September, 2018

• 5 September

  Azimut Yachts to unveil big fleet at French expo

  Dubai / Emirates Business Azimut Yachts, the world’s leading yachts manufacturer with seven offices in the Middle East including UAE , is gearing up for Europe’s leading boat show “Cannes Yachting Festival 2018” with a fleet of 18 yachts, including 3 new models that will be making their world debut at the festival which will be held from September 11 ...

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• 5 September

  1.5mn Etihad Guest Miles to be won at Abu Dhabi Mall

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Guest, the loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, has partnered with Abu Dhabi Mall, giving shoppers the chance to win up to 1.5 million Etihad Guest Miles between now and September 26. For every AED200 spent at the mall, shoppers will be eligible to enter the weekly draw to win 300,000 Etihad Guest Miles, enough ...

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• 5 September

  India named guest nation of Dubai Investment Week 2018

  

  Dubai / WAM Building on the UAE’s longstanding historical ties and robust bilateral relations with India, Dubai FDI – the investment development agency of Dubai Economy (DED) – announced that the South Asian country will be the guest nation of the upcoming 4th edition of the premier Dubai Investment Week (DIW), set to take place from October 7-11, in the ...

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• 5 September

  Majid Al Futtaim to develop world’s biggest indoor ski park in China

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, on Wednesday announced that it will provide design and development consultancy services for the world’s largest indoor Snow & Ski resort, Wintastar Shanghai, led by Singapore’s SGX Catalist-listed purveyor of luxury lifestyle, real estate and hospitality, KOP ...

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• 5 September

  UAE, India discuss ways to enhance cooperation

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, on Wednesday received the Indian Ambassador to the UAE, Navdeep Suri, to discuss ways of intensifying cooperation channels, along with an array of issues of common interest. Al Bowardi commended the growing ties of friendship between the UAE and India, particularly at the defence levels. ...

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• 5 September

  Wahat Al Karama wins German design award

  

  Frankfurt / WAM A memorial to the UAE’s heroes and a celebration of the nation’s unity, Abu Dhabi’s Wahat Al Karama (Oasis of Dignity) has been announced as one of the winners of the German Design Award, an annual competition organised by the German Design Council, to recognise exceptional architectural projects and products. The Oasis received the award for its ...

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• 5 September

  Private sector holiday for Hijri New Year announced

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation has declared Thursday, September 13, an official paid holiday for all private sector employees in the UAE to celebrate the coming Islamic New Year, Al Hijri 1440. Nasser bin Thani Al Hamli, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, extended his sincerest greetings and blessings to the President His Highness ...

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• 5 September

  UAE, Germany accelerating parliamentary ties

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), received Roderich Kiesewetter, member of the German Bundestag to review means of enhancing cooperation ties between the UAE and the Republic of Germany in various fields, especially across the parliamentary domain. During the meeting, Dr. Al-Qubaisi explained the role played by the FNC in addressing ...

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• 5 September

  ADFD OKs $33mn loan for Sharjah waste-to-energy facility

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, has approved a $33 million (AED121 million) concessionary loan for the development of a waste-to-energy facility in the emirate of Sharjah. The facility is the flagship project of Emirates Waste to Energy Company, a joint venture between Masdar, a regional leader in ...

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• 5 September

  UK charges two Russians over former spy poisoning

  

  Bloomberg The UK charged two Russian nationals over the attempted murder of a former spy and the use of a Novichok nerve agent on British soil, a move that will further sour ties with the Kremlin. Police named Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov as the aliases of the two key suspects in the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter ...

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