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ADIO, ADQ join forces to boost Abu Dhabi’s start-up ecosystem

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) and ADQ on Tuesday announced a new collaboration to further strengthen Abu Dhabi’s digital economy and start-up ecosystem, including transferring the Ventures Fund, a flagship Ghadan 21 initiative, to ADQ. As part of their collaboration, ADQ and ADIO will also create winning propositions for companies using a combination of equity ...

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Dubai Customs handles 10m bags at Dubai airports in H1

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs Passenger Operations Department revealed that it has handled 10.2 million pieces of baggage for five million passengers through 44,358 Dubai-bound flights during the first half of this year. Thanks to the vigilance of customs officers with support from the sophisticated scanning equipment, as many as 472 seizure reports were issued during the same period, including ...

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UAE extends amnesty for people with expired visas till November 17

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship (ICA) issued a decision to extend the amnesty granted by the President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, for violators of the Law on the Entry and Residency of Foreigners for three months effective August 18 through November 17 to enable them to leave the country and ...

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