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Month: April 2019

UAE-China Consular Consultations Committee ensues

3 years ago
The third session of the 28th UAE-China Consular Consultations Committee was held today in the Chinese capital of Beijing. During the meeting, which was headed by Mansour Al Faheem, Advisor to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Consular Affairs and Development of Proceeds, and Cui Aimin, Director-General of the Consular Affairs Department […]
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Key component of Arab Monetary Fund to begin operation

3 years ago
The Regional Entity for Clearing and Settlement of Intra-Arab payments, owned by the Arab Monetary Fund,AMF, will start operation from its headquarters in Abu Dhabi by 2020, according to Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy, Director General of the AMF. Al Hamidi made the remarks in statements today during the AMF's celebration of the Arab Financial Inclusion Day, observed […]
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Shurooq planning luxury hospitality projects

3 years ago
Sharjah Investment and Development Authority, Shurooq, has unveiled three new luxury hospitality projects worth AED 130 million at ATM 2019, which are nearing completion and slated for an official launch in the second half of 2019. Situated in three distinct historical and natural sites across the emirate of Sharjah, the three projects are Al Faya […]
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Dubai Future Council on Energy reviews plans

3 years ago
Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Dubai Future Council on Energy, chaired its first meeting, where he reviewed the structure and strategies of the energy sector in Dubai. He also, discussed the future of the energy sector, and the council’s plans and tasks to keep abreast of global trends in the sector, exploring the […]
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Two Syrians returned to Damascus in exchange for Israeli soldier's remains

3 years ago
Israel released two prisoners on Sunday, sending them back to Syria in what Damascus described as Russian-mediated reciprocation for the repatriation of the body of a long-missing Israeli soldier. Russia, a key Damascus ally, this month handed Israel the remains and personal effects of Zachary Baumel, who was declared missing in action along with two […]
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Iran may withdraw from nuclear treaty if US sanctions continue

3 years ago
Iran said on Sunday it could quit a treaty against the spread of nuclear weapons after the United States tightens sanctions, while an Iranian general said the U.S. Navy was interacting as before with an elite military unit blacklisted by Washington. Tensions between Tehran and Washington have risen since the Trump administration withdrew last year […]
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Iran FM heading to North Korea for ralks

3 years ago
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is planning to visit North Korea, Iran’s state television reported on Sunday, without giving the date of the visit. “The date of this trip will be set and announced soon,” the television quoted Zarif as saying. It gave no further details. North Korea’s top diplomat, Ri Yong Ho, whose […]
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Saudi mall operator making largest IPO ever

3 years ago
Saudi Arabian mall operator Arabian Centres Co could raise up to $836 million at the top end of the price range for its initial public offering (IPO), the sale prospectus showed on Sunday. The IPO would be the country’s biggest since Saudi lender National Commercial Bank raised $6 billion in 2014, according to Refintiv data. […]
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Anti-Semitic American gunman also Islamophobe

3 years ago
A 19-year-old man who authorities said gave himself up to police shortly after carrying out a deadly shooting in a Southern California synagogue filled with Sabbath worshippers is also under investigation in connection with an unsolved mosque arson. The gunman walked into the suburban San Diego synagogue late Saturday morning, the last day of the […]
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US Central Command general in UAE

3 years ago
His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, today received General Kenneth F. McKenzie, the Commander of the United States Central Command, with the bilateral defence cooperation ties being the central topic of discussion. The meeting occasioned a review of the […]
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UAE-Belarus hold talks during Belt and Road Forum

3 years ago
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum met President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation, which concludes today in the Chinese capital Beijing. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed and Lukashenko discussed […]
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Noor Dubai Foundation in Nigeria for eye care programme

3 years ago
Noor Dubai Foundation, a UAE-based non-governmental charity organisation and part of the Mohamed bin Rashid Global Initiatives, has signed an agreement with the Nigerian Katsina State Government officials to launch a comprehensive eye care programme to provide sustainable preventive and curative services for the state of Katsina and its neighboring states. This 4-year (2019 to […]
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UAE-UK Joint Economic Committee convenes in London

3 years ago
The total trade exchange of goods and services between the UAE and UK in 2017 amounted to around 17.5 billion pounds, with an estimated growth of 25 percent during 2016-2017, according to a senior UAE official. Mohammed Bin Abdul Aziz Al Shehhi, Undersecretary of Economic Affairs in the Ministry of Economy made the remarks on […]
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UAE stock change figures in Cairo, Egypt

3 years ago
Heads and representatives of stock exchanges, including the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, Arab depository and clearing companies, as well as representatives of a group of brokerage firms and financial experts, attended a series of meetings of the Arab Federation of Exchanges, AFE, in Cairo, Egypt. Khalifa Salem Al Mansouri, Acting Chief Executive of the Abu […]
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Dubai SME announces latest spending figures

3 years ago
The total value of contracts provided by Dubai SME – the agency of the Department of Economic Development in Dubai mandated to develop the small and medium enterprises, SME, sector - for Government Procurement Programme, GPP, members amounted to AED860 million in 2018. The value was AED1.5 billion in 2017, 44.5% higher than the AED857.76 […]
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