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  Dubai / Emirates Business With the Indian government’s decision to relax daily account withdrawal limits, Indian expats in UAE can now send money to India through Xpress Money without any worry. With the availability of cash returning to normal, recipients can instantly collect the full amount in cash across the 55,000 outlets of Xpress Money in India. Remittance recipients ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Global Education Supplies and Solutions Exhibition (GESS), organised by the Ministry of Education, at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Thursday morning. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visited more than 500 public and private sector pavilions of ...

  Dubai / WAM The world’s first Jones the Grocer Express opened at Dubai International (DXB) Airport. Located in Terminal 3B, the outlet is the first in a series of unique bespoke food and lifestyle concepts to be rolled out at the world’s busiest airport. Eugene Barry, Executive Vice President of Commercial and Communications at Dubai Airports, said, “We’re delighted to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Canada discussed on Thursday ways to enhance co-operation in regional and international issues of mutual interests. They discussed extremism, terrorism, the Yemeni and Syrian crises, and Iraqi and Iranian issues, as well as a peaceful settlement in the Middle East. A meeting of senior UAE and Canadian officials from their ministries was held ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will double its electric vehicles charging stations to 200 across Dubai to complete the second phase of the Green Charger initiative. This will build the infrastructure and charging stations for electric vehicles, which are an integral element in DEWA’s strategy to develop the advanced infrastructure that meets the vision of Vice ...

  DUBAI / WAM With a market size of AED205.5 billion, Halal cosmetics is no longer seen as a trend but a key component of people’s lifestyles, according to the head of the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF), General Secretariat Office based in the UAE. Mohammed Saleh Badri, Secretary-General of the International Halal Accreditation Forum, said, “Consumer awareness and preference ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited on Thursday Design Days, at Madinat Jumeirah. The event is part of Art Dubai Week (Art Dubai). His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid toured the exhibition area where some 50 galleries representing 39 countries are showcasing their ...

  MADRID / WAM Emirates Airline debuted the new Real Madrid decal on its iconic A380, as it made its first touchdown at Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas airport. The decal features some of the club’s world-class players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema and Marcelo. Visible from both sides of the plane, the bespoke decal covers an area ...

  SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah-based Air Arabia has launched its inaugural service to Baku, marking the airline’s first entrance into Azerbaijan. An official delegation including Sheikh Fahim Al Qasimi, Executive Chairman of the Department of Government Relations of Sharjah, and Dr. Mohammed Ahmed Hamel Al Qubaisi, UAE Ambassador to Azerbaijan as well as Dashgin Shikarov, Ambassador of Azerbaijan to the ...

  Dubai / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Wednesday announced that Dubai’s non-oil foreign trade in 2016 reached AED1.276 trillion despite the global slowdown. Sheikh Hamdan pointed out that the value of Dubai’s external trade rose 70 percent from AED754 billion in 2009 to AED1.276 trillion in 2016. ...