The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs (GDRFA) in Dubai, has honoured the supporters and sponsors of Manafez Dubai, it’s the monthly bilingual publication, on the occasion of the first anniversary of the magazine.


Addressing the premier gathering at the honouring ceremony, major general Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, director general, GDRFA Dubai, said Manafez Dubai has been launched with an aim to develop more channels of communication between the administration and  general public and inform people about the efforts made by the administration to provide them with the best services, as well as reach officers, thousands of GDRFA’s employees and staff and experts in passport, borders and ports, airports and other departments in the aviation sector and border industry worldwide, who can access the magazine online.



"The magazine's editorial team works hard to include topics of interest including technologies related to travel, simplification of procedures on the border crossing points at airports, applications of biometrics, smartphone apps for check-in and information, as well as latest and indepth news on important sectors of the economy such tourism, information technology, functional excellence, passports and customer service, to authorities officials and readers from various sectors,” said Al Marri.

The sponsoring companies that were honoured were emaratech, Emirates NBD Bank, Alpha Destination Management, AW Rostamani Arabian Automobiles, Al Qabdah Global Contracting and Sadaf Sarv Travel.

Major general Al Marri also met with the representatives of the sponsoring companies.

Expressing high appreciation for the companies that supported the magazine in the first year of its publication, Al Marri pointed out to the positive role played by these companies as a strategic partner in the success of Manafez Dubai, which is a first of its kind magazine in the world. - TradeArabia News Service