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  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) on Monday announced that over 800 media representatives from around the world will cover the upcoming editions of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX), and Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2017. Held in collaboration with UAE Armed Forces under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al-Nuaimi, the UAE Minister of Infrastructure Development, met Wilfred Ali, Non-Resident Ambassador of the Republic of Malawi to the UAE, and discussed ways to strengthen relations between the two countries in various fields. The meeting, held on Monday at the Ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, was also attended by Andrew Chifukwa, Vice ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE ranked first in the global assessment of travel destinations with the best developed Halal ecosystems, according to the 2016-2017 Global Islamic Economy Report developed and produced by Thomson Reuters. The country is followed by Malaysia and Turkey in the global ranking system that evaluated the countries based on four criteria: inbound Muslim travel, ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE was ranked first among the Arab nations and 25th internationally on the Judicial System Efficiency Index for 2016 in the World Bank’s Ease of Doing Business report. The report, which was published by the World Bank in 2017, covered 190 countries. The index evaluated the countries on their judicial system, ability to handle prosecutions in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the theme “Together to Improve Air Quality”, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, EAD, along with BP, sponsor of the Sustainable Schools Initiative, SSI, has organised a plantation campaign to raise awareness about the benefits of UAE National tree, the Ghaf. The campaign was organised at Al Salamat Forests affiliated to the Bararri Forest Management ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Investments Park (DIP) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments, has issued its performance report for 2016, showing an increase in the number of tenants and sub-tenants, with over 100 new companies either leasing or sub-leasing premises in the 2,300-hectare business park. Similarly, the total area leased by the existing companies also increased by 33 percent, from ...

  Dubai / WAM Since it was launched in 1996, the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF), organised by the Dubai Festivals and Retail Establishment (DFRE), an agency of the Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism), has been spreading joy and happiness among residents and visitors every year with its great shopping experiences filled with mega promotions and raffles offering amazing ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi is set to play a leading role in coordinating efforts to meet the pressures of feeding 520 million people by 2030, one of the biggest challenges facing the Middle East today. MENA Food Production 2030 will take place at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre from March 20-21 during the Global Forum ...

  Dubai / WAM Wojhati, the journey planner system of the Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) achieved 1,636,369 users in 2016, leapfrogging the 1,168,234 users recorded in 2015 by as much as 44 percent. “This sharp rise of 1.6 million in the number of users reflects a quantum shift in the attractiveness of this smart system whose number of users ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Book Authority, SBA, has announced that the United Kingdom will be the guest ‘Country of Honour’ at the 36th edition of the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF). The announcement forms part of ‘UK/UAE 2017,’ a year of bilateral cultural exchange between the two countries organised by the British Council. Speaking about the announcement, Ahmed ...