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  DUBAI / WAM The UAE is constantly looking out for new partnerships in all fields to explore the future strategic sectors, Adel Ahmad Al Redha, Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer of Emirates and member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Future Foundation, said. He added that the UAE’s aviation industry represents the largest airlines in ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing of Dubai (Dubai Tourism) and Airbnb company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to help promote responsible hosting and help grow and diversify tourism in the emirate. It follows the introduction of enhanced regulations last month that make obtaining a ‘holiday home’ license more streamlined for individual tenants ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi has climbed to 73rd position in the annual ranking of the world’s top destinations for meetings and congresses released by the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA). Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority, TCA Abu Dhabi, said, “We are proud of Abu Dhabi’s brilliant achievement at a global ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Russian Federation and member countries of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) from of May 19-21, in Kazan, the capital of Russia’s Tatarstan Republic. The UAE delegation will be headed by Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, and will include representatives from the Ministry of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said that the UAE pays ample attention to economic and trade relations with Cost Rica. He added that the trade exchange between the two countries witnessed a continuous growth from US$3 million in 1999 to $25 million in 2014. This was revealed ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs participated in the 41st Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB), Board of Governors, which officially started in Jakarta Indonesia. The meeting witnessed the participation of more than 57 countries, along with IDB board of governors from finance and economic ministries, general managers of Arabic ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirati-Italian Friendship Association held its first meeting at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Abu Dhabi. Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, Director of Economic Affairs and International Cooperation at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and members of the Executive Committee of the friendship association of both countries attended the meeting. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) announced that Abu Dhabi schools are ready for the end of the 2015-2016 year examinations. As many as 64,875 students will sit for their exams, out of whom 14,733 students will sit for Grade 12 Ministry of Education (MoE) curriculum examinations. Grade 12 examinations are scheduled to start on May ...

  Tokyo / AFP Japan sidestepped a recession after its economy grew in the first quarter, preliminary data showed on Wednesday, but efforts to cement recovery in the world’s number three economy were gaining little traction. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 percent between January and March — or 1.7 percent at an annualised rate — after a contraction in ...

Tokyo / Bloomberg Suzuki Motor Corp. said it used fuel-economy testing methods that weren’t compliant with Japan regulations on about 2.1 million vehicles sold locally. The automaker said it won’t need to revise the ratings, as proper testing showed earlier results were within an acceptable range of deviation. Suzuki used a tunnel to test the fuel efficiency of its vehicles ...