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HH Sheikh Mohammed says Arab world should comprehend indicators for the future to regain past glory
13 Feb 2017
WAM - In order for the Arab civilisation to regain its past glories, the Arab world should begin by comprehending the indicators for the future, said Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Sheikh Mohammed made the remarks today while addressing a panel of the World Government Summit, which was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE... Read More
MD of IMF Christine Lagarde stresses need for resilience and economic diversification at World Government Summit 2017
13 Feb 2017
WAM – A focus on resilience, which includes economic diversification, is key for governments to prepare themselves in these uncertain times, said Christine Lagarde, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, during a session attended by Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum .
Leading a keynote conversation at a session entitled ‘Navigating a Shifting Global Landscape’ on the opening day of the fifth World... Read More
9th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 3-11 March to feature exciting sessions for children
12 Feb 2017
Thousands of students in the UAE will have the unique chance to meet some of the greatest authors in the world at the Emirates Airline Festival of Literature 2017. The ninth edition of the Festival, to be held from 3-11 March has a vibrant programme for children aligned with the Festival theme for the year, ‘Journeys’.
More than 50 main programme sessions and workshops for children are scheduled at the home of the Festival, the InterContinental Hotel, Dubai Festival City, featuring... Read More
2016 Sees 10.9% Visitor Growth in RAK
12 Feb 2017
Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), which develops the emirate’s tourism infrastructure and initiates its domestic and overseas promotions, has outlined its strategy for the remainder of this year following 10.9 per cent year-on-year growth of visitors to the emirate in 2016.
Hotels across the region’s fastest emerging tourism destination recorded a 10 per cent increase in occupancy throughout 2016, reporting an average of 71 per cent from January to December.... Read More
5th World Government Summit opens in Dubai today
12 Feb 2017
The 5th World Government Summit kicked off in Dubai today at Mina Al Salam and will be run until Feb. 14 2017. It will debate the economy as well as finance, health, education, government services and the most urgent issues confronting the world today.
Drawing 4,000 delegates and 150 distinguished speakers from 139 countries across the world, this edition is hosting the first international gathering of experts on happiness under the title ‘Global Dialogue for Happiness’ an aspect... Read More
Masdar Institute files patent for innovative cloud seeding material using nanotechnology
12 Feb 2017
WAM -- The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, the independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, has announced that its research team, one of the inaugural recipients of the US$5 million grant from the UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science last year, has filed a provisional patent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO.
The research team has developed an innovative cloud seeding... Read More
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum launches the ‘Private Sector Platform’ of World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO)
12 Feb 2017
HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, launched today (Saturday, 11 February 2017) the Private Sector Platform of the World Green Economy Organisation (WGEO). The newly launched platform is the first of WGEO that was launched during the third World Green Economy Summit (WGES) in Dubai on 5 October 2016, supported by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
The grand ceremony was attended by HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi,... Read More
11th edition of ArtBus from 17 - 19 March, 2017 welcomes design proposals from UAE artists
09 Feb 2017
The eleventh edition of ArtBus is welcoming design proposals from talented nationals and UAE-based artists, for this artistic initiative that will run in Dubai 17 - 19 March, 2017. Offering the opportunity to work with a unique exhibition format that will enable artists to reach a wide audience, the ArtBus initiative is held under the umbrella of Dubai Art Season 2017, in partnership with ArtintheCity and Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture), the Emirate’s dedicated entity for... Read More
Nakheel to move ahead with infrastructure work at Madinat Al Arab, Waterfront
09 Feb 2017
Master developer Nakheel is moving ahead with infrastructure work at Madinat Al Arab, a 522 hectare site with 266 mixed-use land plots, located at Waterfront in Jebel Ali.
Nakheel has appointed Dubai-based international consultants Dar Al Handasah for infrastructure design, engineering and site supervision services at Madinat Al Arab, which spans five zones. Infrastructure design for four of the five zones is almost complete, with the infrastructure construction tender due for release... Read More
AED 403 billion of foreign investment in Dubai
09 Feb 2017
In Dubai, foreign investment amount stood at AED 403 billion including 3 types of foreign investment in accordance with international standards adopted in this respect: FDI, portfolio investments and other investments.
Arif Al Muhairi, Executive Director of Dubai statistics Center stated to Al Bayan that the results of Dubai Foreign Investment Survey for 2016 revealed the figures for 2015, where foreign direct investment accounted for 67.2% of the total foreign investments, with the... Read More
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