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  Bloomberg Egypt will no longer accept imported wheat containing any traces of the ergot fungus, the Agriculture Ministry said, sowing fresh regulatory confusion that has hampered shipments to the world’s biggest buyer of the grain. The new ruling runs counter to a less restrictive policy by the Supply Ministry allowing for shipments containing as much as 0.05 percent ergot ...

  AJMAN / WAM Yafea’ Al Faraj , Ajman Real Estate Regulatory Agency (ARRA) Executive Director, held a meeting with a Chinese delegation led by Feng Lu, Director General of the Gulf-Chinese Trading Corporation, to review real estate investment opportunities in Ajman. The delegation was briefed by Al Faraj about the real estate investment opportunities available in freehold areas, especially ...

  DUBAI / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, toured various Dubai government departments on Sunday morning to inspect the quality of services they provide. The visits made mainly to service-oriented departments were aimed at assessing their readiness to provide high-quality and timely services to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, said that the OPEC’s current market share is at good level despite different views on the oil market. Tweeting on his official Twitter account on Saturday, he added, “We acknowledge and understand the market challenges but in my view our sector is resilient to overcome ...

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS The pivotal role of women entrepreneurship for economic growth and development is widely being recognized and encouraged by GCC governments as evidenced by the highest ever rates of entrepreneurial and business activity by regional women, revealed an Al Masah Capital Report on “GCC Women – Entrepreneurs in a New Economy”. SME’s led by women manage ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the UAE’s international development arms, hosted its annual Women and Innovation seminar to mark Emirati Women’s Day. Moderated by Fatima Al Balooshi, Head of Media and Communications at Abu Dhabi Fund for Development the seminar had key note contributions from Dr Omniyat Al-Hajri, Director of Public Health and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Ministry of Economy will hold its ‘Tourism Leadership Program’ from October 30 to November 3, in collaboration with the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Themis Foundation. The program falls under the framework of the Emirates Host initiative launched recently by the Ministry which aims to enhance the capabilities of the tourism sector and ...

  Dubai / WAM Khalid Mohammed Sharif, Director of Food Safety Department at Dubai Municipality, has denied the authenticity of information being distributed via a video clip on some social networks which shows chicken nuggets being produced by grinding the whole chicken. He stressed that using live chickens, small or big, and shredding them for making chicken nuggets is contrary to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Music and Arts Foundation (ADMAF) has participated in the second meeting of a major study regarding the direction and development of Western classical music as it enters the 21st century. Initiated in 2015 by the Global Institute for Advanced Study (GIAS) at New York University, the research project, ‘The Future of Classical Music’, is a ...

  Sharjah / WAM The American University of Sharjah (AUS) and Dubai Police (DP) on Sunday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to build a framework for collaborative educational activities engaging DP with AUS colleges on internships, work-study programmes, scholarships and innovative use of advanced technology. The three-year MoU will allow the partnering entities to jointly develop and offer Six Sigma certification, ...