United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates carried out a rare execution on July 13, putting to death by firing squad an Emirati woman convicted of the jihadist-inspired murder of a US school teacher, media reported.

Mohammed Al Suwaidi, the director general of the fund, on Thursday signed the loan agreement with Petar Ivanovic, Montenegro's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development.

Ivanovic said the loan would be used to boost agricultural production in the small and largely mountainous Adriatic country.

Seventeen hotel businesses, including two tourism offices participated in the 22nd Arabian Travel Market in Dubai, according to a press release by the Greek consulate in the country.

The dynamics of tourism from the UAE, especially luxury tourism are considered important, since UAE citizens can now enter the Schengen Area without visas.

AGERPRES correspondent Doroteea Purcarea reports: Prime Minister Victor Ponta ended on Tuesday night his six-day tour of Gulf countries.

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During his last day in the United Arab Emirates, he met UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

BELGRADE - The Tourism Organization of Serbia (TOS) will for the first time present the country's tourism potentials at the Arabian Travel Market, an international tourism trade fair, which will be held in Dubai on May 4-7.

BELGRADE - Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ivica Dacic and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Serbia Juma Rashed Saif Zayed Al Dhaheri discussed cooperation between the two countries on Thursday.

April, 2015 - Dubai, UAE: The World Free Zones Organization (World FZO), the global not-for-profit industry body for free zones, has announced a steep rise in membership numbers.

Bulgaria's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov will be looking for UAE investors during his visit to Dubai later this month, government sources say.

The visit is most likely to be scheduled for April 27-28, the sources are quoted by daily Standart as saying.

The Montenegrin government has offered an alternative site for the construction of the upmarket tourism complex after the Abu Dhabi-based Royal Group company pulled out of a project to build at another location, local media reported on Wednesday. 

The 2nd Greek Deluxe Travel Roadshow that taps into the potential of the Middle Eastern tourism market is being held in Istanbul on April 2, following an event held in Dubai. These events follow recent Greek SETE Intelligence (InSETE) figures that show that there was a 33% increase in the number of arrivals from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in 2014.