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SHARJAH / WAM Over 500 business leaders and 30 industry experts, chief executives and decision-makers representing the region and the world will lead discussions at the fourth Sharjah FDI Forum. Taking place on December 10-11 in Sharjah, under the theme, ‘Shaping the Future of Economies’, the Forum will see global experts cover corporate investment strategies, expansion opportunities, and explore the ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global security company, on Saturday announced the successful launch of the MYSAT-1 CubeSat to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The launch took place at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) met Bektas Beknazarov, Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, and his accompanying delegation on the sidelines of the World Tolerance Summit, in Dubai. During the meeting attended by FNC Secretary-General Ahmed Shabib Al Dha- heri, the two sides discussed many topics, including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Amelia Lacravi, Head of the UAE-France Parliamentary Friendship Group at the French National Assembly, reviewed cooperation betw-een two countries, and discussed joint efforts to adva- nce them in multiple sectors. Al Mansouri and Lacravi exchanged views on current economic and trade developments in international arena, particularly in ...

Dubai/ Emirates Business Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of Dubai Land Department (DLD), inaugurated the Dubai Property Show – London. The opening ceremony of the third edition was attended by HE Rawdha Al Otaiba, Deputy Head of Mission, UAE Embassy in London; HE Majida Ali Rashid, CEO of the Real Estate Promotion and Investment Management Sector at DLD; Ali ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Styro, a leading Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) manufacturer in the Middle East has opened a 40,000 square meter production facility in Abu Dhabi with an initial investment of AED 70 million to meet a growing demand for its products and services – especially within the construction, interiors, fit-out and packaging sector. Styro is working on several iconic ...

SHARJAH / WAM For four days from November 21-24, Xposure International Photography Festival 2018 at the Expo Centre Sharjah will be hosting a number of accomplished international photographers, who will be discussing their work, their passions, and the risks they took to uncover the truth, on important social, economic and environmental issues of today. These conversations will come alive in ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotion agency dedicated to the continued transformation and economic diversification of Sharjah, has successfully eyed increased business opportunities with 80 industry experts and businesses from 20 European countries, during their participation in the “Going Global” business event which concluded in London. The annual event, which took place ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met Ditmir Bushati, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Albania. During the meeting, the two sides discussed UAE-Albania ties and means to enhance bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries. Sheikh Abdullah and Bushati also exchanged views on regional and international developments ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In recognition of International Day for Tolerance, celebrated on November 16 of each year, The Founder’s Memorial organised educational tours dedicated to highlighting values of tolerance and coexistence, values that the UAE’s Founding Father lived by. The Founder’s Memorial was built as a tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, taking visitors on ...