...

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Largest entrepreneurship festival in Sharjah on Nov 21

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Entrepreneurship Center (Sheraa), conducted a press conference to announce the launch of the largest entrepreneurship festival in the UAE at the Sheraa Hub, American University of Sharjah in the presence of leading industry experts and strategic partners. Celebrating and recharging the spirit of entrepreneurship, Sharjah Entrepreneurship Festival (SharjahEF) makes its grand debut in Sharjah this ...

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Meraas-Visa enter strategic partnership

DUBAI / Emirates Business Meraas announced that it has partnered with global payments technology company, Visa, to create a new and exciting cardholder benefit for Visa premium cardholders in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The multi-year agreement will enable Visa Platinum, Visa Signature and Visa Infinite customers to take advantage of a 20 percent discount at ...

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The Flag Island creates Guinness World Record

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Flag Island, Sharjah’s iconic tourist destination, has entered the Guinness World Records after raising the world’s largest flag. The successful attempt formed part of the spectacular national festivities the island organised on Thursday and Friday as part of the nationwide Flag Day celebrations. Measuring 70 metres in length and 35 metres in width, the flag ...

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