HOSPITALITY-

Tumbi Hotels + Hilton to open an AED 375 mn hotel in Dubai: Tumbi Hotels teamed up with Tapestry Collection by Hilton to open Tumbi West Palm Beach Hotel, according to a press release. Located on Palm West Beach, the AED 375 mn property features 171 rooms and suites.

LOGISTICS-

DP World launches a new rail service in India: DP World has partnered up with Indian conglomerate Reliance Industries to launch a new rail solution in India to support local inland transportation of petrochemical goods, according to a statement. The project aims to connect DP World’s inland container depot in Ahmedabad and Mundra Port with Reliance Industries’ Gujarat Jamnagar plant. The Ahmedabad-Jamnagar-Mundra route — spanning some 700 km — has been converted into rail in a bid to cut down on the environmental and operational costs of long-distance road freight transportation. The new rail service can handle up to 1.2k tonnes of cargo and up to 45 containers per single trip.

TELECOMS-

e& UAE partners with Motorola Mobility: e& UAE, the telecom arm of global technology group e&, partnered with American consumer electronics manufacturer Motorola Mobility to provide advanced enterprise mobility solutions for businesses across the UAE, according to a press release. The partnership aims to offer a range of B2B enterprise mobility solutions spanning data security and mobile device management to businesses of all sizes in the UAE.

SOUND SMART- Enterprise mobility solutions enable secure access to corporate data and workflows across mobile and smart devices.

DEBT-

Al Farwaniya Project Development secures USD 105 mn credit facility: Al Farwaniya Project Development Company, the developer of Reem Mall, secured a multiyear credit facility worth USD 105 mn, Agility Public Warehousing Company said in a statement (pdf). The facility, guaranteed by Agility Global, will be used to repay a previous short-term loan from one of Agility Global’s subsidiaries.

TELECOMS-

Emtelle to deploy broadband networks in Indonesia: Dubai-based fiber optic solutions provider Emtelle partnered with Indonesia’s PT Fajar Mitra Krida Abadi to deploy high-speed broadband networks across Indonesia, according to a Dubai Chamber International, statement.

LEGISLATION-

The SharjahConsultative Council (SCC) approved two draft laws to reorganize police and security forces in Sharjah and update regulations for human resource capabilities for its military personnel, Sharjah 24 reports. The SCC is set to next meet on 10 April to discuss a draft law regulating the emirate’s judicial authority.

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