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The UAE was ranked the world’s leading entrepreneurship ecosystem for the fifth consecutive year in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2025/2026 report, while the IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2026 placed it first globally in Economic Performance and second in Creation of Firms Sharjah: The ability to…
DUBAI/PARIS, July 22 (Reuters) – An Iranian foreign ministry official denied on Wednesday that two French diplomats were mistreated by Iranian security personnel who detained them for several hours in Tehran.Paris swiftly dismissed the Iranian official’s comments, which were reported by state media, and has…
KUALA LUMPUR/SINGAPORE, July 22 (Reuters) – Civil society groups have called on Malaysian billionaire tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary to revoke the appointment of Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem as executive chairman of logistics giant MMC Port Holdings due to his alleged ties to the late Jeffrey…
DUBAI, July 22 (Reuters) – Two French diplomats at the centre of a dispute between France and Iran were not ill-treated by Iranian security personnel, according to an Iranian foreign ministry official quoted by state media on Wednesday.France has said that the diplomats in Tehran…
Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) presents Vantage Point 13, the latest edition of its open-call photography exhibition, bringing together newly commissioned works by six artists. On view from Aug. 8 to Nov. 29 in Gallery 2, Photography Gallery, Al Manakh, Sharjah, the exhibition examines the evolving…
DUBAI/MANILA, July 22 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday the United States is still willing to negotiate an end to the Iran crisis but Tehran is not serious about talks, as the widening conflict disrupted two of the world’s most…
By Timour AzhariRIYADH, July 21 (Reuters) – Senior Saudi and United Arab Emirates officials on Tuesday shared similar social media posts affirming their close historical ties and “wise leadership,” a move that follows months of tensions owing to a rift between the two Gulf monarchies.The…
Indian Consular, passport, visa and attestation services in the UAE have been outsourced to Al Hind Tours & Travels LLC with effect from July 22, 2026, with services now being offered through 16 Indian Consular Application Centers (ICACs) located across the Emirates.Under the new arrangement,…
Dubai Islamic Bank donated the remaining amount for the treatment of the 6-year-old Turkish child, Goktug Ordu, who suffers from Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Dubai Charity Association, Dar Al Ber Society, and Engineer Hussain Lootah, former Director General of Dubai Municipality, along with the child’s family,…
The Middle East’s aviation sector is open for business, aviation executives representing regional businesses, including Emirates President Tim Clark, said on Tuesday, seeking to ease worries about spiralling conflict. “As long as the situation, as bad as it is at the moment, is manageable, we…