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  Bloomberg Finland has become the first country in Europe to pay its unemployed citizens a basic monthly income, amounting to 560 euros ($587), in a unique social experiment which is hoped to cut government red tape, reduce poverty and boost employment. Olli Kangas from the Finnish government agency KELA, which is responsible for the country’s social benefits, said Monday ...

  Bloomberg Britain risks losing 40 billion euros ($42 billion) of direct funding from European Union once it leaves bloc, according to UK parliamentary analysis. The European Structural and Investment Funds, which help develop the most deprived regions, and the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund that supports the Common Agricultural Policy are set to provide the U.K. with 17.2 billion euros ...

  DUBAI / WAM Expats have recognised the UAE as the 4th best destination globally for an international career. According to new data released by HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer Survey, the country improved from 6th place in 2015 as one of the places expats look to in order to build their careers. The UAE ranked as the best country in ...

  Dubai / WAM More than 1.1 million patients visited the Dubai Health Authority (DHA) Hospitals and medical centres in 2016, according to a top official. Dr. Ahmad Bin Kalban, CEO of Hospital Services Sector at DHA, said that Dubai and Rashid hospitals had the highest number of visits with 382,106 and 325,619 patients respectively. Latifa Hospital received 161,006 patients ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Yas Island wrapped up 2016 with a record-breaking festive season as it declares its month-long ‘Winterland Festival’ and New Year’s Eve celebrations a great success. The Yas ‘Winterland Festival’, an island-wide festival of family-friendly events, activities and offers which took place from December 9, 2016 and runs until January 7, attracted a record turnout to ...

  Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, announced the development of Dubai Harbour, a unique new waterfront destination that will feature the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region’s largest marina. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid made the announcement in the presence of HH ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As the UAE welcomes 2017, it can look back with pride on 2016, the year in which it accomplished a number of goals, including the formulation of an ambitious five-year plan. The country is expected to witness several challenges in the next five years, as it works to meet the goals set in the UAE 2021 ...

  Dubai / WAM Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri, Director-General of the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners’ Affairs in Dubai, revealed that Dubai International airports received 105, 326 passengers in one day for the first time. Major General Mohammed Ahmed Al Marri expressed his happiness about this achievement consisting of receiving this huge number of passengers to UAE, which ...

  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 on Monday received a delegation of the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) at his Al Bahr Palace majlis, Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohamed stressed the importance of setting up a comprehensive and integrated plans ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Media Council (NMC) organised a workshop in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy entitled ” Is there a legal protection for media news” discussing copyrights. The workshop was moderated by Lt. Colonel Dr. Abdul Rahman Al Maeeny, Head of Innovation Centers Department in Dubai Police. The workshop was organised within the framework of the Council’s ...