Culture & Education | Friday 14 June, 2019 5:21 am

UAEBBY’s ‘Books Made in UAE’ Writers Workshop Series 
Brings Children’s Rights and Safety to the Fore

The fundamentals of writing for children and young adults (YA), focusing on children’s rights and safety, have been comprehensively tackled at the eighth annual edition of ‘Books Made in UAE’ workshop series organised by the UAE Board on Books for Young People (UAEBBY). Workshop...

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Business & Money | Friday 14 June, 2019 4:34 am

Saudi transport authority wins international award

Saudi Arabia's Public Transport Authority (PTA) has won an award at the Global Public Transport Summit in Stockholm this week. The PTA won the International Association of Public Transport (UITP) award for its Wasl platform technology project during the UITP summit in Sweden from June...

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Technology & IT | Friday 14 June, 2019 3:48 am

Stella Medlicott appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Marketing & Corporate Relations

Effective June 10, 2019, Stella Medlicott is appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Group Function Marketing & Corporate Relations at Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC), and a member of Ericsson’s Executive Team. Stella Medlicott currently holds the position as Vice President, Marketing &...

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Business & Money | Friday 14 June, 2019 3:18 am

Emirates Islamic observes World No Tobacco Day

In association with the Ministry of Health and Prevention in the UAE, Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, today marked World No Tobacco Day by offering free medical consultations to its employees. The bank raised awareness among its staff about the ...

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Technology & IT | Friday 14 June, 2019 2:39 am

HUAWEI MediaPads M5 lite and T5: Packed with an Incredible Roster of Features

Since the release of their first MediaPad, Huawei has been working tirelessly to provide consumer’s with top of the line tablet technology, to create a tablet that not only appeals to the personal and professional needs of adult consumer’s but protects and enables younger...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Friday 14 June, 2019 1:18 am

Oman Air cabin crew in brand new style uniform

Oman Air cabin crew have been serving its guests with professionalism and confidence since the airline started operations in 1995. And they’ve always looked smart and stylish. Starting today, 13th June 2019, the airline’s “brand ambassador to the world” – will continue ...

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Business & Money | Friday 14 June, 2019 1:09 am

CE-Ventures Leads $11 Million Series A Funding Round in Indian e-Commerce FoodTech Start up FreshToHome

CE-Ventures, the corporate venture capital platform of UAE-headquartered diversified global business, Crescent Enterprises, announced that it successfully led a Series A funding round of $11 million in Indian meat and seafood e-commerce company FreshToHome. Other investors in the funding round...

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Technology & IT | Thursday 13 June, 2019 8:12 pm

Two schools from the Middle East enter 2019 Panasonic Global Kid Witness News Contest

wo schools from the Middle East have been adjudged as regional winners of the 2019 Kid Witness News (KWN) Contest organized by Panasonic.  UAE’s Elite Private School topped the award’s Senior Category while Pakistan’s The City School shone brightest in the Junior...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Thursday 13 June, 2019 3:36 pm

Street Theatre- AlOzwa Street Performance at Historic Jeddah Season

For comedy and history lovers, AlOzwa Street Performance social comedy play is a must-see at the Historic Jeddah Season. This interactive play is set 100 years ago, taking the audience on a historical journey through time. The story follows a young man named Omar who is preparing for his engagement ...

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Business & Money | Thursday 13 June, 2019 3:33 pm

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company Obtains FTA License for VAT Waiver for International Event Organisers

Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) today announced that it has obtained the FTA License for waiver from Value Added Tax (VAT) for all international companies and organisations participating in or holding shows and conferences at its venues across the UAE with effect from 1 June,...

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