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  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, stressed that the strong and active presence of the UAE’s diplomacy in the regional and international arenas in terms of hosting numerous international agencies and conferences, as well as its active participation in international efforts to fight terrorism and ...

  Pristina / WAM UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed two final agreements on avoidance of double taxation on income and the protection and promotion of investment with the Republic of Kosovo. The signing ceremony took place in the capital Pristina during an official visit of the UAE delegation headed by Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of MoF ...

  Copenhagen / WAM The United Arab Emirates has adopted a comprehensive vision for combating extremism and terrorism, taking into account the intellectual and cultural dimensions feeding them, said Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance. In a speech she gave on behalf of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of ...

  Moscow / WAM A high-level delegation from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), headed by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, is visiting Russia to promote opportunities for joint cooperation with electricity, water, environment, renewable and clean energy businesses there. During the visit, Al Tayer delivered a seminar on business opportunities for water, clean energy and environmentally-sustainable ...

Berlin / WAM The UAE and German have co-chaired the fifth meeting of Working Group for Stabilisation of Counter-IS-Coalition. Faris Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Assistant Foreign Minister for Security and Military Affairs chaired the UAE delegation in the meeting. The participants discussed the latest developments and restoring stability to the liberated areas from Daesh, and training of Iraqi police and the role ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE Government Leaders Programme opened the registration for the 4th Future Leaders Programme aimed at preparing national cadres under ‘The Leader of the 21st Century’ model launched by Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Applications for registration will be accepted for a period of one ...

  Sharjah / WAM Promoting Sharjah’s array of investment opportunities to Germany’s business community was the basis of a recent visit to Berlin which was successfully concluded by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) on Friday. During their visit, Shurooq was at the German capital as it organised the Sharjah-Berlin Seminar, while on the second day, it participated at the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Future Foundation revealed the agenda of the international Blockchain technology conference, Keynote 2016, which is set to kicks off on Monday (May 30), making Dubai the first Arab city to host the event. On the occasion, the Global Blockchain Council will launch the first four initiatives in digital financial transactions aimed at improving the ...

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The GCC nations are witnessing one of the fastest monetary growth and infrastructure developments in the entire MENA region. However, this sky-rocketing progress also calls for special attention as it has resulted into increased concerns in the cyber domain. According to a recent report of Frost & Sullivan, the GCC’s network security spend is ...

  Ritika Sharma / Emirates Business The UAE is fast cementing its position as a luxury destination, where tourists are willing to spend more on their holidays. Experts have been talking about exponential growth in luxury tourism in the country, and researches based on travellers’ booking and behaviour confirm the same. A recent research by a travel data platform states ...