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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Bawabat Al Sharq Mall, Abu Dhabi’s premier family shopping and leisure destination has lined-up one of the most exciting shopping and winning experiences. During its “Fall in Love with Abu Dhabi” promotion, the mall celebrates the season of love with its shoppers by giving them chances to win from three exceptional holidays. Three lucky shoppers ...

dubai / wam His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, witnessed the crowning of Emirati riders as winners of The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Endurance Cup in Al Ula, Saudi Arabia. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed congratulated the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The visit by Pope Francis to the UAE and his meeting with Dr Ahmed Al Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al Azhar, “is a clear indication of the country’s position as the driving force behind the values and culture of coexistence and peace,” according to the director general of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies and Research, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates and China Southern Airlines have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to progress a comprehensive reciprocal codeshare agreement, which is set to open up new destinations for passengers travelling between China and the Middle East and Africa. The partnership with the Guangzhou-based carrier also allows Emirates’ passengers to enjoy seamless connectivity on domestic flights within ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) is preparing to launch an awareness campaign on Tax Invoices on Sunday in Abu Dhabi markets, urging all businesses registered for Value Added Tax (VAT) to issue tax Invoices on all sales to protect consumer rights. The FTA had launched the campaign on January 28, in collaboration with Departments of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The visit by Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church, to the UAE, beginning tomorrow, will help achieve humanitarian and cultural goals and highlight the UAE’s role as a bridge for cultural interaction, said Dr. Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC). In a statement made on Saturday to mark the historic ...

NEW YORK / WAM In meetings with senior United Nations (UN) officials and nongovernmental organizations this week, Dr. Anwar Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, reiterated UAE commitment to achieving a political solution to the conflict in Yemen, while expressing serious concerns about the continued obstruction of peace efforts in Yemen by the Iranian-backed Houthis. The minister reconfirmed the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Global Conference of Human Fraternity opened on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, with the participation of 700 leaders, thinkers and representatives of different faiths to discuss the critical importance of fraternity and peaceful coexistence. The conference is being held at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

Bloomberg Russia withdrew from a landmark 1987 nuclear disarmament treaty as President Vladimir Putin signaled he’s open to new talks, the Kremlin said, a day after Donald Trump announced the US is pulling out of the agreement citing years of Russian violations. Putin disclosed the plan to suspend the Ronald Reagan-Mikhail Gorbachev agreement during a working meeting on Saturday with ...

Bloomberg At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen injured when soldiers clashed with IS-inspired militants in southern Philippine province of Sulu. A heavy firefight started on Saturday morning and lasted for nearly two hours between members of a scout ranger battalion and at least 150 members of the Abu Sayyaf group headed by Hatib Hajan Sawadjaan ...