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Amazon completed on July 3 the acquisition of Dubai-based Souq.com. (AP)

Amazon Completes Acquisition of Souq.com

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 3, 2017 | Business

Online retail giant Amazon completed on Monday the acquisition of Dubai-based Souq.com, the largest online retailer in the Middle East, around three months after the deal between the two sides was signed. In a joint statement, the two retailers said that Amazon...

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Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. (Reuters)

Dubai’s Mohammed bin Rashid Issues Law on Tolerance Institute

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 23, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Dubai – Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued a law on the establishment of the International Institute for Tolerance. He also issued a decree to establish a Board of Trustees for the institute and another to appoint the...

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A magnifying glass is held in front of a computer screen in this picture illustration taken in Berlin May 21, 2013. REUTERS/Pawel Kopczynski

Dubai Launches Cyber Security Strategy

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 1, 2017 | Middle East

Dubai- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashed Al Maktoum, UAE Vice-President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai launched on Wednesday the “Dubai Cyber Security Strategy”, which aims at strengthening the emirate’s electronic security of information and data systems. The new...

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A view of a branch of Union National Bank along Khalid Bin Al-Waleed Road in Dubai January 4, 2012. REUTERS/Nikhil Monteiro

Dubai Repays $600 Million Sukuk Certificates

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 7, 2017 | Business

Dubai – The Government of Dubai, acting through the Department of Finance (DOF), announced that the $600 million Sukuk Trust Certificates issued on 2 May 2012 under its $5 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, reached maturity on 2 May 2017. Upon...

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Asharq Al-Awsat Editor-in-Chief Ghassan Charbel receives his award in Dubai. (Government of Dubai)

Asharq Al Awsat EIC Awarded Media Personality of the Year at Dubai’s Arab Media Forum

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 2, 2017 | Media

Riyadh – The Dubai-sponsored forum for Arab Journalism presented Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper’s Editor-in-Chief Ghassan Charbel the Media Personality of the Year Award on Tuesday. Mr. Charbel was awarded at the concluding events of the Arab Media Forum. The event...