The Dubai Now platform targets all members of the public, the business sector and visitors. It compiles government services and integrates them in an effort to provide easy and smooth access. The platform includes 11 categories of services: security and …
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Dubai Media City Hosts Networking Event
Dubai Media City, the region’s largest community dedicated to the media industry, hosted its second 360 Network event at In5 Innovation Centre, Al Sufouh. The 360 Network event speed networking platform offered a unique opportunity for business partners …
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Dubai gold rates fall to lowest in weeks
Dubai: Gold jewellery rates have just fallen to their lowest levels in weeks, giving jewellery fans in the UAE more opportunities to score some bargains. After soaring to more than Dh160 per gram, 24-karat gold plunged to Dh154.50 on Monday, down by nearly …
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SEWA to outline sustainable plans at The Big 5 Solar 2017
organisers of the only dedicated solar event in the region reveal From 26-29 November, industry professionals will be able to visit SEWA’s stand at the Dubai World Trade Centre, and listen to the authority’s chairman Dr Rashid Alleem speaking at the …
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TP-Link MEA FZE, Assr Al Jawal partner for UAE
TP-Link Technologies Co Ltd, a maker of SOHO, SMB networking products, wireless LAN solutions and mobile devices, has appointed Assr Al Jawal as its distributor for the Neffos smartphone portfolio in the United Arab Arabs (UAE). According to the vendor …
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Abu Dhabi health-care provider Seha to recruit 2,000 nurses
The new recruits will help the emirate’s public health-care provider, the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), meet international nurse-to-patient ratios, said Aisha Al Mahri, allied health group director at Seha Nursing, told Gulf News.
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Over 160 Dubai schools to be inspected
Dubai: A total of 166 private schools will be inspected by Knowledge and Human Development Authority in Dubai in the latest cycle of school inspections, which started last week. Now in its 10th cycle, the inspections include seven new schools that will …
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Dubai’s GEMS Education planning over $1 bln loan ahead of IPO
DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – GEMS Education, an international education firm headquartered in Dubai, plans to raise a loan of over $1 billion to refinance some existing debt before a planned initial public offer of shares in London, sources familiar with the …
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CBRE: UAE property market becoming “more risk-averse”
RELATED ARTICLES: CBRE Middle East expands advisory, transaction team | CBRE wins property management contract for Bahrain’s GBCorp Tower | CBRE: Residential rents decline further in Q4 2016 Residents in the UAE are beginning to exercise a more risk …
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International Coffee Day: our favourite cafes in the UAE
Cherish Cafe Dubai, Dubai Investment Park … table or so is a power socket where you can plug in your laptop and make use of the complimentary Wi-Fi. www.diningatcourtyardmarriottabudhabi.com Coffee is something very special to me. I love it, I am …
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Emaar to manage Dubai Frame as it readies to open
Property developer Emaar has entered an agreement with Dubai Municipality to manage the upcoming Dubai Frame when it opens next month. The memorandum of understanding was agreed with Emaar following its experience managing the observation areas of the …
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Abu Dhabi Expands Worldwide Solar Investments
the largest concentrated solar power plant in the Middle East, according to the company. More recently, in November 2016, Masdar closed a power purchase agreement with Dubai Water and Electricity Authority to build the third phase of the Mohammed bin …
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Green finance a key component of sustainable growth strategy
The Building Department of Dubai Municipality licensed 17,438 buildings with a total area of 187,723,308 million square feet between March 1, 2014, and June 30, 2016. Green Finance in UAE Green finance continues to grow in the UAE. According to the UAE’s …
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UAE Ministry of Finance Releases Executive Regulation of Federal Law No. (7) on Tax Procedures
The UAE Ministry of Finance has release the Executive Regulation of The Federal Decree-Law No (7) of 2017 on Tax Procedures, approved by the cabinet during its meeting on September 13, 2017, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum …
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Dubai’s Mashreq to cut branches as it shifts towards digital banking – CEO
DUBAI, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Dubai’s Mashreq Bank, the emirate’s third largest lender by assets, plans to halve the number of its branches over the next three years as it shifts its focus towards digital banking services, its CEO told Reuters on Sunday.
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Magazine shops in Sharjah’s Rolla a chapter in nostalgia
Sharjah: In the old Rolla area of Sharjah … especially for expats longing for some culture and news from back home. Equally nostalgic are the decades-old shops — bare-bones, tiny, and draped with magazines and newspapers. Shopkeepers said readership …
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Strong demand at Cityscape seals UAE’s allure as real estate leader
Dubai – The recent Cityscape Global Dubai, one of the highlights of the UAE property calendar, saw a record number of visitors and received a unanimous vote of approval for well-conceived projects from Dubai, Abu Dhabi and other emirates. About 300 …
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