Etihad Airways announced plans Wednesday to update the equipment it uses on U.S. flights over the course of the year. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber Centre for Responsible Business’s ENGAGE Dubai program hosted a workshop titled ‘‘Strategic Communication and Public Relations in the Community Sector," which builds on the success of its first workshop. The workshop was headed by Maryam Al Balooshi and Saugat Chatterjee from the corporate communications department of mobile communications and technology provider du Read More »

Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry President and CEO Hamad Buamim will be representing the emirate on a national level as the deputy chair of the World Chambers Federation (WCF). Buamim said his new position at WCF will boost the Dubai chamber's efforts to support e-commerce and other initiatives across the Gulf Cooperation Council region.  Read More »

Initiatives to fight poverty and illness, leadership initiatives and community empowerment programs were among the items discussed at a recent meeting of the board of Suqia, the United Arab Emirates' Water Aid Foundation, at the the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority's offices. The meeting included updates on ongoing research and development projects and water technology advances. Read More »

Patient care and medical knowledge has already improved in the United Arab Emirates just two months into a new partnership between VPS Healthcare of Abu Dhabi and the University of Pennsylvania Health System in Philadelphia. The two health systems have been in constant contact since, according to VPS Managing Director Shamsheer Vayalil, who recently spoke to the Gulf News Journal. Read More »

Emirates Airlines celebrated its 30th year in business and its accomplishments in 2015, company officials said last week. “2015 has been one of considerable growth for Emirates ... despite the headwinds of regional conflict, unfavorable currency impact and shaky business and consumer confidence in many global markets," Emirates Airlines President Tim Clark said. Read More »

The first stage of the Etihad Rail Project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), was recently recognized by 'Construction Week' magazine as Infrastructure Project of the Year. Read More »

DEWA's dedication to streamlining administrative systems to provide better, more cost-effective services for its customers, employees and partners has led to the company being re-certified in integrated management systems by Bureau Veritas, a testing, inspection and certification firm. Read More »

The fifth Chief Audit Executive Conference recently awarded all three of its internal audit award categories to the UAE Roads and Transport Authority (RTA). The RTA earned the Fighting of Administrative Corruption Award, the Information Technology & Cyber Crimes Award and the Governance, Risk and Control Award. Read More »

The fifth Chief Audit Executive Conference recently honored Sharjah Islamic Bank (SIB) for its internal auditing practices. SIB was selected above six other finalists based on a proposal titled “Excellence and Creativity in the Internal Audit Department." Read More »

International finance hub Abu Dhabi Global Market and the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on food safety measures. The measures will include new health standards and requirements for food establishments associated with hotels and independent businesses. Read More »

Dubai Healthcare City officials said Sunday that the international health care hub will add three operational sectors to manage its regulatory, investment and education interests. The sectors are the Dubai Healthcare City Authority - Regulation, Dubai Healthcare City Authority - Investment and Dubai Healthcare City Authority - Education. Read More »

Job seekers in the United Arab Emirates are invited to attend the 16th edition of Careers UAE, set for May 16-18 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Sponsors for Careers UAE include UAE Exchange, a provider of global remittance, foreign exchange and payment solutions. Presently, 12 percent of UAE Exchange's employees are UAE natives. Read More »

The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Environment and Water has created a new initiative to keep the UAE's coastal environment in good health. The initiative involves the National Center of Meteorology and Seismology, the municipalities of Dubai, Fujairah and Umm Al-Quwain, the municipality and Planning Department in Ajman and the Environment Protection and Development Authority in Ras Al Khaimah. Read More »

Oman Insurance Company is expanding and improving its health care insurance packages for small and medium enterprises. The new suite includes three plans, one each for Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Al Ain and Northern Emirates. Each of the three plans has three different levels of coverage. Oman Insurance CEO Christos Adamantiadis said the packages are a response to customer needs. Read More »

The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry recently said it will host a business forum, titled "Commonwealth of Independent States: Ancient Routes – New Opportunities at Atlantis," on Feb. 17 and 18 at the Palm Hotel in Dubai. Chamber officials are working in tandem on forum content with representatives from the United Kingdom's Economist Intelligence Unit. Read More »

BodyUnited Arab Emirates-based dairy company Al-Rawabi Dairy was honored at the recent 2015 Indo-UAE Business Summit and Awards ceremony in Dubai with the World's Greatest Brands & Leaders 2015 - Asia and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) award. Additionally, Al-Rawabi Dairy general manager Ahmed El Tigani received the Powerful Leader award for the GCC region. Read More »

Nielsen Saudia Arabia recently announced a partnership with the Jeddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an important business and service operation in the kingdom. The first-of-its-kind collaboration, declared during an official signing ceremony at the Jeddah Chamber Building, will give Jeddah’s business community access to Nielsen insights from the company’s global surveys. Read More »

The fourth of Supreme Environmental Coordination Committee meetings was held in Dubai, allowing members of the committee from around the UAE to come together to discuss progress and implementation of procedures. One of the prime directives the meeting focused on was the enhancement of effective coordination between federal and local authorities as part of UAE Vision 2021. Read More »

National Bank of Fujairah recently announced that 14 UAE nationals have entered into the company’s management trainee program. The program is designed to help strong professional candidates receive training and career development opportunities. Those selected for the program go through a 12-month journey that trains them, gives them mentors and puts them through job rotations. Read More »