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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi won the hosting rights for the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2019, making the UAE the first country in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region and only the second in the Middle East to hold this important international event, Emirates Pharmacy Society, a member organisation of the FIP, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation (KF) received a financial donation of AED1 million from Emirates Islamic Bank, in support of its national development and relief programmes. The bank’s donation is in line with the Year of Giving initiative, launched by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan to encourage the private sector to ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the master developer of major tourism, cultural and residential destinations in Abu Dhabi, announced on Saturday that it will be unveiling a compelling selection of residential units on Saadiyat Island at Cityscape Abu Dhabi 2017, taking place from April, 18 – 20 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality announced the completion of the first phase of the Hatta Hiking project, which aims to boost tourism activity in the region, as part of the Hatta Comprehensive Development Plan. The municipality said that the first phase of the Hatta Hiking project covers 9 km. The hiking trail, developed under the project, has been designed in ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Healthcare City (SHCC) and Arab German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GHORFA), have signed a landmark cooperation agreement. This agreement will establish ties and extend cooperation in promoting the Sharjah Healthcare City project situated in Sharjah. GHORFA will assist in promoting Sharjah Healthcare City in Germany and other European countries. The cooperation agreement was ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) welcomed 117 of the UAE’s overseas diplomats to Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant during a tour of the project, which included a briefing on the UAE’s Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program and the latest construction and commissioning milestones. The UAE Ambassadors and Heads of Missions ...

  Bloomberg Apple Inc. may be coming to Toshiba Corp.’s rescue. The iPhone maker is actively looking at options for helping the troubled Japanese company by investing in its semiconductor unit, which has been put up for sale, according to people familiar with the matter. Apple is considering a range of options from partnering with Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision Industry ...

  Bloomberg Weeks after scores of advertisers boycotted YouTube, Google is still trying to mitigate the damage. Meanwhile, long-struggling competitors in the digital ad market are seizing the moment. MediaMath Inc., a New York-based seller of software for automated online ad buying, is introducing a new service to ensure that ads only run alongside hand-picked, “high quality” content. The “curated ...

  Bloomberg LeEco Inc.’s global head of corporate finance is leaving, according to a person familiar with the matter, the latest sign of retrenchment by the Chinese technology giant. Winston Cheng, who joined LeEco in 2015, will be president of international at Chinese e-commerce company JD.com Inc., leading new business initiatives including investments and mergers and acquisitions, the person said. ...

  Bloomberg Expect more variations of the Switch as Nintendo Co. continues to refine its home and portable business strategy. That’s the message from Citigroup Inc., which says the new console is doing well, but is too big to truly combine home and portable gaming for everyone. That’s why they expect the Kyoto-based company to release a smaller version of ...