Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 5:39 am

Dubai Customs: Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade at AED 647 billion in H1 2016

Dubai saw a remarkable 17% upsurge in the total volume of traded goods in the first half of 2016, rising as high as 49 million tons of commodities from 41 million tons the same period last year.   Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade added up to AED 647 billion from January to June 2016....

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 5:25 am

Ideal Driver campaign highlights awareness on road safety

Eastern Province Gov. Prince Saud bin Naif, chairman of the board of trustees of the Ideal Driver Award, launched on Saturday the website and an awareness campaign for the prize in its third season. The competition is organized by the Committee of Traffic Safety in the Eastern Province, along with ...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 October, 2016 4:40 am

Madinah ready to become 'Capital of Islamic Tourism'

Madinah is witnessing a flurry of activities in preparation for hosting the most important event at the beginning of the next year, "Madinah, the capital of Islamic Tourism 2017". Madinah was selected for the honor at the end of a meeting held by tourism ministers of the member...

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Business & Money | Sunday 9 October, 2016 4:12 am

NAMA Women Advancement Establishment supports ‘Investing in the Future’ conference in a strategic partnership

The second edition of ‘Investing in the Future’ (IIFMENA), a conference that aims to invalidate false assumptions and cultural stereotypes obstructing women's development in the MENA region, has announced its first strategic partnership with NAMA Women Advancement Establishment...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:56 am

Dubai announces another year of positive results and savings for the Demand Side Management Strategy 2030

The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy launched its 2015 Annual Report for the Demand Side Management Strategy at WETEX 2016.   The Council announced another year of positive results of the Demand Side Management (DSM) strategy of Dubai, which delivered over 5% of electricity consumption...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:49 am

Etihad Airways Honored With Three Treasury Awards

Etihad Airways’ treasury team has once again been acknowledged for airline treasury management excellence with three key accolades at the 2016 Middle East, African & Islamic Finance Aviation 100 Awards presented by Airline Economics in Dubai this week.   Following a string of...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:27 am

Localization advances business and society in line with Vision 2030 – according to Siemens

The Saudi Vision 2030 is providing the momentum to propel Saudi Arabia towards a new era of prosperity. The government is therefore working even closer with the private sector to achieve the ambitious yet achievable goals of the Vision and the related targets of the National Transformation Program. ...

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Technology & IT | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:15 am

Mobily’s CBO: Telecom Operators Play Pivotal Role In Cities Transformation

Mobily’s Chief Business Officer, Mr. Ismail AlGhamdi said that there is a noticeable demographic change worldwide especially in the last two decades. Whereas migration to urban areas made a pressure on infrastructure and services in those areas which caused in raising the demand on advanced...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Sunday 9 October, 2016 3:11 am

More than 100 Participants at Flag Island during 1st Workout Session by Shurooq and Spartan Race

Organisers of the Spartan Race and the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) proudly kicked off its first workout sessions yesterday (Friday) which took place on Flag Island in Sharjah, from 9:00 AM until 10:00 AM.   The workout sessions were part of a campaign to...

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Cars & Autos | Sunday 9 October, 2016 2:41 am

AUDI AG opens automobile plant in Mexico

Audi is further expanding its worldwide production network and thus continuing along its path of global growth. Last week, the Audi Board of Management opened the company’s first automobile plant on the North American continent. Starting now, the brand with the Four Rings will produce the new ...

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