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  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s active initiatives towards encouraging 3D printing are set to make it the world’s leading destination in this additive manufacturing technology, a leading 3D printing expert has said. Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, recently launched the ‘Dubai 3D Printing Strategy’, a unique global initiative ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM) held a gathering (Al Multaqa) with Al Falah residents to assess their needs for basic services, cement partnership with them in developing concepts & plans for uplifting public services, improving the standard of living, and upgrading public facilities. The forum was attended by many executives, representatives of public institutions and a large ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Her Excellency Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi, UAE Minister of State for Happiness, announced the selection of 60 Chief Happiness and Positivity Officers representing federal and local government entities. The candidates will undergo a practical, comprehensive, and intense training programme – the first of its kind on a global level – as of September, to ...

  Dubai / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, headed the second meeting of the Higher Committee for Environmental Coordination for 2016, hosted by the Municipality and Planning Department in Ajman, where the meeting was held at Al Zorah Nature Reserve in Ajman and attended by the committee members from concerned departments across the ...

Minsk / WAM The Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), the largest higher education institution in the UAE, and the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus (NAS), have signed a cooperation agreement in the field of science and research training. Sealed by Dr Abdullatif Al Shamsi, Vice Chancellor of HCT, and Professor Vladimir Gusakov, Chairman of the Presidium of NAS, in ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS It was an atmosphere where minds were reeling and hearts pounding, and then the crowd erupted in excitement. UAE Exchange, the leading global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions brand, announced the winners of its summer promotion – Change Your Life Upgrade Your Style – at Park Regis, Dubai. 56 lucky winners took home cash ...

  LONDON / WAM Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammad Al Qasimi, wife of HH the Ruler of Sharjah, Chairperson of NAMA Women Advancement Establishment (NAMA) and Honorary Chairperson of the Sharjah Business Women Council (SBWC), participated in the opening ceremony of the Sharjah Business Women Forum in London, UK. Organised by NAMA and held at the capital city’s Royal Automobile Club, the ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) requested all its customers to provide their Ejari certificates from the Dubai Land Department (DLD) before activation of water and electricity services. This initiative is in line with DEWA’s efforts to achieve the vision of Dubai Government that aims at enhancing the concept of transparency in the government sector, by ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Project activity in the UAE is forecast to recover in 2017 after a difficult 2016 on the back of a strong recovery in economic growth, according to a new report from Middle East business intelligence service MEED. MEED’s annual UAE Outlook Report for 2016 says that a recovery in oil prices combined with growing public ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) has announced that rehabilitation works of Khonoor and Al Huweiteen Schools are almost completed and that both schools would eventually be handed over to Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) at the start of the new 2016/2017 academic year. This comes as part of Musanada’s efforts to realise the vision ...