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MONTREAL / WAM The United Arab Emirates has been elected for the fifth consecutive time to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Council. The UAE will serve its fifth term aboard the international organisation after successfully winning its re-election campaign on Tuesday, garnering 152 votes at the meetings of the ICAO’s 40th Session, running in Montreal, Canada from September 24 through ...

WASHINGTON, DC / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, US National Security Adviser Robert O’Brien in Washington DC, and other senior US officials. In separate meetings, Sheikh Abdullah and the officials discussed bilateral cooperation between the UAE and the US to ensure security ...

DUBAI / WAM The 10th edition of the Annual Investment Meeting, AIM, is set to take place from March 24-26, 2020, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event will offer delegates from around 150 countries a platform to keep abreast of the latest trends and best practices in investments around the world. Themed ‘Investing for the Future: Shaping Global ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) participated as ‘City Partner’ in the International Real Estate Expo (IREX) 2019 hosted by the Indian capital New Delhi over two days. This comes as part of DLD’s keenness to register a distinguished presence in major international events to promote Dubai’s real estate market and highlight the unique opportunities this sector offers ...

GENEVA / WAM The UAE Ministry of Economy and the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to utilise artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in intellectual property titles such as patents, trademarks, industrial designs, and copyright. The MoU was signed in Geneva on the sidelines of the 59th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates’ award-winning A380 made its debut at Cairo International Airport (CAI) on Wednesday as the airline brought its popular aircraft to Egypt for the first time. The landing demonstrated the airport’s readiness to accommodate the A380, the world’s largest commercial passenger jet. Welcomed with a ceremonial water cannon salute, the A380 flight was led by Egyptian ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a high-level business delegation from Europe which is currently visiting the UAE to explore business opportunities in key sectors and fields related to Expo 2020, including food and beverage, healthcare, ICT, energy, environment, construction and circular economy. As part of the visit, Dubai Chamber facilitated nearly 300 business matching ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Michael Pompeo kicked off a visit to Europe with talks that focussed on Italian concerns at the prospect of new US tariffs, just as the top American diplomat was drawn deeper into an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump. Pompeo met with Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte at his official residence in Rome, on the first ...

Bloomberg BMW AG’s namesake brand was neck-and-neck with its German rival in the US last month, edging Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz by a mere 34 cars and keeping the race for sales bragging rights close into the final stretch. BMW posted a 6 percent gain in September, delivering to 27,467 cars and sport utility vehicles. The 3 Series sedan was up ...

Bloomberg French President Emmanuel Macron is planning to give tax authorities the power to harvest data from Facebook, Instagram and other social media to help detect fraud. The government wants parliament to include an article in the 2020 budget law granting the new powers to officials from the tax and customs administrations. The state will also screen online market places ...