DUBAI / WAM DP World continues to boost the capabilities of Dubai’s cruise tourism sector, setting the city as a premier international cruise destination. The Dubai Cruise Terminal at Port Rashid, operated by DP World, welcomed 625,000-holidaymakers in 2016-2017 cruise tourism season, doubling the 320,000 cruise visitors that arrived in Dubai in the 2013-2014 season. Key to this growth is ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has ordered the distribution of an additional bonus amounting to AED33,295,000 to owners of taxi plates in Dubai. The total number of plates benefiting from the distribution is 6,659. Dubai Taxi Corporation and other taxi franchise companies operate the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy (MoE) signed MoUs to launch the ‘National Programme for Supporting Emerging, Modern and Innovative Businesses’ with 14 state-run entities as part of its participation in the 3rd Government Accelerators. The 14 departments are: Ministry of Finance; the Telecommunication Regulatory Authority; the Securities and Commodities Authority; Takamul Programmme, run by the Department of Economic ...