Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi Police's fleet of helicopters and rescue vehicles has been repainted with a new livery in the colours blue and white. The police force started repainting its transport fleet since September as part of a transformation campaign. ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi establishes $3m incentive scheme for events organisers
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Culture and Tourism has launched an ... The new grant is open to all entities in the retail and events industry, venues and intellectual property owners. The initial phase is now open and will run until December 31. ( read original story ...)
Dubai property demand rising on back of Expo 2020 – Land Department
Demand for real estate in Dubai is growing even as the emirate prepares to host Expo 2020, the Dubai Land Department (DLD) has said in its latest report. In the first nine months of this year, a total of 52,170 transactions were recorded with a total value ... ( read original story ...)
Dubai, Abu Dhabi market futures to be traded on Nasdaq
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange have signed licensing deals allowing futures contracts linked with the DFM General Index (DFMGI) and Abu Dhabi General Index (ADI) to be traded on Nasdaq Dubai’s equity futures market. The ... ( read original story ...)
20 cars seized, 130 others fined in crackdown on reckless driving in Sharjah
Sharjah: Police here have seized 20 vehicles and fined 130 others this month in a campaign against reckless driving. Lieutenant Colonel Khalid Al Kay, Deputy Director of the Traffic and Patrol Department at Sharjah Police, said the police in the emirate ... ( read original story ...)
Schon Properties Enters Jordan Market With New Office
Schon Properties, an award-winning Dubai based property developer, opens a regional sales and marketing office in Amman, Jordan located at Emaar Towers, to expand its investor base from the Levant market. Jordanian investors have contributed significantly ... ( read original story ...)
Sharjah Book Fair 2017 theme revealed
Sharjah: The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), has announced the theme for this year’s Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) — ‘A World in My Book.’ Taking place from November 1 to 11 at the Expo Centre Sharjah, the theme for the 36th edition of the ... ( read original story ...)
Experience Korean culture in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi: The Korea Festival is coming to Abu Dhabi for the fifth consecutive year, giving residents a first-hand experience of Korean culture. Starting Wednesday, the month-long festival organised by the Korean Cultural Centre will also hold activities ... ( read original story ...)
Abu Dhabi Week to be organised for the first time in India
The Abu Dhabi government's Department of Culture and Tourism is all set to organise the first-ever Abu Dhabi Week in India in order to promote trade and tourism to the United Arab Emirates. The week-long initiative to showcase the emirate's tourism ... ( read original story ...)
ModelMe3D Wins Groundbreaking US$250k Krypto Start-Up Contest In Abu Dhabi
ModelMe3D has won the inaugural Krypto Start-up Contest in Abu Dhabi and a US$250,000 package of funding and mentoring support to incubate its modelling platform that allows users to click on buildings, surfaces and markers to learn more about their ... ( read original story ...)