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Ajman / Emirates Business HE Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Media City Free Zone (AMC FZ) announced the launch of first-of-its-kind Media Lab which will serve as a learning and development hub for entrepreneurs, business owners and the UAE youth and future leaders alike. “Since the launch of AMC FZ, we have strived to be ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), is holding a series of roadshows targeting key Eastern European countries to promote the destination, highlight the emirate’s latest product developments and unique offerings. A delegation from the authority visited the cities of Budapest, Bucharest, Bratislava, Moscow, Kazan, Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg over the course of two months, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (Saif Zone), held an expanded business meeting with a high-ranking Chinese delegation interested in making Sharjah a centre of their operations in the region. The 60-member delegation comprised officials and businessmen from the Chinese Business Union and Society, Liaoning Business Council, Shanghai Business Union and Society and other Chinese bodies and ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates airline anticipates high passenger traffic this spring break weekend with visitors travelling to and from Dubai. The busiest time for departures in Terminal 3 will be on March 29 with more than 42,000 passengers travelling abroad. Customers are reminded to arrive at the airport at least three hours before their flight departure to avoid any delays. ...

ALEXANDRIA / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and President of Egypt Abdul Fatah el-Sisi on Wednesday reviewed a number of regional and international issues of common interest in light of the robust, brotherly and longstanding relations between the two countries. This came ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has affirmed that media has an important role in enhancing the region’s ability to deal with current challenges and developing new solutions to overcome the problems that hinder its development. His Highness’s remarks came during his meeting with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a bid to promote Abu Dhabi’s credentials as the business tourism capital of the region, a high-level delegation from Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), headed by Khalifa Al Qubaisi, Adnec’s Acting Chief Commercial Officer, participated at the Society of Independent Show Organisers, SISO CEO Summit. Held in the US city of Miami, SISO CEO ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Christer Viktorsson, Director-General of the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), said that Barakah Nuclear Power Plant is the UAE’s key national project, “It is our commitment as the country nuclear regulator to ensure safety and security towards the Nuclear Power Plant.” Speaking at a media briefing at the authority’s premises, Viktorsson said, “We are ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s national airline Etihad Airways has successfully implemented the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), Global Aeronautical Distress and Safety System (GADSS), recommendations for flight tracking ahead of the General Civil Aviation Authority’s (GCAA’s), proposed deadline of June 1. With an ICAO completion date of November 8, 2018, Etihad Airways not only met the Global Aeronautical Distress and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and President of the National Media Council (NMC), praised the efforts of Arab media institutions to improve their performance, in light of the accelerating social, economic and scientific developments taking place in the region and around the world while stressing that there are many opportunities to develop and improve ...