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  ABU DHABI / WAM This year’s Arabian Travel Market (ATM), a sister event of the World Travel Market London, will provide the perfect platform for UK destinations, hotels and attractions, as well as regional outbound tour operators, as Middle East travellers are expected to play a key role in the UK’s continued tourism growth. According to the World Travel ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday launched the SME Classification System. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai attended the launch event at the headquarters of Dubai Executive Council, Emirates Towers. Sheikh Mohammed affirmed that the UAE will ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ministry of Economy (MoE) showcased the country’s economic progress to a visiting US student delegation. Students from New York University recently visited the Ministry of Economy’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi to take a closer look at the UAE’s ambitious economic vision and the government’s key national economic growth indicators, in addition to learning more about the ongoing ...

  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) is organising the third annual Nobel Museum, to be held in Dubai in February, under the theme ‘The Nobel Prize in Physics: Understanding Matter’. The event is held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Foundation, which has signed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) has urged motorists to be cautious on roads due to rough weather and strong winds in various parts of the country. In its statement, the NCMS said that the weather will be partly cloudy in general, with rainfall over northern and eastern areas. A drop in temperatures is ...

  New Delhi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, as part of his visit to attend the 68th Republic Day celebrations of India as a chief guest. Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and his accompanying delegation was received ...

  Sharjah / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah and President of University of Sharjah, UoS, stressed the important role of Sharjah University in producing qualified graduates to maintain its high academic ranking, during a speech at the graduation ceremony of the first group of the 17th batch of Sharjah University ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has attended the first edition of the “Project Space” Forum at Dubai World Trade Centre. HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai accompanied him. The two-day event, being organised by The Mohammed bin Rashid Space ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to step up collaboration in areas related to endowment services and investments with a focus on supporting development goals and enhancing the prosperity of Muslim societies. The agreement is in line with the foundation’s efforts to boost ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi will be the host of the 2019 Special Olympics World Games, the world’s largest humanitarian and sporting event, to be held first time in the Middle East, it was officially announced on Tuesday. The games will take place in venues throughout Abu Dhabi from March 14- 21, 2019. At a press conference in Zayed ...