The Hague / AFP Dutch authorities are taking the US makers of Pokemon Go to court, after the company failed to meet pleas to stop hordes of fans flocking to protected beaches. Since the game was launched in The Netherlands, thousands of fans have been crowding the vast, windswept beaches of Kijkduin where hundreds of the game’s most popular ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently signed an agreement with the Emirates Development Bank (EDB) on the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Fund to Finance Innovation, aimed at supporting the UAE’s transition to a knowledge- based economy and achieving prosperity and sustainability for the country. Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Under-Secretary of Resources and Budget Sector ...

Fujairah / WAM The Fujairah municipality launched the ‘My Project Licence’ that allows citizens of the municipality to start business activities from home, as per the decision of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah. The civic body issued 17 licences in record time, said Abdullah Al Hantoubi, deputy-director of the municipality. The licenced activities ...