Category: National

The India Pavilion at EXPO2020 Dubai is set to host the ‘Media & Entertainment fortnight’ starting March 18th and showcase vast business and investment opportunities across India’s media & entertainment industry to global audience. Mr. Apurva Chandra, Secretary, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), Government of India will inaugurate the sector floor at the India Pavilion on March 18th. India Pavilion at EXPO2020 DubaiAs part of the fortnight, the Ministry of I&B will organize various events covering areas including Animation, Visual Effects, Gaming, and Comics (AVGC), Film, Broadca… Continue reading “‘Media and Entertainment’ Fortnight at India Pavilion to Focus on Global Investments”

Mansour bin Zayed conveys UAE leaders’ congratulations to Turkmenistan’s president-elect ABU DHABI, 17th March, 2022 – H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, conveyed to Turkmenistan’s president-elect Serdar Berdimuhamedov, the congratulations of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forc… Continue reading “Mansour bin Zayed conveys UAE leaders’ congratulations to Turkmenistan’s president-elect”

Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, company executives and financial sources said. Some clients are using cryptocurrency to invest in real estate in the UAE, while others want to use firms there to turn their virtual money into hard currency and stash it elsewhere, the sources said One crypto firm has received lots of queries in the past 10 days from Swiss brokers asking to liquidate billions of dollars of bitcoin because their clients are afraid Swi… Continue reading “Russians look to crypto firms in UAE to avoid sanctions”

By Yousef Saba, Lisa Barrington, Riham Alkousaa and Alexander Cornwell DUBAI (Reuters) – Crypto firms in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are being deluged with requests to liquidate billions of dollars of virtual currency as Russians seek a safe haven for their fortunes, company executives and financial sources said. Some clients are using cryptocurrency to invest in real estate in the UAE, while others want to use firms there to turn their virtual money into hard currency and stash it elsewhere, the sources said One crypto firm has received lots of queries in the past 10 days from Swiss broker… Continue reading “Exclusive-Russians liquidating crypto in the UAE to seek safe havens”

MFNCA organises second lecture as part of Neighbourhood Councils initiative at Al Khawaneej Majlis in Dubai DUBAI, 11th March, 2022 – As part of its efforts to spread the culture of political participation in the community and to raise awareness of the upcoming Federal National Council elections, the Ministry of State for Federal National Council Affairs (MFNCA) organised its second lecture in the fifth edition of its Neighbourhood Councils initiative. Titled “Empowerment Programme and increasing Political Participation in the Federal National Council Elections”, the activity took place at Al … Continue reading “MFNCA organises second lecture as part of Neighbourhood Councils initiative at Al Khawaneej Majlis in Dubai”

Special Olympics UAE, Austrian counterpart sign MoU ABU DHABI, 11th March, 2022 – Special Olympics UAE received a delegation from Special Olympics Austria, which included several competitors who are people of determination and administrative staff. During the visit, the two sides held several joint sporting and cultural events as part of the programme, titled, “Building Bridges between Abu Dhabi and Austria” which was previously inaugurated. A basketball match was organised between the two sides and several folklore shows, as part of the initiatives of the Special Olympics UAE. A Memorandum of… Continue reading “Special Olympics UAE, Austrian counterpart sign MoU”