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DAFZA participates at Hannover Messe 2017

Presence in line with ambitious plan to attract more German investments

The Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (DAFZA) announced its participation with the UAE pavilion at the latest edition of Hannover Messe, the world's largest manufacturing industry trade fair which kicked off on Monday, April 24, 2017 and will continue until April 28, 2017 in Hannover, Germany.

City of Helsinki Advances 3D City Initiative with Bentley’s Reality Modeling

The City of Helsinki is mid-way through an initiative to capture the city and create a new 3D city model that is scheduled to be completed in 2017. Helsinki has a long tradition of 3D city modeling, dating back to the 1980s. Helsinki wanted to update its current 3D city model with new, innovative applications that could provide entire city modeling capabilities in order to improve its internal services, promote smart city development, and share data through an open format for citizens and other agencies.

BASSMA LAUNCHES WORLD FAMILY MONTH 2017 “Empowering destitute families to build a stronger society”

For the third consecutive year, and on the occasion of the UN’s International day of Families, BASSMA launched “World Family Month 2017: Empowering destitute families to build a stronger society”, under the patronage of H.E. the Minister of Social Affairs Pierre Bou Assi, in collaboration with the UN Information Centre in Beirut (UNIC Beirut) and in partnership with City Centre Beirut. A press conference was held at VOX cinemas to launch this year’s activations during the month of May.

UNWTO Ministerial Meeting discusses ways to enhance tourism’s role in development

Session hosted by Ministry of Economy on sidelines of Arabian Travel Market

 H.E. Al Mheiri: ‘The UAE has diversified tourism attractions and has achieved unprecedented growth over the previous years’

UAE received 25 million visitors in 2016 with total spends of AED 110 billion, driving tourism’s GDP contribution to 12 per cent

“Undress 522” An Installation by Mireille Honein and ABAAD

Following a session that took place on March 15, 2017, ABAAD continues its efforts to implement activities in support of the proposal to abolish Article 522 of the Lebanese Penal Code within Parliament.

An art installation was launched at Ain el Mraysseh in Beirut, where 31 wedding dresses made from paper were hung from nooses. This number symbolized the 31 days in a month wherein raped women – who are forced to marry their rapists – die daily.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism: Arab Tourism to Egypt accounts for 36.3% of total traffic

  • Travelers from Arab countries accounts for more than one third of the total tourist traffic to Egypt in 2016, and forecasts for 2017 are positive and are in continuous growth
  • Egypt participates with a prominent pavilion at the Arabian Travel Markets – Dubai 2017

The Ministry of Tourism of Egypt and Egyptian Tourism Authority aannounced their participation in the Arabian Travel Market, which is taking place in Dubai from April 24-27.