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Cairo / WAM The UAE Armed Forces is participating in the joint Arab military exercise titled ‘Arab Shield 1’ which is taking place from November 3-16, at the Mohamed Naguib Military Base in Egypt. The major military exercise will involve land, naval and air, special forces and aim to strengthen joint military cooperation between Egypt and other Arab countries in ...

Dubai / WAM The auto-renewal service launched by the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL), sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED), Dubai, has seen a 34 percent increase in the number of total renewed licences (115,700) during the first ten months of 2018. The latest BRL report showed that the percentage of auto-renewal transactions accounted for 46.9 percent during ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A Federal National Council (FNC), delegation has reached China for an official working visit. The UAE contingent, headed by Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the FNC, will hold discussions with various Chinese officials and representatives until November 10. Dr Al Qubaisi said that the purpose of the visit is part of the FNC’s objective ...

Sharjah / WAM In yet another proud global recognition of its reputation as a humane and people-friendly Emirate, Sharjah was formally crowned the “Accessible City for the Physically Disabled” by the World Federation of the Disabled during the World Cities Day at the United Nations (UN), in New York. The title was conferred on Sharjah at a special ceremony at ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah FDI Office (Invest in Sharjah), the investment promotion agency dedicated to the continued transformation and economic diversification of Sharjah, organised the Sharjah-India Business Roundtable on the side-line of the second day of Indian-UAE Partnership Summit at the Atlantis The Palm, Dubai, as part of India’s continued interest in the emirate’s diversified economy. The roundtable focused ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), has announced that it will commence construction works on three footbridges across Dubai. According to a press statement, one of the bridges will have four escalators linking the four sides of a key junction at the King Salman bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud Street. This latest move is in line ...

Sharjah / WAM­­­­­ His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has allocated AED4.5 million to purchase the latest publications of the participating publishers at the 37th Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF 2018). The gesture is a continuation of HH’s constant approach to support the book industry and publication houses with the ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Land Department (DLD), announced that the real estate brokerage commissions reached AED842 million during the first nine months of 2018. Brokers contributed to concluding 18,121 transactions in that period, the Department added. A report issued by the Department of Real Estate Studies and Research at DLD shows that brokers earned AED429 million from land sales, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE will on Sunday launch the Unified Customs Strategy, announced Ali Al Kaabi, Customs Commissioner and Head of the Federal Customs Authority. Al Kaabi said the strategy aims to support the country’s security and customs systems, maintain community security and stability and improve the UAE’s rankings in the international competitiveness indexes. He stated that the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 4th International Conference on Future Mobility (ICFM), will be held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, featuring a world-class team of experts in the automotive industry and technologies. More than 450 experts and professionals are expected to represent more than 175 government and private institutions from 18 countries at the event. The conference and its accompanying ...