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  Dubai / WAM Dubai South signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to pave the path for easy registration of freehold plots and properties by investors. The deal was signed by Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Director-General of DLD, and Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South. With the agreement ...

  Al Ain / WAM Researchers at the Date Palm Development Research Unit (DPDRU) of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) are planning to create a gene bank for 150 date varieties. The centre was set up in 1989 to lead and facilitate research related to date palm production in the country through the application of tissue culture techniques – an ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its strategy to enhance cooperation with government departments in advancing business and entrepreneurship, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. Under ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now apply for visas to Belgium at a new visa application centre launched in Abu Dhabi. The centre was inaugurated by HE Dominique Mineur, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is the second city in the Middle East, after ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched the latest edition of its ‘Trakheesi System’. The edition reflects the continuous efforts made by Dubai Land Department to improve its services, with the introduction of reliable and rapid procedures that will support customers, and promote the use of smart services provided to real estate companies, individuals and investors. The ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Heart of Sharjah – one of the largest heritage-focussed project in the region – has announced that it has extended its ‘Al Basta’ market at Souq AI Shanasiyah to March 31. Initially scheduled to end on January 7, the new extension reflects on the growing turnout from the public and tourists, enjoying an authentic experience ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airports to provide reading opportunities for passengers in airport arrival and departure lounges. The project is due for completion by March 2017, to coincide with the UAE’s National Month of Reading. ...

  Emirates Business Over the past decade, the GCC region has witnessed rapid economic development and demographic changes, including the influx of expatriates, which in turn has increased the region’s overall population. This coupled with rise in per capita income has fuelled the demand for residential units in the GCC region, said Al Masah Capital, region’s leading investment firm, in ...

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Middle East and North Africa’s leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer, Majid Al Futtaim, continues its expansion and announced a new AED 300 million project in Abu Dhabi – “My City Centre Masdar”. The new mall will be located in the heart of Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi is set to play a leading role in coordinating efforts to meet the pressures of feeding 520 million people by 2030, by hosting MENA Food Production 2030, which will take place on March 20 and 21during the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) and will drive a critical dialogue between government, food ...