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Dubai Islamic Bank Offers Job Opportunities At The Careers UAE Exhibition
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the UAE’s largest Islamic Bank, participated in the 19th Edition of the Careers UAE Exhibition.
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TRA Sets The Charges Of Service Contract Early Termination By One Month
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has announced a new regulatory framework for early termination charges of UAE licensees’ service contracts.
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Dubai Government Workshop Organizes The "Happiness Carnival" To Consolidate Values Of Happiness In The Country
Dubai Government Workshop organized the "Happiness Carnival" in cooperation with Grand Hyatt Group, with the participation of 40 institutes in private sectors.
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Emirates NBD Highlights UAE Service Sector’s Progress Towards Disability Inclusion
Emirates NBD, one of the leading banks in the region, has highlighted the efforts being made by UAE businesses to improve efforts to cater to people with disabilities (people of determination).
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SCA And Nasdaq Dubai Collaborate To Raise Awareness Of Derivatives Trading Among Investors
The Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) and Nasdaq Dubai have begun a joint awareness campaign on trading derivatives aimed at individual investors.
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Dubai Science Park Welcomes Innovative Home Healthcare Company Medisana
Dubai Science Park (DSP), a holistic science-focused business community dedicated to the development of the local healthcare sector, has welcomed Medisana, a leading specialist in home healthcare and wellness, to its growing fold of business partners.
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Etisalat AGM Approves Full-Year 2018 Dividends Of 80 Fils Per Share
Etisalat Group consolidated revenues reached AED 52.4 billion while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty reached AED 8.6 billion an increase of 2.4% compared to the same period last year.
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Dubai International Equestrian Conference To Discuss UAE-Saudi Efforts To Develop Arabian Horse Races Locally And Internationally
Over three days, a group of high profile speakers and equestrian experts from the UAE and abroad will address prospects of equestrian education in the Arab World, and youth experiences in equestrian sports - challenges and achievements.
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Women Committee Celebrates Mother’s Day
Women Committee of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has held an array of events marking Mother’s Day (March 21) at RTA’s Head Office. Scores of mothers were at hand to celebrate the day together with children of RTA’s Nursery.
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DP World Renews Concession Contract With Constanta Port By 2049
DP World Constanta, a subsidiary of the Dubai-headquartered global trade enabler DP World, has renewed its concession agreement allowing it to operate in the Romanian Black Sea port of Constanta for another 30 years, until 2049.
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Gurudwara Dubai To Showcase Punjabi Culture, Heritage
Gurudwara Guru Nanak Darbar Dubai is set to celebrate the ’Year of Tolerance’, coinciding with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Devji, the founder of Sikhism, as part of the Punjabi Culture and Heritage Festival.
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UAE Students Develop Award-Winning Smartphone App To Combat ’Cyber-Bullying’
A new smartphone app that helps combat cyber-bullying among young people and its associated campaign were awarded first place in the recent MBC Student Hack competition, hosted as part of the Dubai Lynx festival of creativity.
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Dubai Property Festival To Host International Property Investors
Dubai Property Festival holds on 26-28 March 2019 at the Dubai World Trade Centre with the anticipated participation of a huge number of international property investors.
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#ComeDiscover Valuable Moments With Home Center This Ramadan
In the run-up to the Holy Month, Home Center, the region’s leading home retailer, will launch its new Ramadan catalog on 8 April.
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Offering Vacancies At The 19th Careers UAE
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) took part in the 19th edition of Careers UAE which kicked off yesterday Sunday (19th March 2019) at the Dubai World Trade Center.
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TRA Launches Free Online Course On "E-Participation"
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority, TRA, has announced the launch of a free online course on "e-Participation" on the Smart Government Virtual Academy website.
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The Italy Pavilion: A Tale Of Three Hulls
Set under the overturned hulls of three ships, the Italy Pavilion will tell an engaging story that touches upon the nation’s achievements in diverse fields including art, technology, engineering and sustainability.
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DFWAC Opens New Shelter For Abused Children
The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children, DFWAC, initiated today a new Children’s Villa, sponsored by HSBC, to house victims of violence and exploitation of children up to 12 years of age, who have no parents or dependents.
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DP World Announced As ’Strategic Partner’ For AMF 2019
The partnership is part of a three-year agreement signed between DPC and global trade enabler DP World in 2018, which aims to support three consecutive editions of the major annual media event up until 2020.
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Emirates Islamic Named Most Innovative Islamic Bank By Islamic Finance News
Emirates Islamic, the leading Islamic financial institution in the UAE, was recently awarded ’Most Innovative Islamic Bank’ by Islamic Finance News at a ceremony held in Dubai.
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Rolling Out Diverse Activities To Mark Happiness Week 2019
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an array of entertaining activities as part of its participation in the 3rd Happiness Week (17-22 March 2019). Events included contests, tours, surprises and music festivities for both employees and clients of RTA.
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Ministry Of Human Resources And Emiratisation Aims To Create 30,000 Private Sector Job Opportunities
He made this statement today during a media briefing in Dubai, where he spoke about the Emiratisation results for 2018 and the ministry’s Emiratisation agenda for the current year.
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Mashreq Bank To Participate In Careers UAE 2019
Mashreq Bank, a leading financial institution in the UAE, announced that it will participate as an exhibitor at the "Careers UAE 2019", a three day job fair taking place at the Dubai World Trade Centre from 19th - 21st of March.
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Italian Pavilion At Expo 2020 Dubai To Focus On ’Beauty Connecting People’
The pavilion that will represent Italy at the Expo 2020 Dubai uses creativity and innovation to focus on the "beauty that connects people", the Italian News Agency, ANSA, quoted a statement as saying.
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Powering Al Qusais Parking Terminal Using DEWA’s Shams Dubai
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has recently completed the installation of solar panels on the rooftop of Al-Qusais Car Parking Terminal, on the Green Line of Dubai Metro. The move was made in coordination with Shams Dubai smart initiative of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA).
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KYO Restaurant Will Lead The Way On Dubai’s Ambitious New Destination - The Pointe
KYO Restaurant has officially opened at its brand-new location at the newly launched hot-spot, The Pointe, Palm Jumeirah.
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Dubai Customs Inks ’Virtual Stock Guarantee’ MoU With Dubai Free Zones Council
The new facility was developed by Dubai Customs to support re-export activity from free zones to external markets within Dubai Customs’ efforts to help Dubai maintain a leading position and turn into a world economic capital.
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DIFC Announced Proposed New Intellectual Property Law And Financial Collateral And Security Regulations For Public Consultation
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region.
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DLD Concludes Its Distinguished Participation In 30th MIPIM
Dubai Land Department (DLD) concluded its participation in the world-leading real estate exhibition MIPIM held at Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France over four days, 12 - 15 March 2019.
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Novo Cinemas Unveils Stunning Flagship Venue At IMG Worlds Of Adventure Theme Park In Dubai
Novo Cinemas, the innovative and award-winning movie theatre brand, has opened its state-of-the-art flagship location at IMG Worlds of Adventure in Dubai.
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Al Tayer Opens Al Mutakamela Vehicle Testing And Registration Centre At Al Quoz
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugrated Al Mutakamela Vehicle Testing and Registration Centre at Al Quoz, Dubai.
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UAE Ranked As Global Leader In Fiber Optic Network For A Third Year In A Row
UAE is ranked number one for the highest Fiber to the Home (FTTH) penetration among all its global counterparts for a third year in a row, according to the leading industry body FTTH Council
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Manzil And Repton School Dubai Collaborate On Sustainable Art Project
Pupils from Repton School Dubai and Manzil, one of the renowned non-profit centers focusing on social inclusion of people of determination, joined hands to create an art project on the theme of sustainability.
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Speed Limit On Sh Zayed Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan St. Raised To 100 kph
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) and Dubai Police General HQ have decided to increase the speed limit on Sheikh Zayed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan Street in the sector between Dubai-Al Ain Road and Al Yalayes Road from 90 to 100 km/hour as of March 17, 2019.
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Dubai Healthcare City Celebrates Emirati Children’s Day, Inspires Young Students To Become Doctors
To celebrate Emirati Children’s Day, which takes place on March 15 every year, Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), today welcomed young students to hospitals in the free zone, inspiring them to pursue careers in medicine, and give back to the community through healthcare.
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Flamingos Take Over 2019 DIFC Art Nights To Help You Discover The Hidden Artist You Know
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region and the prime destination for lifestyle, arts and culture, is hosting the first Art Nights of 2019 on 18 March at the Centre’s Gate Village.
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700 Million People Could Be Displaced By 2050, Say Experts At DIHAD 2019
Some 700 million people could be displaced globally by 2050 revealed experts on the last day of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid and Development Conference and Exhibition. DIHAD 2019.
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Dubai Duty Free’s EVC & CEO Honoured By India Club Dubai
The award, which was initiated last year by the India Club Chairman, Mr. Vasu Shroff, recognizes the contribution of long term residents of Dubai in their respective areas of expertise and in serving the community.
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Fidelity United Partnership Event In UAE
In the scope of reinforcing their respective imprint in the regional market and in the United Arab Emirates, United Insurance Company and Fidelity Assurance and Reinsurance SARL celebrated a newfound identity as Fidelity United.
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Network International Considers A Potential Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Network International, an affiliated associate of Emirates NBD Group has announced it is considering proceeding with an initial public offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange.
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Customers Council Explores Needs And Aspirations Of People Of Determination
The Customers Council of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has convened in Rashid Center for People of Determination with 73 representatives of entities, people of determination and their parents to discuss the needs and aspirations of this community segment.
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Martin Bond Wins The 15th Year Dubai Duty Free-Sponsored Mark Fahy Memorial Golf Tournament (Earth Course)
The rolling fairways of the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates played host to the Dubai Irish Golf Society (DIGS) for the annual Mark Fahy Memorial Golf Tournament sponsored by Dubai Duty Free on Friday, 15th March.
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Brand Dubai Celebrates Dubai’s Coffee Culture At Amsterdam Coffee Festival
Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office, showcased the best of Dubai’s coffee sector at the Amsterdam Coffee Festival in the Dutch capital recently.
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Dubai Holding To Enhance Visitors’ Experience To Souk Madinat Jumeirah
Dubai Holding has commenced major renovation works at Souk Madinat Jumeirah, its popular Arabian-inspired shopping and leisure destination in the heart of the Madinat Jumeirah Resort.
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Student Support Groups Launched Nation-Wide To Empower Youth
The National Programme for Happiness and Wellbeing has launched student support groups in schools across the UAE in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and as part of the ’Let’s Talk’ initiative, which targets students in cycles two and three.
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Dubai Duty Free’s Sinead El Sibai Named Among Top Ten Influencers In Sport
El Sibai who joined Dubai Duty Free’s Marketing Department in 2000 said, "It is a privilege to be considered in such esteemed company and I am delighted to highlight the role of women working in the sports industry in this part of the world.
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Etihad Credit Insurance Strengthens Emiratisation Initiative With Completion Of 1st National Accelerator Programme
With the completion of its first National Accelerator Programme (NAP), Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, has further strengthened its Emiratisation initiative to support Emirates’ strategy to increase the number of UAE nationals in the country’s workforce.
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Emirates NBD Highlights Commitment To Emiratisation At Careers UAE
Emirates NBD, a leading bank in the region, has announced its participation at the Careers UAE 2019, which will be held from 19 - 21 March at Dubai World Trade Centre. The bank’s participation is part of its ongoing drive to develop its UAE national workforce.
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Emirates Islamic Opens New Flagship Branch In Abu Dhabi
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today announced the inauguration of its new main branch in Abu Dhabi, located at Wave Tower in the Khalidiya Corniche area.
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flydubai Marks Start Of Flights To Uzbekistan With Tashkent Inaugural
flydubai inaugurated its new service from Dubai to Tashkent becoming the first carrier based in the UAE to offer direct flights to Uzbekistan.
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MoU With Al-Futtaim Colas LLC For Researching Sustainable Transport Infrastructure
Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Al-Futtaim Colas LLC providing for enhanced cooperation in research and innovation.
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DFSA Signs MoU With Bank Al Maghrib
The MoU was signed by the Chief Executive of the DFSA, Bryan Stirewalt, and Abdellatif Jouhari, Governor of Bank Al Maghrib, on 13 March 2019 in Rabat.
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CIOL & TGMC Bring Diploma In Public Service Interpreting To UAE
The UK’s Chartered Institute of Linguists (CIOL) in cooperation with the UAE’s TGMC, language service provider since 1997, is offering interpreters in the region the chance to acquire the internationally recognised Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI).
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The UAE Guest Of Honour At 2nd Wafiex 2019 In Jeddah
HE Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, headed the delegation that included a number of DLD senior management as well as the participation of a number of real estate developers and parties involved in off-plan project sales.
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TRA Honors Its Strategic Partners
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) celebrated its strategic partners from government and private sectors on the sidelines of its Fifth Annual Retreat, which was held at the Rotana Hotel in Saadiyat.
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RTA Uses Artificial Intelligence To Measure Customer’s Happiness
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, has embarked on an initiative for measuring customer’s satisfaction at four Customers Happiness Centres using smart cameras.
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Jordanian Student, 20, Wins US$1 Million In Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire Promotion
A 20 year old university student from Amman, Jordan has won US$1 million in the latest Dubai Duty Free Millennium Millionaire draw held today at Concourse C in Dubai International Airport.
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Dubai, Hong Kong Trade And Investment Networks Forge Stronger Ties
The signing ceremonies were followed by a roundtable discussion led by DED and its agencies Dubai FDI, Dubai Exports and Dubai SME.
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Nakheel Heads Back To MIPIM For Fourth Consecutive Year To Showcase USD15.8 Billion Worth Of Dubai Real Estate
Dubai-based master developer Nakheel is heading back to MIPIM for the fourth year running to showcase plethora of real estate investment opportunities - including newly-launched residential projects - collectively worth more than USD15.8 billion.
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Al Madina Group Inaugurates New Headquarters At Dubai Industrial Park
Dubai Industrial Park, one of the largest industrial hubs in the region and a member of TECOM Group, hosted a reception to mark the opening of thenew corporate headquarters of the UAE-based Al Madina Group.
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TRA Holds Its Fifth Annual Retreat
H.E. Hamad Obaid Al Mansoori delivered the retreat opening speech, praising TRA’s excellence in various fields, especially the achievement of a leading position in Mohammed Bin Rashid Government Excellence Award as well as several Prime Ministers Medals.
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Nakheel Showcase US$15.8 Billion In Dubai Real Estate At MIPIM
Nakheel, which first represented Dubai at MIPIM in 2016, returns to Cannes to further build its international investor portfolio, which already comprises nearly 30,000 global clients, including 3,500 from Europe, with investments totalling US$35 billion.
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Dubai Land Department Participates In 30th MIPIM 2019
DLD, in collaboration with Reed MIDEM SAS, organised a real estate developer meeting in September 2018 to encourage developers to participate in the 30th edition of MIPIM.
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Dubai Healthcare City Authority Reduces Set-Up And Operating Fees To Stimulate Growth In Healthcare
Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA), the governing body of the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), today announced revised fees for several of its healthcare, commercial, and research and education offerings with the objective of facilitating ease of doing business.
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HH Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Felicitates Emirates NBD Staff Completing 25 Years Of Service
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman, Emirates NBD, recognised 31 employees who completed 25 years of continuous service at a ceremony held at the Emirates NBD headquarters in Deira.
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Al Tayer Inaugurates New Premises Of RTA’s Nursery
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), inaugurated the newly built nursery for the children of RTA’s female employees. The new premises enables increasing the intake from 80 to 120 children.
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Emirati School Students Help Expo 2020 Say ’Hayyakum’ To The World
The children devised a community engagement initiative to support Expo 2020’s newly launched ’Hayyakum’ movement, representing the nation’s warm hospitality on a global scale.
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Artificial Intelligence To Measure Customer’s Happiness
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has embarked on an initiative for measuring customer’s satisfaction at four Customers Happiness Centres using smart cameras.
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Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker
Business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector economy continued to strengthen in February, at a similar rate to January.
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Emirates Islamic Teams Up With Emaratech To Enable Electronic Payments For Individuals, Businesses
Through the new tie-up, Emirates Islamic’s individual and corporate clients can top up their noqodi wallets and make eVoucher payments through various channels such as the bank’s smartBUSINESS platform, mobile app and online banking, and ATM machines.
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Emirates NBD Employee To Compete In Special Olympics World Games 2019
Santiago Fraser, CSR Coordinator at Emirates NBD, has been chosen to be part of the UAE Tennis Team at the Special Olympics World Games 2019 being hosted in Abu Dhabi from March 14-21, 2019.
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Marriott International’s Abu Dhabi Hotels Support The Special Olympics World Games
Marriott International properties in Abu Dhabi are gearing up to support the upcoming Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019. Along with being one of the official suppliers of 2019’s biggest humanitarian and sporting event in the world.
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DIFC Drives Innovation Through Landmark Agreements At Global Financial Forum 2019
Dubai International Financial Centre, the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, today hosted the second edition of the Global Financial Forum.
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Canadian University Dubai To Host Outstanding Young Tech Talent At IET GCC Robotics Challenge
The region’s outstanding young talent in robotics will take centre-stage at Canadian University Dubai (CUD) next month for the grand finale of the IET GCC Robotics Challenge, which comes to the UAE for the very first time.
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Business Conditions In Dubai’s Non-Oil Private Sector Economy Strengthen In February
Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker has said that business conditions in Dubai’s non-oil private sector economy continued to strengthen in February, at a similar rate to January.
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Dubai FDI Visits Major US Cities
The Dubai Investment Development Agency, Dubai FDI, has kicked off its first of a series of visits for 2019 under the Global Promotional Investment Programme.
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Dubai International Financial Centre Drives Innovation Through Landmark Agreements At Global Financial Forum 2019
Dubai International Financial Centre, the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (MEASA) region, today hosted the second edition of the Global Financial Forum.
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Dubai Islamic Bank Recognized With Nine Distinctive Honors At The 2019 Islamic Finance News Awards
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, received nine industry recognitions at the prestigious Islamic Finance News (IFN) Awards 2019.
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Pitch Perfect: Dubai Duty Free Nightingales Wins "Best A Cappella Performance"
Dubai Duty Free’ choral ensemble - The Dubai Duty Free Nightingales - have been awarded with the "Best A Cappella Performance" at the recently concluded ChoirFest Middle East 2019.
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National OSI executive team holds meeting in Dubai
The OSI Executive Team includes representatives of 11 federal and local government entities, headed by Salem Al Housani, Acting Deputy Director General for Information and eGovernment Sector and Leader of the OSI Executive Team.
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National OSI Executive Team Holds Its Second Meeting For 2019 In Dubai
The Executive Team of the National Online Services Index (OSI), one of the National Agenda indicators of the UAE Vision 2021, held its second meeting for 2019
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Airport Trade Exhibition 2019, a key platform for international companies
Considerable investment in airport infrastructure expansion in the Middle East, North Africa and South Asia, MENASA, is attracting companies from across the world to further consolidate their business through participating in Dubai’s Airport Trade Exhibition.
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Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade reaches AED1.3 trillion in 2018
The latest trade figures show that Dubai is moving forward steadily as a leading international and regional trade hub that efficiently connects diverse international markets.
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KHDA and GEMS Education Adopt International Special Olympics Teams
KHDA and GEMS Education adopted and welcomed Special Olympics teams at a variety of schools within the GEMS Education network in the UAE.
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Deploying Field Mobile Command Vehicle In Support Of Crises & Emergency Operations
Dubai Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has inaugurated the field command vehicle in support of its Crises Management Team.
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Cladding Works Completed Of Al Furjan Station
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced that the construction progress rate of the entire Route 2020 Project.
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Hamdan Bin Mohammed To lead F3 Team In Gov Games 2019
The F3 Team led by H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, has announced H.H. Sheikh Hamdan will participate in the second edition of the Gov Games on 3rd-6th April 2019, in Dubai.
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AMAF Donates AED1 Million To Al Jalila Children’s Hospital
Commenting on the announcement, Khaled Al Thani, AMAF Deputy Secretary-General, presented the donation cheque to Dr Abdulla Ibrahim Al Khayat, CEO of Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital.
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DEWA Signs MoU With Dubai Future Foundation To Produce Renewable Energy At Museum Of The Future
The MoU was signed by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA; and HE Khalfan Juma Belhoul, CEO of Dubai Future Foundation; in the presence of senior representatives from both sides.
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Dubai Land Department Holds Dubai Property Festival In March
The event will allow participants, including government officials, senior real estate developers, major real estate companies in the UAE and abroad, financial institutions.
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Completion Rate Of Route 2020 Track Work Hits 80%: RTA
The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, announced that the construction progress rate of the entire Route 2020 Project, which is the extension of the Red Line of Dubai Metro to Expo 2020 site, has reached 70 percent.
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Hamdan bin Mohammed approves strategy to create economic and creative free zones in universities
The new strategy was prepared by the Dubai Future Foundation in collaboration with other government entities that will play an integral role in assuring a successful implementation of this ambitious plan.
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External trade through Dubai Creek reached AED 14.54 bn in 2018
In 2018, Dubai external trade through the Dubai Creek made AED 14.54 billion (AED 13 billion in re-exports, AED 1.246 billion in exports, and AED 328 billion in imports, according to Dubai Customs chief.
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Dubai Future Academy sessions attract renowned global scientists, experts
The sessions aim to share best practices, exchange knowledge, equip the future generations with the tools and skillsets to address challenges as well as provide insights on the latest technologies and trends that are shaping the future.
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International Safety Operation Certification For Dubai Ferry
Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has received the International Safety Management (ISM) Certificate Code from Bureau Veritas Group; a shipping classification organisation approved by the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
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Second Batch Of Future Emirati Leaders Graduate From Jafza’s Tumoohi Training Programme
As part of its ongoing efforts to contribute to and support Emirati society, Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) a company of DP World, celebrated the graduation of its second batch of students from its Tumoohi training programme.
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Al Tayer Honours 20 Senior Female Staff On International Women’s Day
The event took place as part of a ceremony held by RTA to mark the International Women’s Day on March 8. To raise the profile of the event, Al Tayer chaired a meeting of the Executive Directors at RTA’s Women’s Committee venue in recognition of women’s contributions to the RTA.
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Dubai Islamic Bank Hosts Annual General Meeting
Following the conclusion of its Annual General Meeting (AGM), Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) announced that the assembly has approved the bank’s 2018 financial statements and other tabled resolutions closing another year of growth and success for the bank.
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Etisalat Launches ’Transit Pack’ For UAE Visitors
Transit passengers to enjoy 1GB and 10 flexi minutes valid for 48 Hours
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Emirates Post Issues Commemorative Stamp To Mark 50 Years Of OIC
The Emirates Post has collaborated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Organisation Islamic Cooperation, OIC, with a commemorative stamp.
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Abdullah Bin Zayed Attends Launch Of UAE’s First University Innovative Free Zone
H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Chairman of the Education and Human Resources Council, has inaugurated the "HCT InncuVation Space" at the HCT-Dubai campuses.
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UAE National Sports Day Celebrated By 1,800 Dubai Students
A large number of Dubai-based students from over 50 countries today observed the UAE National Sports Day.
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Dubai Duty Free’s Dior Beauty Consultant Wins Big In Paris
Dubai Duty Free’s Dior Beauty Consultant, Engelbert Chua, has been awarded the top accolade at the Dior Golden BC (Beauty consultant) awards ceremony held in Paris during the "Dior Travel Retail Convention" in February.
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Blueground Tops $28 Million Funding And Continues Exponential Growth In Dubai
The close of the latest funding round ($12M in 2018 and $8M in 2019) marks an important milestone for the company, which has tripled its annual revenue on a yearly basis over the last three years and now tops $28 million in total funding.
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Nakheel Announces 2018 Profit Of AED4.38 Billion
Meanwhile, the company’s total equity has more than doubled in the last seven years, standing at AED49 billion in December 2018, compared to AED24 billion at the end of 2011.
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Nasdaq Dubai Welcomes Listing Of US$750 Million Bond By Emirates Development Bank
Nasdaq Dubai welcomed the listing today of a US$750 million conventional bond by Emirates Development Bank, EDB. It is the first product to be listed on the exchange by the bank, which is wholly owned by the UAE government.
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Emirates NBD Launches Initiative To Display And Sell Art By People Of Determination
Emirates NBD today announced the launch of the Emirates NBD Art Exhibit, a new initiative showcasing art by people of determination (people with disabilities).
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Dubai Hosts First Workshop Conducted By C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group
The Mass Network supports cities’ efforts in enhancing mass transit, improving mass transit coverage and experience to make it more accessible, integrated and attractive to use.
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Arab Reading Challenge Final Round Will Select Top 10 Students
The final round of qualifications of the Arab Reading Challenge, ARC 2019, starts this month to select the top 10 students across participating countries.
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RTA Receives International Excellence Certificates From Norwegian Ambassador
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority has been accredited with international certificates for its leading role across the Middle East in training employees on Software Asset Management (SAM).
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Belgium To Serve Up Eco-Friendly Pavilion, With A Side Of Fries
The Belgium Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will draw on renewable resources to feed its energy needs, smart technologies to feed its plants and the country’s world-class cuisine to feed its guests.
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Dubai Islamic Bank And DEWA Sign Agreement To Provide Preferential Profit Rates On DEWA Store For Financing Electric Vehicles
Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB), the largest Islamic bank in the UAE, has entered into a partnership with Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to offer exclusive auto finance deals for electric vehicles within the DEWA Store on DEWA’s smart app.
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Emirates NBD Egypt PMI
"Troublingly for future readings, new orders also looked fairly weak, falling at the fastest pace since June 2017. They would likely have been even weaker if not for price discounting undertaken by firms, which slashed output prices for the second month running.
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Dubai Taxi Honours Distinguished Drivers Through Traffic Safety Awards
The Dubai Taxi Corporation (DTC) at the Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has honoured 53 excellent drivers, who experienced a minimal number of offences, through the Traffic Safety Awards.
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Mashreq Bank Launches Corporate And Investment Banking Talent Development Program
Mashreq Bank, a leading financial institution in the UAE, has launched a strategic initiative for talent development, Mashreq ACE.
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Dubai Regional Topper In Ease Of Building Permits
Dubai Municipality announced that 29,000 building permits were approved by the municipality in 2018, while 6,043 buildings were completed last year.
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Emirates NBD Saudi Arabia PMI
"Saudi Arabia’s headline Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) rose modestly to 56.6 in February from 56.2 in January, the highest reading since December 2017.
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Dubai Property Market Shows Signs Of Positive Growth In 2019
The start of 2019 has seen positive growth in a selection of key Dubai developments, the head of the most advanced property portal in the market has revealed.
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Emirates NBD UAE PMI
"The Emirates NBD Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for the UAE fell to 53.4 in February from 56.3 in January, and was the lowest reading since October 2016.
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DED Closed Down 13,948 Social Media Accounts For Selling Counterfeit Goods In 2018
An overwhelming majority of the accounts closed down were on Instagram - 13,529 accounts, followed by 419 on Facebook. Round-the-clock surveillance and continued co-operation with trademark owners as well as law firms also helped DED unearth 45 websites that were selling counterfeit goods.
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Dubai Municipality Organises Happiness Flag Challenge
The initiative is in line with the vision of Dubai Municipality to build a happy and sustainable city, and in line with the strategy of providing smart services and solutions to achieve customer satisfaction.
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Dubai International Financial Centre Reaches New Heights As It Enters 15th Year Of Operations
Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has cemented its position as the leading financial hub in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia region (MEASA) with a record-breaking 12 months that saw the Centre reach new heights as it enters its 15th year of operations.
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Dubai Municipality Approves 29,000 Building Permits, 6,000 Buildings Completed In 2018
Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality said that the total area of construction completed in 2018 was 100 million square feet, which is a 6 percent increase in Dubai’s urban construction sector compared to that of 2017 and most of which were multi-storey buildings.
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Smart Dubai And Business Sweden Host Smart Talks Series
As part of the ’Smart Cities Global Network’ initiative, Smart Dubai held its first in a series of networking events titled ’Smart Talks’, organised in collaboration with the Swedish Trade and Invest Council of Business Sweden, at its headquarters on Tuesday, March 5, 2019.
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Al Tayer Advocates Scientific Concepts In RTA’s Projects As Winners Of Scientific Research Awards Felicitated
HE Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), stressed that the RTA has adopted scientific methodologies in all projects since its establishment in 2005.
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Telecoms, IT, Media Climb Emirati Jobs Rankings At Careers UAE
Trends identified in post-event reports and visitor feedback from last year’s show put opportunities in the telecoms, IT and media sectors among candidates’ top 10 most sought-after industries, alongside the conventional mainstay segments of finance, governmental, engineering, and oil and gas.
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Dubai Mercantile Exchange Sees 160% Growth In Forward Trading
Dubai Mercantile Exchange, DME, today announced a 160 percent increase year-on-year in trading activity on the exchange’s forward curve.
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IHAF Celebrates 1,000 Days With 32 Member-Countries Representing Over $700 Billion Halal Economy
The International Halal Accreditation Forum, IHAF, has announced its latest milestone, having increased its membership to 32 within 1,000 days of being operational.
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Honoring The UAE Hackathon Winners "Data For Happiness And Quality Of Life"
The UAE government received the winners of the second edition of the UAE Hackathon "Data for Happiness and Quality of Life" at a ceremony held at Zayed University in Dubai.
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Emirates Islamic Launches Campaign Offering 10 Tesla Cars And Hundreds Of Daily Cash Prizes With Kunooz Saving Account
Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, has launched a savings campaign to offer Kunooz Savings Account holders an opportunity to win the highly popular Tesla car.
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DXB Honoured With Outstanding Achievement At Conde Nast Traveller Awards
Recognised for innovation, growth and commitment to passenger experience, CEO Paul Griffiths and the Dubai International (DXB) team were honoured with an Outstanding Achievement award at the recent Conde Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards.
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Hamdan Bin Mohammed Approves ’Dubai Silk Road’ Strategy
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan also noted that the Government of Dubai has already begun the implementation of the 50-Year Charter, and stressed the significance of collaboration of all concerned entities to work collectively to attain the aspirations of Dubai of becoming an icon of prosperity.
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Registration Opens For 3rd Hamdan Bin Mohammed Award For Innovation In Project Management
The Board of Trustees of the Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management has opened registrations for the third edition of the award through the website (http://www.hbmaipm.com) as of March 5th until July 30th, 2019.
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DEWA Launches Security Deposit, Credit Global Refund Service
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has launched a new service that will enable customers to collect security deposits and credit refunds from Western Union agents in the UAE and around the world.
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Dubai Cares Launches New ECE Programme In India
Dubai Cares, part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has launched a new programme in India to support its Early Childhood Education, ECE.
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Dubai Culture Launches Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Arts Awards
Dubai Culture has launched a global recognition award for art, bearing the name of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
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Network International Wins MRM Business And Innovation Awards From Dubai Chamber
Network International, the leading payment solutions provider in the Middle East and Africa region, has won the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MRM) Business and Innovation Award for its commitment to innovation in business strategy, operations and planning in the past year.
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Dubai Food Festival Announces Its 2019 Hidden Gems
Dubai’s best culinary secrets were revealed yesterday at swyp Beach Canteen, as part of Dubai Food Festival’s Hidden Gems promotion in partnership with Zomato.
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Dubai Municipality Sets Up 50 Children’s Playgrounds
Dubai Municipality has begun building 50 playgrounds and squares for children in residential areas throughout the city.
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DXB Gearing Up To Welcome Special Olympics World Games Participants
Dubai International, DXB, is gearing up to extend a special welcome to the thousands of athletes, family members and support staff who will be arriving into the city this week for the upcoming Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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DP World And Jafza Thank Global Patrons And Associates
As part of their effort to enable trade and promote economic diversification, DP World and Jafza hosted their annual Associates Forum 2019 in Dubai recently to gather and thank their key stakeholders from around the world.
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589 Million Riders Used Public Transport Means, Shared Transport And Taxis In Dubai In 2018
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the ridership of public transit means in Dubai, comprising the Metro, Tram, Buses and marine transit modes (abra, ferry, water taxi, water bus) as well as e-hail vehicles.
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Jafza Hosts Forum To Discuss Increased F&B Sector Support
Ahmed Al Haddad, Chief Operating Officer, Jafza, also addressed attendees, thanking them for their continued support and shed light on Jafza’s latest offerings and how these can benefit the F&B industry.
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du Makes The First Live 5G Data Call On Its Production Network In The UAE And Continues Rolling-Out Its 5G Network In Select Areas
The deployment will allow du’s customers to enjoy extreme broadband services. The 5G NSA deployment provides a wider bandwidth and lower latencies to support enhanced mobile broadband services such as virtual reality, augmented reality and 5G cloud gaming.
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Emirates Data Clearing House Launches Bespoke Messaging Solutions At Mobile World Congress
Emirates Data Clearing House (EDCH), a subsidiary of Etisalat Services Holding, showcased its latest Application-to-Person (A2P) offerings at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
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Awqaf And Minors Affairs Foundation Receives ISO Certification For Societal Security - Business Continuity Management Systems
The certificate was awarded by Lloyd’s Registered Quality Assurance (LRQA), following a full assessment of operations across AMAF’s departments and units.
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DGCX To Launch Base Metals product Suite
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) and Dubai Commodities Clearing Corporation (DCCC) today announced an expansion to their existing portfolio of metals products with the launch of new base metal products.
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Dubai Host Town Committee Organises Orientation Meeting To Qualify Special Olympics Volunteers
The Dubai Host Town Committee held an orientation meeting on Saturday to help prepare volunteers ahead of the delegation’s arrival for the Host Town Programme - part of the Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019.
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DEWA Releases RFQ For 900MW 5th Phase Of Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a Request for Qualification (RFQ) for developers to build and operate the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, with a capacity of 900MW.
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UAE Conference on SME discusses sector development
The 9th UAE Conference on Small and Medium Enterprises & Innovation was held in Dubai in the presence of Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Chairman of the UAE SME Council.
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Exhibiting Hybrid Abra At Dubai International Boat Show
For the 12th consecutive year, Dubai’s Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), is taking part in the Dubai International Boat Show. The event, which is held at the entrance of the Dubai Water Canal, kicked off on Tuesday, Feb 26th and continues up to March 2nd, 2019.
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Dubai World Trade Centre marks 40th anniversary
Over four decades, DWTC’s world renowned calendar of business events have generated in excess of AED 200 billion.
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Monaco To Uncover New Perspectives Through Kaleidoscopic Pavilion
The Monaco Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai aims to change global perceptions by creating a kaleidoscopic experience that allows visitors to explore the country’s diverse national identity.
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RTA Wraps Up UAE Innovation Month With 16 Innovative Events And An AI Product
Roads and Transport Authority has concluded the UAE Innovation Month by holding 16 innovative events and launching products in line with the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and Dubai Smart City initiative.
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TRA Hosts OpenUAE
The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), represented by the Center of Digital Innovation (CoDI), hosted the second edition of the annual forum of the UAE open source software community in the UAE "OpenUAE".
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3rd Dubai World Insurance Congress Embraces Innovation In Insurance
Dubai International Financial Centre, DIFC, co-hosted the third edition of the Dubai World Insurance Congress, DWIC, to discuss the opportunities in the evolving insurance and reinsurance sectors.
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Jafza Wins Prestigious MBM Business Innovation Award
Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), a DP World Company and the Middle East’s largest economic free trade zone, won the coveted Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Business Innovation Award.
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Mr Bean Is Back In UAE With Etisalat
British comedy icon makes a second comeback with the new eLife Unlimited commercial
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