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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced that the adoption rate of its smart services has reached 80 percent, ahead of the deadline set by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to reduce the number of visitors to government offices by 80 ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD’s Pepper has now learnt to speak Arabic! The artificial intelligence (AI) powered humanoid robot, brought to the UAE by Emirates NBD last year, has been widely popular due to his novel proposition and charming personality, and will now also cater to the bank’s Arabic-speaking customers. Adding a fun element to the banking experience, the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent cables of congratulations on the occasion of Eid al-Adha to all Arab and Islamic leaders. President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa wished the Arab and Islamic nations, their leaders and peoples more success and prosperity. Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

VANCOUVER / WAM DP World has completed the Phase 2 North expansion project designed to increase container throughput at Prince Rupert’s Fairview Container terminal. DP World Group Chairman and CEO, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, and The Honourable Francois-Philippe Champagne, Minister of International Trade, Government of Canada, marked the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony in Prince Rupert, in the presence ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Post Group (EPG) discussed cooperation with Universal Postal Union (UPU) in postal field. This came during a meeting between Chairman of EPG, Mohamed Sultan Al-Qadi, and UPU Director-General Bishar Hussein, Regional Coordinator of International Development Programme for African Countries Abdellatif Meskine. The meeting was attended by Chief Support Services Officer at EPG Sami Alkhaja, ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai 10X Programme Team at the Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) have highlighted the most important futuristic projects that support the ‘Dubai 10X’ initiative in a recent seminar held at the SLC General Secretariat headquarters. The seminar was aimed at promoting Dubai as a pioneering environment in the UAE for the development ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Remittances to developing markets have proved to be a powerful force in drastically improving the quality of people’s lives, says Xpress Money’s COO, Sudhesh Giriyan. Giriyan’s statement comes after a report released by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) that shows regular remittances to families in developing markets help reduce the level of poverty, and ...

Bloomberg ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­ Shortly after the US detected the launch of a North Korean missile that soared over Japan, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley joined national security aides on calls to craft an urgent response. Coming less than a week after Trump said Kim Jong Un was “starting to respect” the US, the test-firing was ...

Bloomberg Death threats and court challenges mark an intensifying battle for control of South Africa’s ruling African National Congress as factions fight it out in the nation’s provinces before the party elects a new leader to replace Jacob Zuma. In the region with the most ANC members, KwaZulu-Natal, the high court is expected to rule next month on an application ...

Bloomberg The Scottish Labour Party will seek a fourth leader in less than three years after the incumbent quit following a turbulent period for the movement that once dominated politics in Scotland. Kezia Dugdale, 36, said she’s stepping down to allow someone else to drive Labour toward elections to the Scottish Parliament in 2021. She was elected leader in August ...