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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department and the Real Estate Sector Business Group in Sharjah have announced the details of the 5th edition of the Acres 2018 real estate exhibition, which is being held under the patronage of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Mother of the Nation Festival, taking place between March 22-31 and organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, is set to mark International Women’s Day (IWD), by paying tribute to the values and extensive contributions of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the ...

BAMAKO / WAM President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita of Mali received His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in the Malian capital, Bamako. His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, who is currently on an official visit to the country, was also received by Malian Prime Minister Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga and Minister of Foreign ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), in collaboration with the Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), has started the relevant processes for design and construction of two kindergartens valued at an approximate AED85 million and a total built-up area of 5,119 square metres each in Al Falah as part of ‘Phase 8’ of the Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister for Tolerance, said that the UAE’s leadership, government and people are inspired by the ideas of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder of the nation, and his approach to making the UAE an oasis of tolerance, pluralism and diversity. Sheikh Nahyan’s remarks came during a ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has mandated Citi and Standard Chartered Bank as Global Coordinators and Joint Lead Managers, along with Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank, BNP Paribas, Dubai Islamic Bank, Emirates NBD Capital, First Abu Dhabi Bank, HSBC, J.P. Morgan and Noor Bank as Joint Lead Managers to arrange a global investor roadshow to meet ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that the closing ceremony for the second edition of the Gulf Real Estate Awards will take place on March 21, when the winners for the programme’s 22 categories will be announced. DLD has confirmed that over 170 entries were submitted by companies operating across various real estate fields in the ...

Dubai / WAM The UAE Park in China will officially open in December this year in Nanning, the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. Dubai Municipality, which is representing the UAE in Expo 2018 China, has participated in the design of the project covering an area of 1,700 square metres. Marwan Al Mohammed, Director of General ...

Bloomberg US stocks pared declines, while Treasuries rose as investors assessed the possible fallout from President Donald Trump’s push to implement punitive trade tariffs on some products. The dollar turned higher versus major peers. The S&P 500 Index remained on track for the first drop in four days, though overnight declines sparked by the resignation free-trade proponent Gary Cohn and ...

Reuters Gulf stocks mostly fell on Wednesday, with only Saudi Arabia resisting a broad decline in global markets after the resignation of a key White House economic adviser sparked fears of a trade war. The departure of Gary Cohn, who had opposed US President Donald Trump’s plan for tariffs and was seen as a bulwark against protectionist forces within the ...