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Dubai / WAM Dubai will play host to AccessAbilities Expo, the region’s premier trade, professional and consumer event aimed at enhancing the lives of people with disabilities, next November, organisers said. The event will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre from November 7-9. It aims to provide a single platform to the entire business and civil community in ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah’s hospitality sector revenues witnessed a remarkable 7.8 percent increase during the first half of 2017 compared with the previous year, with its value reaching AED372 million, the Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) announced. The announcement came as the emirate steadily positions itself as a destination of choice for local, regional, and international tourists. ...

Dubai / WAM Hussain Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, has recently inaugurated the Municipality Youth Council. The move is in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai. It emphasises the need to listen to the voice of young people, learn their ideas, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is taking its Hospitality Sustainability Board Game to a wider segment within the private sector, as part of efforts to encourage companies outside the hospitality sector to play a role in promoting sustainable tourism in Dubai. An innovative educational tool, the Board Game is a key component ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has announced that the world’s longest and highest zip line will officially open on the UAE’s highest peak, Jebel Jais, in December. With the exact length of the zip line remaining a closely-guarded secret until the multi-million dollar adventure tourism product’s opening, the zip line will propel ...

DUBAI / WAM A total of AED151 billion ($41 billion)was invested by foreigners in Dubai property market in 18 months, according to the Dubai Land Department. The DLD revealed the figure while announcing a list of the top10 nationalities that invested in the emirate’s realty market between January 2016 and the end of June 2017. The new list confirms that ...

DUBAI / WAM A total of AED151 billion ($41 billion)was invested by foreigners in Dubai property market in 18 months, according to the Dubai Land Department. The DLD revealed the figure while announcing a list of the top10 nationalities that invested in the emirate’s realty market between January 2016 and the end of June 2017. The new list confirms that ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, said that the UAE, under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, is proud of the mothers of its martyrs, as they are honourable role models for Emirati daughters, because ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi has been named as the ‘Leading Overseas Luxury MICE Destination’ at the prestigious China Travel and Meeting Industry Awards held in Beijing, China. The emirate was nominated alongside over 40 destinations, including Las Vegas and France, and the award was presented to Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), representatives at a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, has corroborated the paramount importance of the National Strategy for Empowerment of Emirati Women in the UAE 2015-2021 which, she affirms, charts a clear-cut pathway for all state ...