July, 2017

• 12 July

  ‘Talent, innovation are pillars of sustainable development’

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited the Dubai Design District, d3, where he reaffirmed the importance of nurturing talent and innovation, which, he said are “fundamental pillars of sustainable development”. He was accompanied by HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

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• 12 July

  RAK records double-digit growth in visitor arrivals

  

  Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, has revealed Ras Al Khaimah is on track to surpass its annual visitor target after the emirate’s hotels reported a 10 per cent year-on-year increase in international guest arrivals during the first six months ...

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• 12 July

  Dubai Properties invests AED10mn for Remraam works

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Properties, a leading Dubai-based real estate master developer and asset manager of renowned destinations across the emirate, has announced an investment of AED10 million for planned enhancements in the popular Remraam community, strategically located in Dubailand. Dubai Properties has awarded the contract to build 450 new free visitor parking spaces within the community to Gulf ...

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• 12 July

  UAE mGovernment activates e-participation on Sharik.ae

  DUBAI / WAM Within the scope of efforts to enhance the e-presence of the federal government, the UAE mGovernment, the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has, in coordination with the federal government entities, launched a comprehensive plan to activate the e-participation portal, Sharik.ae. The portal currently includes dozens of e-consultations that have been launched by government entities to communicate with the ...

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• 12 July

  Expo 2020 maps path for SMEs in F&B sector at BusinessConnect

  

  DUBAI / WAM Expo 2020 Dubai’s highly successful BusinessConnect F&B session has marked the first step on the journey to Expo for small and medium sized enterprises, SMEs, in the food and beverage sector. The session, which saw more than 100 SMEs take part, outlined the food and beverage pathway and timeline, including encouraging them to sign up to the ...

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• 12 July

  Waiwera gifts ‘Baby Emarat’ lifetime supply of water

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Reinforcing its love and loyalty to the UAE, Waiwera Artesian Water – the world’s leading mineral water brand, has announced a landmark decision to gift the new-born Baby Emarat free lifetime supply of water. Baby Emarat was born to Kuwaiti parents on Saturday, July 1, 2017. The couple, decided to name the new-born Emarat to express ...

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• 12 July

  EU, UK consider ways around Irish border issue

  

  Bloomberg The European Union and the UK will seek to agree on broad principles on the Irish border dilemma in coming months to prevent the search for a solution holding up the wider Brexit talks, according to four officials familiar with the matter. The principles will go a little further than the negotiating directives published by the EU in May, ...

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• 12 July

  May to avert nuclear fallout ahead of Brexit repeal bill

  Bloomberg The UK is preparing a departure from Euratom that will keep disruptions to a “minimum,” as the government moves to quell concerns that ending European nuclear cooperation could put cancer patients at risk. The assurances came from Energy Minister Richard Harrington during a debate in Parliament on Wednesday. The transportation of radioactive materials used to diagnose and treat cancer ...

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• 12 July

  Saudi bloc says US-Qatar anti-terror pact ‘isn’t enough’

  

  Bloomberg The Saudi-led bloc boycotting Qatar said a counter-terrorism pact struck with the US in Doha to strengthen Qatari action against terrorist funding “isn’t enough” to end the Gulf diplomatic crisis. The alliance, which includes the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, said Tuesday’s agreement between the US and Qatar came about due to years of pressure from the bloc, ...

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• 12 July

  US extends Sudan sanctions review period by 3 months

  Bloomberg The US delayed by three months a decision on whether to permanently lift some sanctions imposed on Sudan, making the revocation dependent on the North African country sustaining progress in areas such as anti-terror cooperation. President Donald Trump’s executive order extends the six-month review period established by the Obama administration on Jan. 13, which detailed conditions Sudan must meet ...

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