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  DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) received a delegation from Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (SEWA), as part of its commitment towards cooperating with different local and international entities, to contribute to the development of the UAE. The delegation was introduced to DEWA’s latest advancements in Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and the latest solutions required ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution expanded its service station network in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi with the opening of a new service station ‘Barakah’ located near the Barakah nuclear power plant on the Abu Dhabi – Sila’a road. The opening ceremony was attended by Mohamed Hamad bin Azzan Al Mazrouei, Undersecretary of the Ruler’s Representative ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business At The Beach, an artist was at work producing bespoke calligraphy for limited-edition Patrizia Pepe bags designed specifically for Dubai Shopping Festival 2017. The bags sold were at a special price for DSF shoppers and available only for the day. The Abu Dhabi-born Narjes Noureddine was the in-store calligrapher at Patrizia Pepe. She worked on ...

  The US-China relationship is ending 2016 on its most ominous note in years. President-elect Donald Trump has questioned the one-China policy that has been the default American position and angered mainland China by taking a congratulatory call from Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-Wen. China has reciprocated with barely veiled aggression, adding visible anti-aircraft systems to the artificial islands it has ...

  Time for some extra cash for investors, Superman. People the world over like to build up their nest eggs as they age. Li Ka-shing, the 88-year-old Hong Kong billionaire who earned that superhero moniker for his canny investing, is no different. Thanks to strategies every retiree will appreciate — from buying income-producing investments like utilities to adopting a geographically ...

  Apologists for a despot will invariably mention his ability to maintain stability. Congo’s President Joseph Kabila is falling short of even this dismal standard, which may be the most compelling reason for him to give up his unconstitutional effort to stay in power. Neighboring Burundi, where President Pierre Nkurunziza’s bloody bid for an illegal third term has created more ...

  US Secretary of State John Kerry warned Israel that building settlements on Palestinian land is a major roadblock to peace. In the most scathing remark, Kerry accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being most right-wing in country’s history. He blamed Netanyahu’s government of perpetual occupation of Palestinian territories. There is an ambiguity as to what would be Washington’s ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Messe Frankfurt Middle East has rounded off another prosperous year in 2016, reporting robust growth across its event portfolio as it expanded into new markets and industry sectors. The Dubai-based trade fair organiser’s nine exhibitions combined featured 6,000 exhibitors from 60 countries in 2016, six per cent more than 2015, and representing a compound annual ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality recently launched the international star system for rating services, encouraging the provision of quality services and measuring the levels of customer happiness using scientific methods. Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said that the adoption of the initiative aims to improve the work mechanism of service provision, and raise the competitive level of public ...

  Sharjah / WAM In an effort to boost awareness, raise knowledge of the benefits of early detection and help dispel numerous myths surrounding breast cancer, Pink Caravan is organising a ‘Pink Caravan Children’s Ride’, on March 10, 2017 at Desert Palm Dubai. The horse ride is the main focus of the event and is open to both children and adults, ...