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  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) is partnering with four locally-based environmental entities to begin its Dubai Sustainable Tourism Initiative (DSTI) aimed at positioning the emirate as one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism destinations. As part of the initiative, Dubai Tourism has signed separate Memorandums of Understanding with Etihad ESCO, Dubai Carbon, Emirates ...

  Dubai / WAM Over 1,000 expat workers have completed the Workforce Educational and Awareness programme run by the Permanent Committee of Labour Affairs (PCLA) in Dubai, since it began in June. The programme is designed to inform expatriate employees of the country’s laws, advising them of their rights and duties. The PCLA, in partnership with the Middle East Centre for Training ...

  New York / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, stressed the state’s continued investment in creating a supportive environment for business and attracting talent to support the goals of “UAE Vision 2021.” He added that these could be attained while maintaining the principle of partnership between ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Darko Uskokovic, Ambassador of Montenegro to the UAE, discussed expanding economic and trade co-operation between the two countries. During their meeting, held at the Ministry of Economy headquarters in Dubai, the two sides co-ordinated the special preparations for the Joint Economic Committee meeting between the UAE and ...

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) on Sunday opened the 9th Annual Best Practices Conference on Quality, Health, Safety, and Environment, at the Hyatt Regency Creek Heights. The conference was attended by Ahmed Buti Al Muhairbi, Secretary-General of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business A recent circular has been distributed by the Real Estate Licensing Department of Dubai Land Department, outlining a new requirement for all real estate brokers operating in Dubai to verify real estate ownership data provided through the Dubai Brokers smart system. This circular has been issued as part of DLD’s ongoing efforts to establish a ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Bishr, Saudi Arabia ambassador to the UAE, has said that about one million Saudi visitors toured the UAE last year. In a statement to Oloum Al Dar Economy programme of Abu Dhabi TV, he added that such visits were prompted by the social relations, common traditions and customs between the ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation (MBRF) – part of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives – is set to take part in the 68th edition of the Frankfurt Book Fair on October 19-23. Represented by Qindeel Printing, Publishing and Distribution, the Foundation is keen to attend the Fair – the largest of its ...

  Bloomberg Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said the U.K. shouldn’t prolong the process of withdrawing from the European Union, suggesting the government will formally trigger an exit by May of next year. Though Britain voted for Brexit in June, formal talks with the 27 other EU members can’t begin until Prime Minister Theresa May activates Article 50 of the bloc’s ...

  Washington / AFP With spats over Apple and Deutsche Bank and squabbles about Airbus and Boeing, approaching elections on both sides of the Atlantic are exacerbating strains in US-European economic relations. The recent controversy over taxing the iPhone maker surely epitomizes the situation best. European authorities’ decision in late August to force the American giant Apple to pay $14.5 ...