TCA Abu Dhabi receives ‘Best Partner Award’

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) has been awarded the Best Partner Award by Big Bus Middle East, the largest operator of open top-sightseeing tours in the world, during the 2017 edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) The Best Partner Award is the first ever award to be given out ...

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Masdar Institute wins ‘Mohammed bin Rashid Global Water Award’

  Dubai / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday presented the Mohammed bin Rashid Global Water Award to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology. A ceremony was hosted by the award organizers where Dr. Peter Armstrong, Associate Professor of Mechanical ...

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UAE, Germany to boost economic cooperation

  Dubai / WAM Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade and Industry, and Frank Horch, Hamburg Minister for Economic Affairs, Transport and Innovation, discussed means of developing cooperation in the economic and trade areas. The meeting took place in Hamburg on the sidelines of the Hannover Messe exhibition, and focused on potential areas ...

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World’s largest Lamborghini showroom opens in Dubai

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Thursday officially opened the world’s largest Lamborghini showroom in Dubai to accommodate its expanding fleet of extravagant high-performance cars. Located on Sheikh Zayed Road, the 1800 square metres dealership is the largest Lamborghini showroom and service centre in the entire world and spans across three ...

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EAG, ERC to facilitate Umrah for 15 people

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has taken part in a philanthropic collaboration with Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) to support a group of 15 travellers in experiencing the holy pilgrimage of Umrah. Last week, nationals from Sudan, Yemen, Morocco, Bangladesh, Palestine, India and Pakistan were provided with flights and accommodation for the four-day trip to Saudi Arabia ...

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Black Box Cinema highlights regional talent at ADIBF

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A refreshed Black Box Cinema project by the celebrated Emirati filmmaker Nawaf Al Janahi, is currently being featured at the 27th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre, (ADNEC), which opened on Wednesday and runs until May 2. ADIBF is held under the patronage of His Highness ...

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Dubai exhibition marks 100th anniv of Indian 1-Rupee note

  Dubai / Emirates Business As the Indian one-rupee note completes its century, the people in UAE will be treated to an exclusive display of 100 different Indian one-rupee notes, issued from 1917 to 2016. To commemorate the occasion, Dubai-based numismatics company, Numisbing and International Bank Note Society, Dubai Chapter (IBNS Dubai) are jointly holding an exhibition to take visitors ...

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Merkel warns of UK ‘illusions’ in hard-line Brexit speech

  Bloomberg German Chancellor Angela Merkel laid down a tough line for Brexit talks with the UK, reminding Britain it can’t expect preferential treatment as she warned that some officials in London were harboring “illusions.” Addressing the German parliament before the remaining 27 European Union leaders meet on Saturday to discuss Britain’s exit, Merkel said the bloc will put its ...

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Erdogan’s guards among 9,000 suspended officers

  Bloomberg Turkey suspended 9,000 police officers, including more than a dozen tasked with protecting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his family, extending a crackdown on suspected followers of a U.S.-based cleric who the government blames for orchestrating last year’s attempted coup. The officers were suspended for ties to the “terrorist network of Fethullah Gulen and for posing a threat ...

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Putin, Trump may meet before July G-20 summit, Russia says

  Bloomberg Russia and the U.S. are preparing for a possible first meeting between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump before the two presidents attend July’s Group of 20 summit in Germany, according to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov. “There are preparations,” Ryabkov said on Thursday in a text message. “The issue of whether the schedules of both leaders can ...

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