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Equatorial Guinea’s president calls for stronger ties with UAE

  Dubai / EMIRATES BUSINESS Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, President of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, called upon Emirati investors to benefit from the various attractive investment opportunities offered by his country to overseas investors. Lauding Dubai’s economic growth, Mbasogo expressed his desire to enhance bilateral ties with the emirate’s businesses while assuring them of all cooperation and facilities in entering ...

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Air Arabia expands network with new service to Baku

  SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia has announced the expansion of its international route network with a new service to Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, following a joint cooperation between Air Arabia, Azerbaijan Airlines and local authorities. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer of Air Arabia, said, “Baku offers an exciting proposition as a gateway to witness the confluence ...

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Emirati entrepreneurs to visit US

  ABU DHABI / WAM A delegation of Emirati entrepreneurs are to begin a visit to the US on Monday to learn about American business practices. The visit is being conducted as part of the International Visitor Leadership Programme, IVLP, supervised by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs at the US Department of State, and has been organised by ...

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Why losing presidential candidates must concede

  If Donald Trump loses the election and doesn’t concede, it won’t violate the U.S. Constitution. But it would break a tradition of concession that dates back more than a century and has achieved quasi-constitutional status. And like most enduring political customs, its value goes beyond graciousness: It helps ensure the continuity of government and offers a legitimating assist to ...

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How to battle the cyber pirates who stole Netflix

  If you were at work last Friday, you might have noticed that you couldn’t get on Twitter, Spotify, or whatever it is you do to avoid work. The sites themselves were fine, but users across the US lost access due to a large-scale attack on Dyn, a company whose servers provide infrastructure and routing services for the internet’s top ...

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Trump is a lesson in dignity & democracy

  Democracy requires dignity to sustain itself. This shouldn’t surprise. The ruling system that democracy replaced had been divinely chosen; the royals had God-given dignity, with all the trappings. For democrats to compete, they had to prove first that the electoral rabble could govern its passions and temper its prejudices, and next that their leaders would be chosen from the ...

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UAE takes part in Global Investors Summit

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE has participated in the opening of the Global Investors Summit, which kicked off recently in Indore City, the capital of Madhya Pradesh in central India. HE Abdullah Bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade and Industry, Ministry of Economy, led the UAE delegation with the presence of Dr. Ahmed Abdul Rahman ...

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Deyaar posts AED168mn net profit in 9 months

  Dubai / Emirates Business Deyaar Development PJSC (“Deyaar”), one of Dubai’s leading property developers and real estate service providers, today reported its financial and operational results for the third quarter and nine-month period ending September 30. There was a strong year-on-year increase in revenues for the first nine months of this year which totalled AED 261 million, an 85 ...

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DHA discusses digital transformation in health

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Health Authority (DHA) discussed the importance of healthcare IT transformation, opportunities and challenges in the field and its future vision up to Dubai Plan 2021, at a forum held recently in Dubai. The forum also discussed how to keep up with new trends in digitisation and eHealth and ways to promote continuous innovation. Dr. Manal Taryam, CEO ...

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