Dubai secured the right to host close to 120 business events in the first half of this year.
That's according to the city’s official convention bureau, which says the events will be held over the coming years.
They say more than 75,000 delegates from across the world will attend the various seminars, conferences and conventions.
Bids won in H1 of 2019 include the Amway China Leadership Seminar 2020, World Hospital Congress, Geospatial Week and the AIPPI World Intellectual Property Congress.
Abu Dhabi Airports welcomes 6.9 million passengers in three months
More than 6.9 million passengers travelled through the Abu Dhabi Airports' network during the first quarter of 2024, marking a 35.6 per cent surge compared to the same period last year.
ByteDance denies media report of plan to sell TikTok
ByteDance has no plan to sell TikTok, the company's official account said in a statement posted on Toutiao, a media platform owned by the China-based firm.
Photos: UAE’s first operational vertiport unveiled in Abu Dhabi
The UAE's first operational vertiport for vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) has been unveiled in Abu Dhabi.
France's air traffic control strikes ground flights across Europe
Delays and flight cancellations were set to impact swathes of Europe on Thursday, after authorities failed to reach a deal with some French air traffic control workers to avert a strike.
Blinken to meet businesses in Shanghai as he kicks off tough China trip
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet business leaders in Shanghai on Thursday as ties between Washington and Beijing stabilise, pushing to resolve a raft of issues threatening the newly gained equilibrium between the rivals.
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Hear the highlights from the week gone by on Dubai Eye 103.8. Listen again to the best interviews, advice and the top stories that has gripped our conversation this week.
John Lyons of Espace Real Estate says there is a slight slowdown in the property market during summer. So we asked him, does this mean prices are negotiable during the summer months?
Lawyer Rebecca Kelly of Clyde & Co. explained why UAE judicial authorities are setting up new offices to deal with financial crime, including money laundering.
Airalo - an eSim company disrupting telco's roaming revenues, has raised $60 million in funding including investment from our own e&.
It sounds like an episode of The Jetsons, but the sight of flying taxis whizzing around our cities could be much closer than you think.
The UAE has said that tougher penalties will come into force from 1st August for not keeping proper corporate tax records.
