October, 2021

• 20 October

  UAE, Iraq sign pact to promote, protect mutual investments

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), has signed an agreement to promote and protect mutual investments with Iraq, as part of its endeavours to strengthen and activate means of economic and investment cooperation with various countries of the world. The agreement, which was signed this morning at the ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, ...

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• 20 October

  UAE surpasses US, UK to rank 11th in strongest nation brand

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE has been named the world’s 11th strongest nation brand, according to the latest Brand Finance Nation Brands 2021 report. It now ranks above the United States and the United Kingdom, among others. Breaking the Western monopoly at the top of the brand strength ranking — along with Singapore in 4th position — the UAE has ...

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• 20 October

  Hub71, AWS accelerate startup growth on cloud

  

  ABU DHABI/ WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have announced their collaboration at the GITEX Technology Week, to provide tech startups with support to build scalable and secure cloud-based services that accelerate their growth. The cooperation offers Hub71 startups access to AWS Activate, a programme that provides tools and resources to help startups innovate ...

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• 20 October

  UAE, Israel negotiations on Cepa progressing as scheduled: Envoy

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Israel-UAE negotiations on a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (Cepa) are progressing as scheduled, and it will be signed within the nine-month timeframe set by the foreign ministers of the two countries in June 2021, Israel’s ambassador to the UAE told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “I am very lucky to be the first Israeli ambassador here. For ...

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• 20 October

  UAE, Argentina keen to promote cultural relations

  

  BUENOS AIRES / WAM Saeed Abdullah Saif Al Qamzi, UAE Ambassador to the Argentine Republic, and Tristan Bauer, Minister of Culture of Argentina, have discussed means to further promote cultural relations between the two countries and the role of cultural communication in promoting cooperation and building bridges of understanding. During a meeting at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture ...

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• 20 October

  flydubai starts flights to Sohar in Oman

  DUBAI / WAM flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced on Tuesday the start of flights to Sohar in Oman becoming the first airline to operate this route from Dubai. This is the carrier’s third destination in the Sultanate, alongside Muscat and Salalah. Flights to Sohar International Airport (OHS) will start on 4th November and will operate twice a week from Terminal ...

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• 20 October

  Start-ups at Dubai’s in5 secure investments worth AED1.4b

  

  Dubai / WAM in5, an enabling platform for entrepreneurs, recently reached a new milestone as its start-ups crossed the AED1.4 billion investment mark, reaffirming Dubai’s leading position as an attractive destination for talent and entrepreneurship. The direct investments came through venture capital and angel investors. More than 150 new companies joined in5 since 2020, bringing the grand total of start-ups ...

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• 20 October

  Sheikh Abdullah lauds Korea’s support for UAE’s hosting ‘COP 28’

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has thanked South Korea for its support to the UAE’s offer to host the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Abu Dhabi in 2023. In a statement, Sheikh Abdullah said, “We ...

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• 20 October

  flydubai to start flights to Oman’s Sohar from Nov 4

  

  DUBAI / WAM flydubai, the Dubai-based airline, announced on Tuesday the start of flights to Sohar in Oman becoming the first airline to operate this route from Dubai. This is the carrier’s third destination in the Sultanate, alongside Muscat and Salalah. Flights to Sohar International Airport (OHS) will start on November 04 and will operate twice a week from Terminal ...

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• 20 October

  Dubai Customs inks e-commerce deals with Dafza & Dubai South

  Dubai / WAM In alignment with Dubai’s ecommerce strategy objectives aiming to position the emirate as a global logistics hub for cross-border e-commerce operations, Dubai Customs has signed cooperation framework agreements on the sidelines of Gitex Technology Week with Dubai Airport Freezone (Dafza), Dubai CommerCity, and Dubai South to leverage their e-commerce capabilities and boost the growth of this business ...

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