Culture & Education | Wednesday 1 June, 2016 4:47 am

Saif bin Zayed Witnesses Signing of Tow MoUs on Innovation and Student Awareness

Lt. General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, witnesses on Tuesday, the signing of two memoranda of understanding (MoUs). The first MoU, which was inked between the Khalifa Student Empowerment Program and Sheikh Zayed Private Academy, aims to...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 June, 2016 4:07 am

The Big Heart Foundation Participates in First World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul

The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), the Sharjah-based global humanitarian charity dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has concluded its participation in the first World Humanitarian Summit (WHS), which took place in Istanbul, Turkey.   The two-day WHS, which...

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Business & Money | Wednesday 1 June, 2016 3:24 am

GREE – the new global #1 in air conditioning SET TO DOMINATE THE GLOBAL HVAC MARKET WITH TECHNOLOGY-ORIENTED SOLUTIONS

GREE Appliances Inc. ― the Chinese giant in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) industry, has rapidly grown from annual sales of 40,000 units in its first year of operation, to a manufacturing capacity of 65 million units in 2015. With over 800 million users in 213 countries,...

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Government | Wednesday 1 June, 2016 2:33 am

New Gulf body to tighten economic bond

Gulf Arab states on Tuesday formed a new agency to tighten economic cooperation in the region. The Economic and Development Affairs Commission “will boost coherence, integration and coordination between member states in all economic and development sectors,” the Gulf Cooperation...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Wednesday 1 June, 2016 2:10 am

Oman Air And Menzies Aviation Plan Partnership For Ground Handling At Omani Airports

Oman Air and Menzies Aviation have today taken a major step toward forming a joint venture partnership which will provide ground handling services at all airports across Oman.    The companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding confirming their intention to work together....

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 31 May, 2016 5:35 pm

PALESTINIAN GLOBAL TEACHER PRIZE WINNER MEETS POPE FRANCIS AT THE VATICAN

The 2016 Global Teacher Prize winner Hanan Al Hroub, a teacher from Samiha Khalil High School, Al-Bireh, Palestine, met His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican.    Pope Francis, earlier this year, announced her as the final winner from over 8,000 teacher applicants from 148...

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Culture & Education | Tuesday 31 May, 2016 5:31 pm

Only on OSN, the magic of Disney Junior 
now in Arabic too

OSN, the leading pay-TV network in the Middle East and North Africa, is giving children across the region the opportunity to experience all their favourite Disney Junior content in Arabic.   Little ones can now experience the exceptional line-up of magical, musical and heartfelt stories...

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Cars & Autos | Tuesday 31 May, 2016 4:56 pm

2016 Chevrolet Camaro Ranks Highest in its Segment in this year’s J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study

 For the fourth year running, the Chevrolet Camaro ranked highest in the Midsize Sporty Car Segment in the J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Study.  “This is the fourth year in a row that the Camaro was the Midsize Sporty Car segment leader, which shows that we are committed to...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 May, 2016 4:19 pm

Dubai to play host for one million cruise passengers by 2020, Sultan bin Sulayem

Dubai’s strategic vision for cruise tourism targets one million cruise passengers to visit the emirate per year starting 2020, revealed Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Chairman and CEO of DP World and Chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation.  The strategy was the focus at a...

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Business & Money | Tuesday 31 May, 2016 4:03 pm

Emirates Islamic and Network Intelligent Payment Solutions announce strategic partnership with Ministry of Interior

Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the UAE, together with Network Intelligent Payment Solutions (NIPS), an Abu Dhabi-based full-service payment solutions provider, today announced their partnership with Ministry of Interior and SAAED Traffic System for the launch ...

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