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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), is continuing to assist in the transfer of property units to owners, as part of the implementation of Real Estate Law No. 03 of 2015. This move reflects ADM’s desire to stabilise and revitalise the real estate market, protect the rights of all parties, and promote investment and development. According ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Culture and Arts Authority, Dubai Culture, has successfully concluded SIKKA Art Fair 2018, which was attended by a record number of over 45,000 visitors, and saw 1,500 participants at more than 50 workshops. The eighth edition of the fair was inspired by the ‘Year of Zayed’ and held under the patronage of HH Sheikha Latifa ...

Dubai / WAM The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA), revealed on Sunday the statistics of the Government Service Bus (GSB), project for 2017, as 66 government services provided by 23 local and federal government entities have been interconnected to ensure that smart services are streamlined to customers across the country. The figures show that utilising these services has passed one million ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC), Parliamentary Division will participate in the 27th Conference of the Arab Parliamentary Union and the 23rd session of its Executive Committee, which will be held in Cairo from April 4-5, via a delegation led by Marwan bin Ghalita, First Deputy to the FNC Speaker. The UAE Parliamentary Division delegation will include ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A tourism delegation led by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) visited three major cities in China this month, to help raise awareness about the emirate as a holiday destination for Chinese travellers. The delegation, which included Etihad Airways, hotels, tour operators and attractions, visited capital city Beijing on ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), on Sunday organised a press conference announcing hosting the 69th ‘FIABCI World Congress’ in Dubai, from April 27 to May 2, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai. During the conference, DLD announced that the event is expected to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Communities across the UAE are being urged to come together to say ‘Shukran Zayed’ by sending their messages of gratitude to commemorate a century since the birth of the founding father of the UAE, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan. Abu Dhabi-based developer Tamouh Investments has launched the social media initiative using the ...

DUBAI / WAM The Badiri Education and Development Academy announced that applications are now open for the Entrepreneur Development Camp, the first phase of the Badiri Business Entrepreneurship Programme (BBEP), which focuses on building the capacity of women residing in various locations in Sharjah and equipping them with the skills required to become successful entrepreneurs. Badiri Education and Development Academy ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Following the launch of First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), First Gulf Properties, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the bank, has changed its name to ‘FAB Properties’. The real estate service provider, which specialises in end-to-end property solutions, has launched a new logo, inspired by the look and feel of the FAB brand identity. FAB Properties’ mission and ...

SHARJAH / WAM Gulftainer, a privately-owned independent port operator, headquartered in the UAE, has announced that its subsidiary GT USA has inked an agreement on terms with the State of Delaware, USA, which would grant GT USA exclusive rights to operate and develop the Port of Wilmington for 50 years. Terms of the agreement are to be formally approved by ...