Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah-based non-profit children’s organisation, the Kalimat Foundation for Children’s Empowerment (KFCE) participated in the “Bridging Worlds: Reaching Out to Young Refugees with Books and Stories” conference at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, in support of the global movement to empower children with humanitarian and cultural aid in areas affected by conflict, natural disasters and other difficult ...
Read More »Dubai Customs to offer 144 jobs to Emiratis
Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs announced it will offer 144 vacancies for Emiratis during its participation in Careers UAE, organised by the Dubai World Trade Centre from April 9-11, 2017. The event will be held under the theme “Innovative Work Environment Searches for you”. “Dubai Customs will introduce its opportunities and initiatives to talented nationals,” said Farid Hassan Al Marzouqi, ...
Read More »Bloom Properties to lease 225 residential flats in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Bloom Properties, a Bloom Holding subsidiary dedicated to developing sustainable and integrated urban communities, announced the leasing of 225 exclusive upscale residential apartments in Bloom Marina, the premium waterfront destination located in Abu Dhabi’s Marina Al Bateen area. Bloom Residences consists two residential buildings adjacent to future EDITION Hotel, with expansive marina and city ...
Read More »TCA Abu Dhabi team attends Riyadh Travel Fair
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is attending Saudi Arabia’s largest travel trade event in Riyadh ahead of a promotional tour to boost inbound visitor numbers, in a move to strengthen existing cooperation with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. TCA Abu Dhabi, which is a strategic partner of the Riyadh Travel ...
Read More »Cityland Mall signs up VOX Cinemas
Dubai / Emirates Business Superior entertainment and silver screen blockbusters will soon have a new address, as Cityland Mall – UAE’s first nature-inspired mall scheduled for launch in the second quarter of 2018 beside Global Village –signed the Majid Al Futtaim Cinemas’ brand VOX Cinemas as its official cinema provider. Fahimuddin Sharfuddin, Chief Executive Officer and Board Member, Cityland ...
Read More »Dubai Culture hosts ‘disability access talk’
Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, recently hosted a specialised talk in collaboration with the British Council at the Etihad Museum as part of its support for UK/UAE 2017 a Year of Creative Collaboration. The talk – ‘Disability Access in the Museum Environment’ – was ...
Read More »GOP mulls ‘unenforceable’ version of net neutrality
Bloomberg A Republican proposal to undo Obama-era net neutrality rules would hand responsibility to prevent abuses by internet service providers to an agency that critics say lacks adequate power. US Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is said to be planning a proposal to strip his agency of strong authority over broadband and let the Federal Trade Commission police ...
Read More »Canada’s labour market shows surging jobs, weak wages
Bloomberg The two-faced nature of Canada’s labor market was on full display as employers continued to hire but resisted raising wages. Canada added 19,400 jobs in March, for an employment gain of 276,400 over the past 12 months, Statistics Canada said from Ottawa. Yet, the pace of annual wage rate increases fell to 1.1 percent, the lowest since the ...
Read More »UK Green Bank sale can proceed after court backs Macquarie
Bloomberg A British court backed the government’s decision to sell its Green Investment Bank Plc to a consortium led by Macquarie Group Ltd., rejecting a request from a rival bidder to review decisions about the sale made by ministers. Sustainable Development Capital LLP, or SDCL, had asked the High Court for a judicial review of the planned sale of ...
Read More »Fox-Sky deal clears EU hurdle ahead of UK report
Bloomberg 21st Century Fox Inc. cleared one hurdle by winning unconditional European Union approval for its 11.7 billion-pound ($14.5 billion) bid for Sky Plc as investor uncertainty over the deal grows amid fresh allegations of harassment at Fox News. The European Commission said it saw no competition problems with Fox’s bid to buy the rest of Sky that it ...
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