Dubai / Emirates Business As part of the Innovation Week of UAE, the Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced the launch dates for the ‘Innovation Festival’ which will take place on November 21-22. This initiative is aligned with the directives of HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President of UAE and encapsulates the national innovation strategy launched by …

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, delivered a message on the occasion of the International Day of Tolerance in which he highlighted the values cherished by the UAE community. Following is the full text of the message: To my brothers and sisters, may peace be upon …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE has become a global capital for tolerance, affection and co-existence due to its persistent efforts to promote values of tolerance, peaceful co-existence, collaboration, solidarity and respect for cultural diversity, acceptance of others and abhorrence of violence, hatred, discrimination and bigotry, said HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in the Western Region. …

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways gathered senior government officials, business leaders and university students as part of a series of events to mark the International Day for Tolerance. The main event at Zayed University in Abu Dhabi was inaugurated by HE Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, Minister of State for Tolerance and President of Zayed University. …

  Dubai / WAM As the world comes together to observe one of the core values of humanity, the UAE has emerged as a model nation for diversity and openness, said Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemi, Minister of State for International Co-operation and Director-General, Expo 2020 Dubai, in an Op-Ed to mark the International Day of Tolerance. “The 16th of November, …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM   The UAE has been founded on the deeply grounded principles based on mutual respect and co-operation, and values of tolerance and co-existence, said Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council, FNC, in a statement on the occasion of the International Day for Tolerance. “The UAE community is well characterised by its authentic …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Tolerance is a key value of the UAE and a significant part of the country’s societal structure, Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, said here today in a statement as the UAE celebrates the International Day of Tolerance. The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, founding father of the UAE, had …

  Athens / AFP US President Barack Obama flew into Athens on Tuesday on his final foreign trip to Europe, seeking to calm the nerves of allies concerned by Donald Trump’s shock presidential election victory. With Europeans worried by Trump’s downplaying of the importance of the NATO military alliance, Obama pointedly told Greek daily Kathimerini before his visit that Washington had …

  New York / AFP President-elect Donald Trump meets with running mate Mike Pence in New York on Tuesday to discuss cabinet appointments amid reports of intense infighting over choice posts. One source described to CNN the fierce lobbying as a “knife fight.” Trump and Pence will “be reviewing a number of names” for cabinet positions, Jason Miller, a transition …

  Ankara/ AFP Germany’s foreign minister on Tuesday said it was up to Turkey to decide whether to advance its bid on joining the European Union, reaffirming Berlin’s “serious concern” at the crackdown after the failed July 15 coup. The purge that has seen over 35,000 people arrested and journalists as well as some MPs put in jail had raised questions …