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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President Muhammadu Buhari of Nigeria, discussed bilateral ties across multiple sectors, and exchanged views on issues of common interest. In a meeting held on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed ...

BELGRADE / WAM The Serbian capital, Belgrade, on Tuesday hosted the ministerial meeting of the first session of the “UAE-Serbia Joint Committee.” The meeting was headed by Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, and Sinisa Mali, Minister of Finance of Serbia. The UAE delegation included several officials representing various federal and local government authorities and private ...

DUBAI / WAM Evo Morales, President of Bolivia, praised the relations between the UAE and Bolivia while highlighting the fact that the two countries enjoy many factors that encourage growth, especially in light of their promising economic, trade and investment capabilities. He made this statement while meeting Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, on the ...

Cairo / WAM Dr Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, highly praised the joint humanitarian initiative of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia to allocate $200 million in a coordinated campaign of emergency humanitarian assistance in cooperation with United Nations organisations aimed at alleviating the suffering of the brotherly Yemeni people. The Arab Parliament Speaker emphasised ...

DUBAI / WAM dnata’s catering team has been voted ‘Airline Caterer of the Year, North America, 2019’ by readers of PAX International, a publication for airline industry executives. The PAX International Readership Award was presented in Hamburg during the annual World Travel Catering Expo. “We are honoured to be recognised by our industry peers for our quality product, service and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has announced the theme for the 2019 Emirati Women’s Day celebrations, as ‘Women, Icons of Tolerance’. Her Highness said that the Emirati community is tolerant by nature, adding ...

Dubai / WAM The Business Registration and Licensing (BRL), sector of the Dubai Department of Economic Development, DED, has issued 2,459 new licences in March 2019, a growth of 35.4 percent compared to March 2018 (1,816). According to the department, the new licences have created 9,661 jobs in the labour market. “Among the new licences issued, 58 percent were commercial, 39.3 ...

DUBAI / WAM Mohammed Ibrahim Al Shaibani, Director-General of His Highness the Ruler’s Court in Dubai, officially opened the new ‘Martyrs Mosque’ located at Muhaisnah area in Dubai. The mosque was built following a generous donation from HH Sheikha Hind bint Maktoum bin Juma Al Maktoum, Wife of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister ...

Abu Dhabi / AGENCIES Mubadala Investment Company and Carlyle Group on Monday announced that funds affiliated with Carlyle will acquire a significant minority interest in Compania Espanola de Petroleos, Cepsa, from Mubadala. Carlyle Group LP plans to buy a stake valued at as much as $4.8 billion in Cepsa from Mubadala Investment Co. The US company will acquire 30 percent ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s non-oil private sector economy expanded at a faster rate in March, while the total business activity (output) increased at the fastest rate since January 2015. Two of the three key monitored sectors — travel & tourism and wholesale & retail — posted series record increases in activity. With new business growth also accelerating, expectations for ...