The victory of Dutch Prime Minster Mark Rutte in the parliamentary election against anti-Islam, Eurosceptic Geert Wilders hammered a nail in the coffin of Europe’s misplaced populism. Initial results suggested Rutte’s party won 32 seats, 13 more than Wilders’ party 19 seats. Rutte’s good show and a disappointing defeat of Geert Wilders in the Netherlands election have invigorated traditional ...

  WASHINGTON / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, held separate meetings with Paul Ryan, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, and Ed Royce, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, in Washington DC. During the two meetings, the parties discussed means of boosting joint bilateral relations between the two ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its efforts to enhance cooperation on innovation-focused initiatives, the Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) recently hosted representatives from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) at its head office. The meeting focused on best practices in business innovation that have been adopted by Dubai Chamber, while it also highlighted the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, in accordance with the US Federal District Court order issued on March 15, will continue to accept guests of all nationalities for travel to the US provided they have valid travel documents and, if necessary, visas. Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, said in a statement released on Thursday: “We ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business With the Indian government’s decision to relax daily account withdrawal limits, Indian expats in UAE can now send money to India through Xpress Money without any worry. With the availability of cash returning to normal, recipients can instantly collect the full amount in cash across the 55,000 outlets of Xpress Money in India. Remittance recipients ...

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Global Education Supplies and Solutions Exhibition (GESS), organised by the Ministry of Education, at the Dubai World Trade Centre on Thursday morning. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid visited more than 500 public and private sector pavilions of ...

  Dubai / WAM The world’s first Jones the Grocer Express opened at Dubai International (DXB) Airport. Located in Terminal 3B, the outlet is the first in a series of unique bespoke food and lifestyle concepts to be rolled out at the world’s busiest airport. Eugene Barry, Executive Vice President of Commercial and Communications at Dubai Airports, said, “We’re delighted to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Canada discussed on Thursday ways to enhance co-operation in regional and international issues of mutual interests. They discussed extremism, terrorism, the Yemeni and Syrian crises, and Iraqi and Iranian issues, as well as a peaceful settlement in the Middle East. A meeting of senior UAE and Canadian officials from their ministries was held ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will double its electric vehicles charging stations to 200 across Dubai to complete the second phase of the Green Charger initiative. This will build the infrastructure and charging stations for electric vehicles, which are an integral element in DEWA’s strategy to develop the advanced infrastructure that meets the vision of Vice ...

  DUBAI / WAM With a market size of AED205.5 billion, Halal cosmetics is no longer seen as a trend but a key component of people’s lifestyles, according to the head of the International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF), General Secretariat Office based in the UAE. Mohammed Saleh Badri, Secretary-General of the International Halal Accreditation Forum, said, “Consumer awareness and preference ...