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ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, reviewed the latest preparations for the “Arab Gulf Security 2” exercise, which will start in February in the UAE. During the meeting, Sheikh Saif was briefed about the exercise by members of the High Joint Committee for the Mobilisation ...

Dubai / WAM Following directives from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has approved the new salary scheme for employees of the Government of Dubai. The new scheme, effective from ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Monday inaugurated the Buhais Geology Park, a pioneering project in the field of ecotourism aimed at introducing visitors to the history of Sharjah’s geology, and the geological importance of Jebel Buhais and the archaeological areas surrounding it. HH Sheikh Sultan bin ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of credit facilities provided by banks in Abu Dhabi and Dubai to the business and industrial sectors during the first 11 months of 2019 amounted to AED8.5 billion, or 60.3 percent of the total credit facilities provided to these sectors throughout the country, totalling AED14.1 billion. Statistics issued by the Central Bank of the ...

DUBAI / WAM DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise –announced an up to 30 percent discount rate on licence fees for companies with membership of the UN Global Compact. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest voluntary sustainability initiative that encourages businesses worldwide to adopt sustainable and socially ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for economic development aid, on Sunday signed an agreement detailing the UAE’s capital contribution of $20 million (AED73 million) to the Arab Gulf Programme for Development (AGFUND). As one of the founding countries of AGFUND, the UAE has supported the programme’s objectives, goals and activities since ...

SHARJAH / WAM Real estate transactions valued AED24.2 billion in the Emirate of Sharjah in 2019 increasing by 7.3 percent in comparison to 2018, a report released by the emirate’s real estate department revealed on Sunday. According to the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department (SRERD), annual report, 61,357 transactions were recorded in 2019, increasing by 13.4 percent in comparison to ...

DUBAI / WAM Etihad Airways and the Japan National Tourism Organisation (JNTO), have announced a joint consumer campaign to promote Japan as a destination of choice for Middle Eastern travelers. The campaign commenced from January 19 with the aim to further increase tourism demand from the Middle East to Japan. In March 2019, JNTO and the Japan Tourism Agency, an ...

CALICUT / WAM The UAE’s Minister of Climate Change and Environment has highlighted the strong bilateral ties between the UAE and India that extend beyond economic synergies at the Kerala Literature Festival 2020 in India. In a keynote address, Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, said that the UAE and India enjoy robust and long-standing bilateral trade relations. “The volume ...

DUBAI / WAM The world’s most pressing challenges, including climate change, poverty, inequality and environmental degradation, will be addressed by Expo 2020 Dubai through events that aim to bring the world together in a spirit of optimism for our future. With hundreds of participants and millions of visitors, Expo 2020 will be the ‘World’s Greatest Showcase’ of human brilliance and ...