Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, emphasised that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) lows into Dubai in 2019 continued to grow remarkably, making the emirate one of the top three global FDI locations. This achievement has been made possible by the vision and leadership of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International Communication Committee (DICC), on Saturday showcased Dubai’s futuristic projects and major recent economic achievements at a meeting with senior leaders of UK’s Government Communication Service. Mansoor Abulhoul, the UAE’s Ambassador to the United Kingdom, attended the event held in London. At the meeting, DICC members highlighted how Dubai is transforming itself through innovation and is ...

Dubai / WAM To make Dubai one of the leading and most distinguished investment destinations, the Dubai Land Department (DLD), entered into a strategic partnership with the current edition of Cityscape Global 2019 that will take place from September 25-27 at the Dubai World Trade Centre under the theme “Adapting to Change: Charting a Course in an Era of Transformation.” The ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates – in partnership with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) – is honoured to celebrate the leadership and people of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the 89th National Day of the Kingdom. To mark the occasion, the airline will launch a series of ...

Bloomberg The US will send a “moderate” number of American troops to the Middle East and additional missile defense capabilities to Saudi Arabia in response to last weekend’s attack on oil facilities, top Pentagon officials said. Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said that the decision represented a “first step” in the US response. He reiterated US statements that evidence collected ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump is planning about a dozen one-on-one meetings with foreign leaders next week at the United Nations General Assembly, but none may be more anticipated than his Wednesday session with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Interest in those talks stems from a whistleblower complaint filed by a US intelligence official after Trump and Zelensky spoke by phone earlier ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro heads to New York on Monday in an attempt to defuse the international outcry over the fires raging through the Amazon, while simultaneously asserting the country’s right to develop the rainforest as it sees fit. Until recently, few countries enjoyed such widespread affection as Brazil did, with its tradition of multilateral and “soft power” diplomacy, ...

Bloomberg The first assembly polls after Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a landslide victory in national elections in May will take place in the states of Maharashtra, the country’s richest, and Haryana next month. Voting will be held on October 21, while counting will take place on October 24, Sunil Arora, chief election commissioner, said at a press conference on ...

Bloomberg The unrest in Hong Kong should start letting up after three months of protests as Chief Executive Carrie Lam makes a concerted effort to address the concerns raised by the demonstrators, her top adviser said. The city’s leader plans to hold a dialogue with Hong Kong citizens and will also address the underlying issues raised by the protesters — ...

Bloomberg Boris Johnson heads to New York on Sunday for his first United Nations General Assembly as prime minister. But even on the other side of the Atlantic, he won’t be able to escape Brexit. According to a statement from Johnson, his two-day schedule will see him “raising three crucial issues” — the crisis in the Middle East, climate change, ...