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  Fujairah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, spoke of a bright future for the nation’s tourism sector during the opening of a new resort in emirate. Also, Sheikh Hamad Al Sharqi stressed the importance of the tourism sector in the UAE. He noted that the strategic location of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE is riding high in the Middle East children’s toy sector, with the retail value of toys and games in the Gulf country estimated to comprise 28 per cent of the regional market by 2020, new research has revealed. According to analysts Euromonitor International (EMI), consumers spent US$869 million on toys, games, and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) urged motorists to be cautious on roads due to low horizontal visibility caused by fog and dust in various coastal and inland areas of the country. The centre said that the weather will be fair to partly cloudy at times, with a slight rise in temperatures. Winds will ...

  Dubai / WAM Hussein Nasser Lootah, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, opened the Historical Documents Centre in Shindagha. The centre, which contains more than 20,000 documents collected by the municipality, aims to have all the documents that tell the history of the Emirate of Dubai as well as of the nation. Lootah stressed DM’s continuous efforts in compiling these valuable documents ...

  Mumbai / Emirates Business The second edition of the premium real-estate exhibition, Dubai Property Show, concluded successfully at Bandra Kurla Complex in Mumbai with a phenomenal response from serious property buyers and investors from India. Reputed property developers and real estate companies from Dubai showcased a wide range of properties from lavish apartments to sprawling villas and from sophisticated ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region, Abu Dhabi Ports on Thursday officially opened Sir Bani Yas Cruise Beach, offering cruise ship passengers a new beach destination with unmatched tourism experiences. The beach was officially inaugurated by His Excellency Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Committed towards identifying young talent and empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs, Sheraa sponsored ten students to participate at the GlassQube Startup Weekend FinTech Hackathon in Abu Dhabi held recently. As part of the global movement coordinated by TechStars and supported by ‘Google for Entrepreneurs’, this year’s GlassQube Startup Weekend competition gathered developers, designers and ...

  Dubai / WAM The Thuraya Telecommunications Company has supplied books for classrooms in Lebanon, where displaced Syrian children are being helped to return to structured school life. Thuraya is supporting the Ana Aqra Association, a non-profit, non-sectarian, and non-political association that exists to respond to the educational, psycho-social and cultural needs of children in the early years of learning. Ana ...

  Dubai / WAM Wellbeing, positive education and the benefits of learning in nature will be the focus of a design-thinking workshop by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) on Saturday. The workshop will be held at the Wellbeing Campus of the Hatta Development Project, an eco-tourism and learning initiative recently announced by Vice President and Prime Minister of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Supreme Legislation Committee in the Emirate of Dubai (SLC) hosted recently a panel discussion titled the ‘Legislative Audit Guidelines for Proper Implementation of the Legislation in force in the Emirate of Dubai.’ During the sessions, 17 participating local government entities gained valuable insights on the legislative audit. This includes the rules and measures ...