October, 2018

• 27 October

  Dubai resident population crosses 3.1mn

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Statistics Center (DSC) on Saturday revealed that Dubai’s resident population grew by 232,400 to reach 3,136,400 at the end of the third quarter of 2018, a growth of 7.7% from the third quarter of 2017. Arif Al Mehairi, DSC Executive Director, said: “The rise in population reflects Dubai’s growth as a dynamic economic and tourism hub. ...

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• 27 October

  Sharjah to host 8th edition of IGCF in March next year

  Sharjah / Emirates Business The International Government Communication Centre (IGCC) has announced March 20–21, 2019 as the dates for the 8th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF), to be held under the theme, ‘Behavioural Change Towards Human Development’. Organised by Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), IGCF 2019 will host prominent figures and top officials from around the world, ...

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• 27 October

  First Arabic Playbook for Innovation Learning launched

  

  Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation (MBRCGI), has launched the first Arabic Playbook for Innovation Learning to enhance competencies of government employees, and develop their innovative skills to find solutions for future challenges. The playbook was developed in cooperation with Nesta, a UK-based innovation foundation. The playbook is part of the MBRCGI’s efforts to promote innovation, ...

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• 27 October

  Third phase of ‘Dubai street museum’ project unveiled

  

  DUBAI / WAM Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) and the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) have announced a strategic partnership to jointly undertake city beautification projects. The first project that forms part of this partnership is the Dubai Metro Murals Project. The Dubai Metro Murals Project is an initiative that falls in ...

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• 27 October

  UAE committed to contribute to development of Pakistan

  

  ISLAMABAD / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, has said that the UAE wise leadership attaches great importance and particular attention to enhancing historic ties with Pakistan, which are based on strong pillars of respect, mutual confidence and conformity on all regional and international issues. He said this while leading a UAE high profile 15-member ...

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• 27 October

  DLD developers meet aims to monitor trends, needs of real estate market

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD), organised a real estate developer meeting in cooperation with Cityscape Global in order to identify the results achieved at Cityscape. The meeting was aimed to monitor the trends and needs of the real estate market, and innovative solutions that can be presented at upcoming editions for the benefit of all parties, including ...

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• 27 October

  ERC reopens several roads to cyclone-hit Yemeni villages

  MUKALLA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), on Saturday re-opened a number of roads in seven villages surrounding the city of Al Mukalla in Yemen. The roads were either closed or damaged following Cyclone Luban which recently hit the Yemeni Governorate of Hadramaut and isolated the villages, inhabited by around 3,000 people. The ERC shovel trucks cleared the debris ...

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• 27 October

  UAE outlines its efforts to build a strong space sector

  

  NEW YORK / WAM The UAE has outlined its efforts in constructing a strong and sustainable space sector that contributes to regional and international efforts to promote space exploration, and its development of advanced technologies to enhance the quality of life and contribute to the overall achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations General Assembly. The UAE’s ...

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• 27 October

  Sri Lanka turmoil deepens as parliament suspended

  

  Bloomberg Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena suspended parliament, deepening a power struggle that has led to the return of former strong-man president Mahinda Rajapaksa and could herald closer ties with China. On Friday evening, Sirisena unexpectedly dismissed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and appointed Rajapaksa—who ruled between 2005 and 2015—as his replacement. Wickremesinghe is contesting his removal and is likely to ...

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• 27 October

  China still poring over little-noticed Pence speech weeks later

  

  Bloomberg In Washington, Vice President Mike Pence’s October 4 speech ripping China was largely lost amid the uproar over the midterms and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation. In Beijing, however, Pence’s address is still reverberating. Some in China’s foreign policy community continue to study it, comparing the rhetoric with Winston Churchill’s “Iron Curtain” speech in 1946, and trying to ...

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