September, 2017

• 26 September

  Sharjah to host conference on Islamic economy

  Emirates Business Under the patronage and in presence of His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan Bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council Ruler of Sharjah and President of the University of Sharjah, the Sharjah Islamic Center for Economy and Finance Studies will hold the 2nd Sharjah International Conference on Islamic Economy titled ‘The Friendly Environment for Islamic Banking and ...

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• 26 September

  Emirates to begin additional flights to Stockholm

  

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates on Tuesday announced that it will introduce three additional flights per week to the Swedish capital, complementing Emirates’ existing schedule and providing more choice to travellers from December 8. The new scheduled flights will be added to meet the growing demand for travel on the route, particularly during the winter season. Since launching its current ...

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• 26 September

  SBWC organises entrepreneurial confidence workshop

  SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Business Women Counci (SBWC), is to organise a workshop for women entrepreneurs tomorrow, to boost their entrepreneurial confidence. Motivational speaker Kevin Abdulrahman, known as ‘The Man Inspiring Millions’, will be giving a full day workshop at 1020 Avenue, Sharjah, from 09:30 – 16:00hrs. The session is especially tailored for women wanting to become entrepreneurs and is ...

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• 26 September

  DXB passenger traffic tops 8.2mn in August

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai International (DXB), registered yet another month of record passenger traffic with 8.2 million passengers welcomed in August, according to the monthly traffic report issued on Tuesday by operator Dubai Airports. Boosted by the seasonal rush of travellers, particularly UAE residents returning for the start of the academic year, passenger traffic at DXB reached 8,233,311 in August ...

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• 26 September

  Dubai Land Department issues 8,500 realty permits in 12 months

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Land Department (DLD), announced that it issued a total of 8,500 real estate permits from the outset of August 2016 to the end of August 2017. Among the 16 categories of real estate permit issued by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency (RERA), E-advertising permits ranked first with 6,393, followed by classified ads with 517, billboards with ...

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• 26 September

  VP, Mohamed launch AED500mn Mars Science City

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces have launched the Mars Science City project on Tuesday. The AED 500 million-City will cover ...

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• 26 September

  VP and Mohamed chair UAE goverment annual meetings

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The annual meetings for the UAE government were held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The ...

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• 26 September

  Dubai fourth most popular city globally

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai retained its ranking as the fourth most popular travel destination in the world, according to the ninth annual Mastercard Global Destinations Cities Index. The emirate welcomed 14.87 million international overnight visitors in 2016, with an expected continued growth of 7.7 percent for 2017. Dubai continues to be the city with the highest international overnight visitor spend, ...

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• 26 September

  UAE recognised as a booming market for global glass industry

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Over 140 exhibiting brands from 27 countries arrived in Dubai to participate at Gulf Glass, the largest flat & container glass event in the region, which will run until September 27 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. With more than 10,000 construction projects currently active in the GCC, the demand for glass and glass related products ...

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• 26 September

  US sees ‘four or five’ ways to resolve North Korean crisis

  

  Bloomberg The US has gamed out four or five different scenarios for how the crisis with North Korea will be resolved, and “some are uglier than others,” National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster said as tensions remain high between the two countries. While McMaster said the threat from Pyongyang is “much further advanced” than anticipated and the Pentagon said the president ...

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