DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched the ‘Dubai International Growth Initiative’, allocating AED500 million to accelerate the expansion of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) established in Dubai into global markets. The initiative was launched by the Government of Dubai in partnership with …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Philosophical Studies Centre at the Mohamed bin Zayed University for the Humanities has announced its second international conference on philosophy. Titled “Philosophy and the Challenge of Theoretical and Social Progress,” the event will run from February 6-7, bringing together prominent thinkers and academics from around the world. Some 62 researchers, affiliated with 35 universities and …

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) has approved a draft during its third meeting of the first regular session of the eleventh legislative chapter. This draft was submitted by a committee formed to respond to a speech made by HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, during the opening session …