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Dubai / WAM The Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, has endorsed contracts for the procurement of 316 multi-size buses. These buses are compliant with the European Emission Standards featuring Euro 5 and Euro 6 buses, for the first time ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The 2018 edition of AIM is taking place at the backdrop of global economic recovery. A number of global inspiring business and thought leaders will lead interesting discussions on investment trends, public-private partnerships, sustainability, investment promotion, cryptocurrencies, and sovereign wealth fund at the forthcoming Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) to be held at the Dubai World Trade ...

MUENSTER / Reuters A man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a popular restaurant in the old city centre of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing several of them before taking his own life, police said. “There are several dead,” a police spokeswoman said, adding that several of those injured were in critical condition. A ...

Bloomberg Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will turn himself in to police, finally ending a tense stand-off with the authorities after he ignored a court-ordered deadline to begin a prison sentence. “I will comply with their order,” Lula said to a crowd of supporters gathered in front of his former union headquarters in a working-class ...

Dubai / Emirates Business A total of 513 new companies chose Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza), the region’s premier trade facilitator and hub as their operational base in 2017, reaffirming its position as a destination of choice for businesses. New companies represent a nine percent increase in Jafza’s portfolio compared with the 470 new companies that registered in 2016. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Brigadier Saeed Rashid Al Shehi, Deputy Commander of the UAE Land Forces, and General Dato’ Sri Zulkiple bin Hj Kassim, Malaysian Chief Of Army attended the conclusion the ‘Desert Tiger 5’ joint military exercise between UAE and Malaysian ground forces. The Desert Tiger 5 joint military exercise was implemented within the framework of the UAE leadership’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities at Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), is continuing the construction and management of boat and jet ski slipway projects in Abu Dhabi Island and the surrounding islands. The step is aimed at providing services contributing to the satisfaction of community members as well as urban entertainment facilities compatible with ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Auction has revealed that the organisation has created an online market with over 1.3 million bidders. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Abdulla Al Mannaei, Chairman and Managing Director of Emirates Auction, revealed that the company had developed an ambitious expansion plan that aims to meet the growing demand for its services and ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced that it will participate in the sixth edition of the ‘Dubai International Government Achievements Exhibition’ under the theme of ‘Government practices global achievements’. This year’s event will take place under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) has announced that two of its eco-luxury developments – the Kingfisher Lodge, part of the ‘Kalba Eco-tourism’ project, and the Fossil Rock Lodge, part of the second phase of the ‘Mleiha Archaeological and Eco-tourism’ project – are both nearing completion. Shurooq confirmed that the two luxury hospitality projects, which ...