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  Barcelona / AFP Barcelona city hall said on Thursday it would fine home rental websites Airbnb and rival HomeAway 600,000 euros ($635,000) each for marketing lodgings that lacked permits to host tourists. The fine comes as the popular seaside resort struggles with a rising tide of tourism that has exasperated locals, threatening to drive out poorer residents and spoil ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A revamped 14th edition of the region’s only natural and organic products show, MENOPE 2016, under the patronage of the UAE Ministry of Climate Change and Environment will run from November 29 to December 1 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre (DICEC) with a participation of over 140 companies from 27 countries including ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Airport (DXB) welcomed 6.4 million passengers in October, according to the monthly traffic report issued today by operator, Dubai Airports. Passenger traffic at DXB reached 6,420,208 passengers compared to 6,250,810 in the corresponding month last year, an increase of 2.7 percent. The year to date traffic totalled 69,366,094, up 6.8 percent compared to 64,947,684 during ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre’s One Central welcomed the Turkish Trade Centers to its first award-winning commercial office building. With the goal of facilitating and enhancing trade between Turkey and Dubai, Turkish Trade Centers is one of the key commercial tenants to sign a lease and operate with a free zone licence within One Central, the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Yas Island, the UAE’s premier entertainment destination is set to host thousands of visitors for the eighth annual Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for what is anticipated to be the island’s best Race Weekend to date. Yas Island’s 16 attractions will host a full schedule on and off track entertainment, activities and offers ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) announced a number of unique events to celebrate the 45th National Day of the United Arab Emirates, to be highlighted by a time capsule that will tour a number of important places and dignitaries across the emirate. Starting from November 24, the time capsule was showcased to the audience ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business As part of the UAE’s Innovation Week, Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) launched Fikra, a UAE-based competition aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and innovation across the country. Fikra means ‘idea’ in Arabic and the competition aims to encourage students to deliver solutions to some of the major challenges facing the aviation industry in today’s ever-competitive environment. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) organised the 6th Creativity and Innovation Conference as part of DEWA Innovation Week. This takes place in conjunction with the 2nd UAE Innovation Week, which is organised annually in adherence with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Municipality on Thursday honoured the winners of the fifth Innovations from Waste contest, which was organised by the Municipality’s Waste Management Department in co-operation with Dubai Educational Zone and the Knowledge and Human Development Authority. The winners were announced at a special ceremony held at the Children’s City in the Creek Park after a special ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Department of Statistics and Community Development (DSCD) developed an e-application to help government entities identify different sectors of community for added social assistance. The announcement was made during the UAE Innovation Week, which runs from November 20-26, at the Expo Centre Sharjah. Set to be launched in the near future in collaboration with a software ...