Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s tourism sector sustained the momentum of its strong 2017 start, with the emirate’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) reporting a stellar 11 percent increase in overnight visitation in the first three months of the year compared to the same period in 2016. January to March 2017 saw 4.57 million travellers visit …

  ABU DHABI / WAM ZonesCorp announced its participation in the Hannover Messe exhibition, the world’s leading industrial technology show, being held in Hannover, until April 28. Saeed Eisa Al Khyeli, Director-General of ZonesCorp, said, “ZonesCorp’s participation this year in Hannover Messe is a valuable opportunity to showcase the success of the industrial sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi …

  DUBAI / Emirates Business The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCaE) has banned imports of certain vegetables and fruits from select countries with effect from May 15 as those products have been found to contain pesticide residues in excess of permissible limits. The counties that will be impacted by the ban include Egypt, Oman, Jordan, Lebanon and Yemen. …