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DUBAI / WAM The World Economic Forum (WEF) will convene its first Sustainable Development Impact Summit in New York on September 18-19. The Summit is dedicated to accelerating progress towards Sustainable Development Goals and Paris climate agreement through public-private cooperation and the application of technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Building on conversations at the Forum’s Annual Meeting 2017 in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The 2016/2017 Dubai Cruise season officially concluded with the departure of the season’s final ship, the C.S. Sea Princess, from Port Rashid recently. After a stopover in Dubai, the luxury ship’s only port of call in the GCC, the C.S. Sea Princess continued her voyage to Aqaba as part of a 104-nights round trip around the ...

Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), revealed that a total of 2,891,557 people used public transport in Dubai during the Eid Al Fitr holiday. Nasir Hamad Bu Shehab, CEO of the Strategy and Corporate Governance Sector, RTA, said, “During the Eid Al Fitr holiday, the Dubai Metro carried 1,500,899 riders between the Red Line (980,278) and the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) recently hosted ‘A Wish Comes True’ day as part of the ‘Road to Happiness’ initiative in support of autism awareness, in collaboration with the Emirates Autism Society. Ali Abdullah Mohammed Al Dosari (pictured above centre), a 13-year old autistic child who always dreamed of becoming a pilot, finally realised his dream ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution opened the Mahawi North service station, located in the Mahawi area on the Abu Dhabi – Al Ain highway. This new addition takes the total number of stations in Abu Dhabi city and its suburbs to 98 service station and 10 ADNOC Xpress. Throughout 6 islands and 12 dispensers; Mahawi service station will ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Yas Mall, the leading destination for leisure, entertainment, retail and dining destination located at the heart of Yas Island, witnessed an overwhelming success during the first day of Eid Al Fitr, as visitors flooded the island and mall to benefit from the first ever 24-hour Mega Sale in Abu Dhabi launched by the mall. The ...

Dubai / WAM The manufacturing industry in the UAE is expected to become one of the highest contributors to the country’s economy with a robust infrastructure, strategic location and significant subsidies for manufacturers. With the support of Dubai Exports as a government partner, Expotrade is organising the Future Manufacturing and Trade Summit, earlier called the GCC Manufacturing Excellence and Technology ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) advises the users to be aware of the updated version of the ransomware ‘Petya’, which started spreading globally on Tuesday and breached thousands of computers and servers around the world. “The breach disabled, encrypted, and locked users from accessing their computers without paying a sum of Bitcoin, and that’s when a group ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), is urging consumers to limit their use of electrical appliances during peak-load hours from 12 noon to 18:00 every day during the summer months. The appeal comes as part of DEWA’s annual campaign dubbed, “Let’s Make this Summer Green”, which aims to boost awareness about importance of adopting sustainable practices and ...

Cairo / WAM A total of 900,000 children and elderly people across Egyptian villages have been offered free medical treatment through more than 55 medical caravans as part of the Zayed Giving Initiative, bringing to over six million the number of children and old people who have benefited from the scheme across the world. The mobile hospitals, which are fully ...