Business & Money | Sunday 25 October, 2015 12:59 am

Business France appoints Marc Cagnard as the new French Trade Comissioner and Regional Director in the Middle East

Business France, the government agency supporting the international development of the French economy appointed on September 1st 2015 Marc Cagnard as the new Regional Director for the Middle East.    In his new role, Mr Marc Cagnard will be responsible for leading the expansion of...

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Healthcare | Saturday 24 October, 2015 3:53 pm

Pink Caravan partners with Dubai Properties to raise breast cancer awareness

Pink Caravan, a pan-UAE breast cancer awareness initiative by Friends of Cancer Patients (FoCP), announced today its partnership with Dubai Properties, the developer and manager of Jumeirah Beach Residence (JBR), to hold a number of activities at the destination to raise awareness on early...

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Sports | Saturday 24 October, 2015 6:32 am

2nd Sharjah Women Sports Cup launches today at the Sharjah Ladies Club

The highly anticipated second edition of the Sharjah Women Sports Cup will launch today (Saturday) at the Sharjah Ladies Club’s (SLC) sports hall and extends until Sunday, where 135 employees from 11 local government and private institutions will compete for the event’s coveted...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 October, 2015 4:37 am

Gulfood Manufacturing Highlights Meaty Opportunites for Region to Caoitalies on Global Halal Market Demand

With the Muslim population currently standing at 1.6 billion and the second-largest worldwide, and with cultural strictures that demand the consumption of Halal-certified foods – particularly meat and poultry, opportunities for food manufacturers and processors to capitalize on...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 24 October, 2015 3:06 am

UAE Telecommunications Regulatory Authority Chooses Cisco Infrastructure for the Smart Cloud of the UAE Government

Cisco announced today that it is deploying a Cisco Network infrastructure to power the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority’s (TRA) Electronic Federal Network (FedNet) which will host the UAE Government’s Smart Cloud and will connect all Federal Government entities in the UAE. This...

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Technology & IT | Saturday 24 October, 2015 2:59 am

Cisco and GBM Outline Key Steps for Digitization to Help Middle East Organizations Become IoT Ready

At a press roundtable at moderated by IDC’s IoT Research Lead for MEA, Cisco and GBM outlined the vital key steps that organizations in the Middle East will need to implement in order to become fully digital to embrace the Internet of Things (IoT) era.  1 in 4 leaders globally, say ...

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Government | Saturday 24 October, 2015 2:57 am

Security Support Department Delegation Successfully Concludes its Visit to Italy

The team of the Security Support Department at the Security Support Directorate General at the General Secretariat of the Office of His Highness Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Interior successfully concluded the intensive training course, which was held at the International Police Training...

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Tourism & Hospitality | Saturday 24 October, 2015 2:46 am

Etihad Airways this morning applied for an injunction in a German Court

Etihad Airways this morning applied for an injunction in a German Court to protect its codeshare flights with airberlin.   The launch of legal action is also designed to help protect the German carrier’s 8000 employees and provide passengers with clarity and confidence. Etihad...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 October, 2015 2:11 am

Euro briefly falls below $1.10 for first time since August

The euro on Friday continued its downward trend against the dollar following European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi's comments a day earlier that signaled further monetary easing could be on deck for the euro zone. Europe's common currency checked in below $1.10, hitting a...

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Business & Money | Saturday 24 October, 2015 1:53 am

Western Union’s Self-Service Kiosk Model Named “Best New Service”

The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU), a leader in global payment services, was awarded the “Best New Service” award at the 2015 Corporate Entrepreneur Awards earlier this week for its digital self-service kiosk model—active at Walgreens locations across the United...

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