Tehran / AFP Mansour Faridfar did well on the black market until the law caught up and left him jobless, forcing him to join the thousands of “shakhsi” unofficial taxi drivers clogging Tehran’s streets. “I used to be very well off and I thought my fate was in my hands, but I gradually learned that was not true,” said the …

DUBAI / WAM Smart Dubai will bring together 55 partners from the government and private sector for the first collaborative exhibition to showcase a true smart city experience for Dubai. The exhibition will take place in a 3,800-square-metre pavilion during the 36th edition of Gitex Technology Week 2016 from October 16-20. An initiative, Smart Dubai is anchored in the vision …

  Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS HE Engineer Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, will be leading the country’s first government and economic trade delegation to visit the Republic of Bulgaria on October 11-13. The official visit is aimed towards promoting economic trade and investment cooperation between the two countries, placing strong focus on key sectors like …