Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD), through its Real Estate Investment Management and Promotion Sector and in partnership with the International Property Show (IPS), is launching the Dubai Property Festival (DPF) from March 26 – 29 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) to attract more property investment to Dubai and the UAE. The event is expected to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), completed the “Technical regulation” of the Hydrogen Cell Vehicle, which is environmentally-friendly and only emits “water vapour”, making the UAE the first country in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to establish a future legislation, in line with the country’s post-oil plans. Esma is spearheading the national ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates announced the contribution of $ 2 million to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation’s (FAO), regional programme to combat Red Palm Weevil (RPW). Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance, and President of the Board of Trustees of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation, made the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy will visit Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to hold joint economic committees with both the countries. The delegation, headed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, will include a number of senior officials from the ministries and other federal entities and local government bodies, as well as a number of representatives of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Crown Prince and Chairman of the Executive Council His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum said that the Government of Dubai is taking the necessary steps to implement the 50-Year Charter to ensure a sustained development march that will turn Dubai into the best city in the world. His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin ...

Dubai / WAM The Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF), donated AED1 million to Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital to support the hospital’s advanced scientific research in paediatrics, help families of patients, and provide an integrated social safety network. Commenting on the announcement, Khaled Al Thani, AMAF Deputy Secretary-General, presented the donation cheque to Dr Abdulla Ibrahim Al Khayat, CEO of ...

Bloomberg North Korea could be preparing to launch a missile or rocket in the near future, according to satellite images of activity in the country, US radio network NPR reported, while the country’s state media said the world is blaming the US for ending the Hanoi summit without an agreement. The images were taken on February 22 at the Sanumdong ...

Bloomberg Malaysia’s former ruling coalition will remain intact as two component parties set aside differences with their bigger partner who is joining forces with an radical opposition group, the Star reported. The Malaysian Chinese Association and the Malaysian Indian Congress — ethnic minority-led parties in the Barisan Nasional alliance —said they won’t break away from the coalition that ruled the ...

Bloomberg The former members of a dissolved Thai opposition political party said they will carry on trying to block the military government’s effort to retain power in the general election. Using the umbrella term “Moving Forward for Democracy,” the ex-leaders of Thai Raksa Chart said they will campaign publicly for the full restoration of democracy in Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy. ...

Bloomberg Russian internet trolls appear to be shifting strategy in their efforts to disrupt the 2020 US elections, promoting politically divisive messages through phony social media accounts instead of creating propaganda themselves, cybersecurity experts say. The Kremlin-linked Internet Research Agency may be among those trying to circumvent protections put in place by companies including Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. to ...