September, 2018

• 25 September

  DLD strategic partner of Cityscape Global

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announces its strategic partnership with Cityscape Global 2018 which will be held at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) for three days from October 2-4. DLD will take part in a unique platform under the slogan ‘Dubai Land Department…simulating your property with artificial intelligence,’ and will be connecting with visitors to introduce ...

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• 25 September

  MoF holds session to discuss innovation

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Ministry of Finance (MoF) held an interactive panel discussion that focused on the challenges facing financial operations and the solutions that can emerge from fostering a culture of innovation. Organised at the ministry’s headquarters in Dubai, MoF’s senior team were part of the session led by global innovation experts. Ministry Assistant Undersecretaries, Directors and the ...

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• 25 September

  Abdullah meets US officials in New York

  

  New York / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met a number of US officials participating in the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly in New York. His Highness held meetings with David Hale, Under-Secretary of State for Political Affairs; David Satterfield, Acting Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern ...

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• 25 September

  VP meets Czech Lower House of Parliament chairman

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received Radek Vondracek, Chairman of the Czech Lower House of Parliament, and his accompanying delegation, on Tuesday. Sheikh Mohammed welcomed the official and wished him a successful visit that would pave the way for building up relations between ...

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• 25 September

  Dubai ranked as world’s fourth most-visited city

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai has retained its ranking as the fourth most visited city in the world for the fourth straight year, according to Mastercard’s Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI), 2018. The city welcomed 15.79 million overnight visitors last year and with a projected growth rate of 5.5 percent, the emirate is expected to witness another year of steady expansion ...

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• 25 September

  Mohamed, French minister discuss ways to develop ties in defence, military fields

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday, received Florence Parly, Minister of the Armies of the French Republic, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohamed and Minister Parly discussed cooperation relations between the two countries ...

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• 25 September

  UAE, Czech Republic keen to boost commercial, economic ties

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Radek Vondracek, Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, discussed ways of reinforcing the overall economic and commercial ties between the UAE and the Czech Republic. While receiving Vondracek and his delegation in Abu Dhabi, Al Mansouri said that the UAE has strong economic ...

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• 25 September

  Fifth Arab Media Leaders Forum kicks off today

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Press Club (SPC), of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau (SGMB), is hosting the fifth edition of the Arab Media Leaders Forum, which will kick off Wednesday. An initiative by Kuwait’s Arab Media Forum Authority, the two-day Forum will see the attendance of more than hundred leading journalists, media professionals and senior officials from the press ...

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• 25 September

  ‘Love for Zayed’ mobile gallery launched

  Dubai / WAM The Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), Mattar Al Tayer has inaugurated ‘Love for Zayed’ mobile gallery, in celebration of Year of Zayed. The RTA is staging the first segment of the mobile gallery for a week at Dubai Mall in collaboration with the National Archives to celebrate ...

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• 25 September

  Dubai entrepreneurial spirit to be showcased at Paris summit

  

  Dubai / WAM Brand Dubai, the creative arm of the Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO), will showcase four promising homegrown entrepreneurial ventures from Dubai as part of its ‘Proudly from Dubai’ initiative at the ChangeNOW Summit to be held in Paris from September 28-29. An initiative that aims to support entrepreneurs and businesses from the emirate, ‘Proudly from Dubai’ ...

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