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  ABU DHABI / WAM Yusup Muhammetgulyyev, Deputy Minister of Defence of Turkmenistan, praised the level of preparedness, expertise, high technological systems, and the modern devices used by the National Search and Rescue Centre in the UAE. He made the statement during his visit to the centre on Tuesday, where he was received by Obaid Saif Al Zahmi, Deputy General ...

  SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Airport Authority will highlight the airport’s latest achievements, expansion plans and services during its participation in the Arabian Travel Market Exhibition (ATM 2017) taking place in the Dubai World Trade Centre until April 27. The Arabian Travel Market is the global meeting place for the travel trade. Sharjah Airport Authority will be participating under the umbrella ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Telecommunication Regularity Authority (TRA) announced the implementation of price caps for Intra-GCC roaming services by UAE-based mobile operators resulting from the implementation of TRA Directive No. 04 of 2015 regarding Mobile Roaming Charges issued in September 2015. As a result, on average, the international roaming prices for UAE customers who travel to GCC countries ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) reached an agreement to buy Dublin-based AWAS Aviation Capital Ltd. from UK private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, DAE announced on Monday. The multi-billion deal will propel DAE, one of the Middle East’s biggest plane-leasing companies, into the top rank of global players in the field. The deal will swell the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi achieved a record 4% rise in the number of hotel guest arrivals over the first three months of the year in comparison to the same period in 2016. The increase in hotel guest arrivals was driven by the rapid growth in visitor numbers from China and Russia. New visa-on-arrival regulations have seen ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received the players of the National Jiu-Jitsu Team who won gold medals at the 9th Abu Dhabi World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Championship 2017, in His Highness’s Council at the Al Bahr Palace. HH Sheikh ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received at his palace here on Monday Archbishop Atallah Hanna of Jerusalem. During the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed welcomed the visit of Archbishop of Jerusalem to the UAE. They exchanged views ...

  Tokyo / WAM Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and his accompanying delegation in Tokyo on Monday. During the meeting, which was held as part of Sheikh Abdullah’s official visit to Japan, the two sides discussed cooperation and the friendly relations between the UAE and Japan ...

  MA’RIB / WAM On the occasion of World Book Day, which falls on April 23 each year, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) has launched ‘The Nation Reads’ initiative where 1,000 books will be distributed across public libraries in the Ma’rib governorate in Yemen. During the inauguration, Abd Al Aziz Ahmad Jubar, Yemen’s Deputy Prime Minister and ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) launched the ‘Sharjah Industrial Guide’ project as part of its 2017 strategic plan to develop the industrial sector and ease its procedures in the Emirate of Sharjah, in addition to the Emirate holding the largest industrial base in the country and the region. The project was launched through a workshop held ...