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DUBAI / Emirates Business Etisalat Digital on Wednesday announced that it has signed strategic partnerships with four scale-ups as part of the ‘Dubai Future Accelerators Program,’ the world’s largest government supported accelerator. The 4th cohort of the ‘Dubai Future Accelerators’, launched in March this year with the participation of Etisalat Digital and other government bodies and in cooperation with the ...

Bloomberg US President Donald Trump said a trade agreement with China may be “too hard to get done” and that the world’s two largest economies may need to change their framework for a deal. “Our Trade Deal with China is moving along nicely, but in the end we will probably have to use a different structure in that this will ...

DUBAI / WAM The Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection (CCCP) sector in the Department of Economic Development saw a 30 percent increase in consumer complaint during the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 compared to the same period last year as more and more consumers continued to come forward and raise their concerns with the authorities as well as merchants. CCCP, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports, in partnership with Samsung Electronics and AirportLabs has achieved another first in the region by rolling out an advanced cloud-based Flight Information Display solution along with System on Chip (SoC) display technology at Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central (DWC) airports. The upgrade is the result of an initiative undertaken by Dubai Airports in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation shipped 395 tonnes of dates, to be distributed in 26 countries, as part of its Ramadan initiatives. The seasonal project will see the distribution of the fruit, an integral part of the UAE’s heritage, to needy people and families of Muslim communities in those countries in cooperation with UAE ...

Belgrade / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) is participating in the 62nd International Technology and Technological Inventions Fair in Belgrade, the capital of Serbia, which is taking place between May 21 and 25. The UAE delegation is led by Juma Al Keet, Assistant Under-Secretary at the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade Affairs, with the participation of Mubarak Saeed Ahmed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A terrorist Iranian-Houthi militia field commander has used his 4-year old daughter as a human shield. “Jameela”, who dressed in boys clothing, found herself as a partner in a military operation, with orders from her father. Jameela is the latest victim of the Houthi militias’ crimes that continue to undermine the stability and security of Yemen, ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The UAE Armed Forces, as part of the Arab Coalition Forces, on Wednesday morning destroyed two boats of the Iranian-backed Houthi militias in international waters, who were threatening one of the commercial oil tankers in the Red Sea, while two other boats managed to escape. The Houthi militias have repeatedly attacked merchant ships and threatened commercial shipping ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received a large number of Sheikhs, top government officials and citizens on the occasion of the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan. HH Sheikh Mohamed reciprocated greetings with the well-wishers who prayed to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reaffirmed the UAE full solidarity and support for Morocco in confronting all threats to its security, safety and stability. His Highness Abdullah made the remarks while chairing the fifth session of the joint UAE – Morocco Committee in the presence of ...