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  London / WAM A new cadre of Emiratis, including a Sheikh, have graduated form the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (RMAS) after completing military training at the world famous training centre. Graduates including Sheikh Mohammed bin Ahmed bin Hamdan Al Nahyan, Saif Mohammed Al Mulla, and Khalid Saeed Shatit Al Shamsi, were recognised in a ceremony attended by Sheikh Ahmed bin ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai South signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Land Department (DLD) to pave the path for easy registration of freehold plots and properties by investors. The deal was signed by Sultan Butti Bin Mejren, Director-General of DLD, and Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman, Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South. With the agreement ...

  Al Ain / WAM Researchers at the Date Palm Development Research Unit (DPDRU) of the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) are planning to create a gene bank for 150 date varieties. The centre was set up in 1989 to lead and facilitate research related to date palm production in the country through the application of tissue culture techniques – an ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business As part of its strategy to enhance cooperation with government departments in advancing business and entrepreneurship, the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has signed a ground-breaking Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector. Under ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Residents of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) can now apply for visas to Belgium at a new visa application centre launched in Abu Dhabi. The centre was inaugurated by HE Dominique Mineur, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi is the second city in the Middle East, after ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) launched the latest edition of its ‘Trakheesi System’. The edition reflects the continuous efforts made by Dubai Land Department to improve its services, with the introduction of reliable and rapid procedures that will support customers, and promote the use of smart services provided to real estate companies, individuals and investors. The ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Heart of Sharjah – one of the largest heritage-focussed project in the region – has announced that it has extended its ‘Al Basta’ market at Souq AI Shanasiyah to March 31. Initially scheduled to end on January 7, the new extension reflects on the growing turnout from the public and tourists, enjoying an authentic experience ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for culture, arts and heritage, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Dubai Airports to provide reading opportunities for passengers in airport arrival and departure lounges. The project is due for completion by March 2017, to coincide with the UAE’s National Month of Reading. ...

  Reuters Resources for the state fund intended to cover Algeria’s budget deficits had declined by 59.5 percent at the end of 2016 from the previous year because of falling oil prices, Finance Minister Hadji Baba Ammi said. State finances were already under pressure in Algeria, where the government had forecast foreign exchange reserves would reach $114 billion by the ...

  Bloomberg Special prosecutors called Samsung Electronics Co. Vice Chairman Jay Y. Lee for questioning as a suspect in a bribery investigation, deepening an influence-peddling scandal that has already led to the impeachment of South Korea’s president. The de facto head of the Samsung Group was summoned to appear at 9:30 a.m. in Seoul on Thursday, special prosecution spokesman Lee ...