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NEW YORK / WAM The UAE called on the UN to hold Member States accountable for terrorism financing during a UN Security Council Open Debate on combating terrorism financing presided by France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. Earlier in the meeting, the Council unanimously approved Resolution 2462, introduced by France and co-sponsored by the UAE, requiring Member States to take ...

DUBAI / WAM Global Village, the world’s leading multicultural festival park and the region’s first family destination for culture, shopping, and entertainment, announced that it had successfully completed the prestigious best practice Five-Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit conducted by the British Safety Council. It is the world’s first entertainment destination to achieve this grading and is setting benchmarks for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The value of exports through Abu Dhabi ports increased by 36.6% from AED 12.6 billion in Q4 2017 to AED17.2 billion in the same period of 2018, according to the figures released by Statistics Centre —Abu Dhabi. The business sector increased by AED4.0 billion (32.6%), the government sector by AED 518.4 million (726.1%), and the individual ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Sup-reme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, launched the ‘Sharjah Sustainable City’ project on Wednesday. The AED2 billion project is the first urban mixed-use project in the emirate, which meets the highest standards of green economy and environmental sustainability. The project is the outcome of a strategic partnership between ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) is holding a series of roadshows targeting key Eastern European countries to promote the destination, highlight the emirate’s latest product developments and unique offerings. A delegation from the authority visited cities of Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, Moscow, Kazan, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg over the course of two months, and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADSSSA) and VMware have announced a collaboration which will see former leverage a range of VMware solutions. This includes digital solutions to support Abu Dhabi’s unified government services platform (TAMM). ADSSSA is consolidating 1,600 government services into 80 end-to-end journeys. It is using VMware solutions to help foster an ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry annou-nced that it will lead a high-level delegation of UAE government officials and prominent businessmen to Panama in April, to explore new growth opportunities in markets across Latin America and the Caribbean region. Kicking off on April 6, the trade mission will coincide with 3rd Global Business Forum (GBF) Latin America ...

DUBAI / WAM Studies indicate that the UAE is the world’s top hotspot for hundreds of startups followed by New Zealand, Singapore, Norway, Germany, Japan and Sweden. It is observed that startups in the country are mainly involved in e-commerce, marketplaces, and infrastructure/ software as a service, which account for 69 percent of the total number of startups. About 52 ...

Ajman / Emirates Business HE Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Media City Free Zone (AMC FZ) announced the launch of first-of-its-kind Media Lab which will serve as a learning and development hub for entrepreneurs, business owners and the UAE youth and future leaders alike. “Since the launch of AMC FZ, we have strived to be ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), is holding a series of roadshows targeting key Eastern European countries to promote the destination, highlight the emirate’s latest product developments and unique offerings. A delegation from the authority visited the cities of Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, Moscow, Kazan, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg over the course of two months, ...