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Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fliggy, the online travel service platform of the global leading technology company, Alibaba Group. The MoU that aims to boost the number of Chinese tourists visiting Dubai through closer collaboration in integrated 360-marketing campaigns to strategic high-growth segments was signed ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE Banks Federation (UBF) and SWIFT, the world’s leading provider of secure financial messaging services, have organized a workshop in Abu Dhabi to raise awareness among professionals working in the ‘payments’ domain in the country’s banking and financial sector about SWIFT Global Payment Innovation (gpi) and compliance. The workshop, which attracted about 50 attendees, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq Bank, the UAE’s leading financial institution, was honoured five times at the 2018 Insights Middle East Call Center Awards. The annual ceremony, now in its 13th edition, recognises the achievements and successes of call centres in the Middle East region. Mashreq Bank was presented with the ‘Call Centre of the Year; ‘Best Customer Experience in ...

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, offered heartfelt greetings and best wishes to President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan. Sheikh Mohamed also offered greetings to Vice President, Prime Minister ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended on Wednesday part of training programme about Artificial Intelligence (AI), which was launched by the UAE government in partnership with Oxford University. Sheikh Mohammed was briefed about the training programme by Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has said that the UAE is keen on promoting innovation culture in government and among people, as well as spreading knowledge to build a generation of Arab innovators and future leaders. His Highness also said that the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued a number of Federal Decrees on the establishment of state embassies in the republics of Costa Rica and Mali and the appointment and transfer of a number of ambassadors and members of the diplomatic corps. The Decrees were published in the latest issue of the Official ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Law No. 04 of 2018 concerning the organisation of, and care for mosques. The provisions of the Law – published in the latest issue of the Official Gazette – apply to mosques, public and private prayer spaces and Eid Mussalas in the country. According to ...

Dubai / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s new World Majlis series is bringing together change-makers and aspiring leaders from around the globe to stimulate a powerful dialogue on how we can create a legacy of meaningful impact that reflects the World Expo’s theme of ‘Connecting minds, Creating the Future’. The World Majlis session, held at Manarat Al Saadiyat in Abu Dhabi, ...

Dubai / WAM Essa Kazim, Governor of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), and Arif Amiri, Chief Executive Officer of DIFC Authority, received a senior delegation from China, led by Qian Keming, Vice Minister of Commerce. The meeting focused on the growing importance of DIFC’s longstanding relationship with Chinese institutions, and areas of collaboration that can support the One Belt, One ...