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Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAK TDA) on Sunday announced a strategic, high-impact investment programme that will position the emirate as one of the most preferred destinations for tourism and investments in affordable luxury. Endorsed by the government of Ras Al Khaimah, the new initiative, SelectRAK, is rolled out in partnership with Arton Capital, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE participated in the G20 Finance Track’s second Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion (GPFI) meeting, which took place virtually. The meeting discussed the Covid-19 repercussions on remittances, future developments and possible solutions to existing challenges for cross-border payments and remittances, digital financial solutions to promote resilience and financial literacy, and Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of Dubai Economy mandated to develop the small and medium enterprise (SME) sector, in association with the American University in Dubai (AUD), has added a new business incubator to its expanding network of certified business incubators and accelerators. The new incubator at AUD embodies the vision laid down in the 50 Year Charter ...

Bloomberg Former President Donald Trump opened his score-settling summer tour with a rally before thousands of supporters in Ohio, returning to his familiar script of grievances, exaggerated claims and support for loyal Republicans. The gathering outside Cleveland was Trump’s first public event to back candidates he favours for the 2022 midterms and work to unseat the 10 GOP members of ...

Sharjah / WAM Bano Puratos, the leading Belgian-Lebanese manufacturer and supplier of innovative products of raw materials, utensils and machinery used in the chocolate, bakery, pastry, and ice cream industry, has announced expansion plans to double its monthly production capacity from 300 to 600 tonnes and increase the list of products from 45 to 150, in 2022. Bano’s production capacity ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has opened Oud Metha Bus Station, the newest addition to bus stations featuring ultra-modern design rendering it a model station. It is integrated with the metro and taxi services as it is just 300 metres off Oud Metha Metro Station. The station offers a new concept in public transport services through ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) organised a virtual workshop entitled “Alternative Litigation Means – Mediation and Conciliation”, in light of Federal Law No. 5 of 2021 amending certain provisions of Law No. 17 of 2016 on the Establishment of Mediation and Conciliation Centres in Civil and Commercial Disputes. The workshop was held with the aim ...

Bloomberg The US and Germany want to conclude a deal by August to blunt Moscow’s geopolitical gains once the controversial Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline is finished, with the two sides exploring ways to shore up Ukraine’s energy sector and deter Russian aggression through the threat of sanctions. The agreement, which some officials hope to have ready for Chancellor Angela ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said the US is committed to its partnership with Afghanistan, even as American and other foreign troops withdraw from the country despite a surge of violence. “The senseless violence — it has to stop,” Biden told Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the start of a meeting in the Oval Office. “It’s going to be very difficult ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Mohamed Bin Zayed Solar PV Complex, one of the largest solar PV plant in West Africa financed by the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and selected under the ADFD-Irena Project Facility, is now fully operational. The 50-megawatt (MW) project in Blitta, Togo, will supply reliable, clean electricity to hundreds of thousands of homes and ...