LONDON – Saturday, April 2nd 2011 [ME NewsWire] * Mary Robinson and Martti Ahtisaari present study of young people across the Arab world * Call to listen to “voices on the ground” as events show that reliance on GDP measures insufficient * Countries experiencing unrest have witnessed decline in thriving measure among young people (BUSINESS [...]
Abu Dhabi, UAE, – Tuesday, March 15th 2011 [ME NewsWire] The culmination of months of careful planning and hard work, the eagerly anticipated Global City 2011, Abu Dhabi, opens today at Emirates Palace. Under the Patronage of HH General Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of [...]
December 18, 2010 Imdaad, a leading provider of integrated facilities management solutions in the UAE, has urged government and private institutions to be more actively involved in public-private partnership (PPP) projects that deliver sustainable solutions to environmental challenges in the country. Imdaad pointed out that PPP initiatives complement the strategic development plan of the UAE, [...]
Ahmed Butti: the new system is the latest worldwide scanning 150 containers per hour Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, October 10th 2010 [ME NewsWire]: Dubai Customs launched its new firstling system of the radioactive scanning for mobile vehicles along with launching the latest system of its kind worldwide for detecting trucks and containers and completing [...]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Saturday, October 2nd 2010 [ME NewsWire]: H.E. Mattar Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board and Executive Director of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has dedicated the success culminated in scooping the Honorary Fellowship of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), one of the most reputed professional institutions in the United Kingdom, [...]
GHG emissions during entire event have been offset by carbon credit purchase that brings benefit to Chinese communities Shanghai, Monday, September 27th 2010 [ME NewsWire]: The USA Pavilion and Alcoa Foundation jointly announced today that the Pavilion has reached carbon equilibrium covering the entire six-month duration of the Shanghai Expo, including the production of key [...]
Jeddah, Sunday, September 26th 2010 [ME NewsWire]: A new study is set to reveal recommendations on how Saudi Arabia can become a leader in knowledge and innovation in power, water and renewable energy. The study is being carried out by Al Aghar Group in partnership with the Saudi Water and Power Forum (SWPF). Details of [...]
Global experts and delegates attending the Dubai Congress on Anti-Aging and Aesthetic Medicine (DCAAAM) in November hailed the region as the major force for change in the burgeoning anti-aging maket. According to its online survey, over 90 per cent of the attendees at the Congress rated very good or excellent the developments in preventive medicine, [...]
Abu Dhabi [15] Oct 2009 Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), developer of major cultural, residential and tourism destinations in Abu Dhabi has issued the largest GCC sukuk in 2009 with its inaugural US$1bn 5-year Reg S Sukuk Al Ijara under a US$1.45bn Global Sukuk Trust Certificate Issuance Programme. This transaction is the first sukuk [...]
October 13, 2009 The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) and MEED Events have announced during a press conference today (Tuesday, October 13, 2009) at the DED Headquarters, that new investment opportunities in Abu Dhabi and the critical role of the private sector in the Emirate’s economic diversification program will be the core topics [...]
