April, 2018

• 22 April

  Dubai sees record 15.8 million international overnight visitors

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) on Sunday released its Annual Visitor Report 2017, providing an in-depth cross-sector analysis of the emirate’s tourism performance last year, as well as an overview of future activities, campaigns and strategies as Dubai progresses towards its goal of welcoming 20 million visitors per year by 2020. The ...

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• 22 April

  Qatari fighter jets jeopardise safety of a UAE civilian plane

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), announced on Sunday that Qatari fighter jets flew dangerously close to a UAE civil aircraft with 86 passengers onboard while passing through the Bahraini airspace, in a repeated action in stark violation of the international laws and agreements. The civilian aircraft was on a scheduled flight after obtaining all ...

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• 22 April

  ADFCA inspects progress of UAE’s projects in Sudan

  Khartoum / WAM A delegation from the Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority (ADFCA), headed by Saeed Al Bahri Al Ameri, Director-General of ADFCA, is visiting Sudan to inspect ongoing UAE projects. The Emirati company, Amtaar, held a reception on the occasion of the delegation’s visit. It was attended by Rahma Fadhel Al Shamsi, Charge d’affaires of the UAE Mission in ...

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• 22 April

  Preparations on track for inaugural edition of Abu Dhabi International Boat Show 2018

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) has revealed its preparations for the hosting of the inaugural edition of the Abu Dhabi International Boat Show (ADIBS), which will be held from October 17-20, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. The show is presented as a world class platform for UAE and international companies from the ...

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• 22 April

  NMC, Facebook team up to combat fake news

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Media Council (NMC), and Facebook have teamed to pool their respective resources in an effort to combat the proliferation of false news. A joint campaign will commence in UAE newspapers and on Facebook from April 23. The newspaper advertisements have been designed to educate the public on how they can assess the credibility of ...

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• 22 April

  Construction of $1.2bn Reem Mall underway

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Farwaniya Property Developments, the developer behind Reem Mall – Abu Dhabi’s latest retail, leisure and entertainment destination, on Sunday announced that construction of the $1.2bn project has commenced. The news comes after a $457 million senior credit facility was signed to complete the financing on the project and Itinera Ghantoot, a UAE-Italy joint venture, ...

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• 22 April

  EDA workshop discusses role of women in foreign policy

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Diplomatic Academy (EDA), the UAE’s leading international relations and diplomatic institution, on Sunday hosted a one-day workshop for young leaders aged between 18 and 35 years, titled ‘MENA Diplomacy Dialogue: The Role of Gender in Foreign and Security Policy’. The interactive workshop was held at the Academy in conjunction with the UAE Ministry of Foreign ...

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• 22 April

  QPQ International to launch futuristic networking platform

  DUBAI / Emirates Business QPQ International, an innovative online networking platform that embraces three of the biggest trends of the future including sharing economy, artificial intelligence and blockchain principles would be launching in the UAE this week. The state-of-the-art platform will cater to established business owners, entrepreneurs, SME’s, influencers and high-net worth individuals, to help them network and collaborate on ...

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• 22 April

  Azimut Yacht’s La Dolce Vita 3.0 lands in Milan

  

  Milan / Emirates Business Azimut Yachts selected the prestigious context of Triennale Design Week, to showcase a real 21-meter yacht, the S7, which took pride of place at the Palazzo dell’Arte. The yacht was featured in a light design performance that showed off its outline and style details, adding poetry to the installation, created by FeelRouge Worldwide Show. Azimut Yachts ...

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• 22 April

  90,000 businesses to pay taxes by April 29: FTA

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), revealed that approximately 90,000 businesses registered for Value Added Tax (VAT), are required to submit their tax returns and pay their taxes no later than April 29. Over 85,000 of these companies had their first quarterly tax period end in March, while the remaining businesses saw their monthly periods end on ...

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