UAE – United Arab Emirates (UAE), is fast becoming a global hub for digital currencies. Binance, the largest crypto exchange by trading volume, is recruiting over 100 positions in the UAE and is helping to shape Dubai’s new virtual assets’ regulations, its regional head said. This announcement comes after being licensed by Dubai’s new virtual assets regulator this month. Following …

UAE – NHRI Chairperson Maqsoud Kruse, has said that the UAE’s National Human Rights Institution (NHRI) will work very closely with its international counterparts, including the United Nations. This was said according to the release of the annual reports outlining the status of human rights in the country. Kruse added that the main objective is to make sure that everyone …

Malaysia – The Foreign Ministry’s (Wisma Putra) decision to recall the Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Malaysian Consul General in Dubai for failing to coordinate administrative and logistical matters during Prime Minister Najib Razak’s visit to the UAE late last month must be handled carefully and internally. Former foreign minister Tan Sri Syed Hamid Albar …

Malaysia – The recalled Malaysian Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Malaysian Consul-General in Dubai will be stationed at Wisma Putra and will not be assigned to the Public Service Department’s (PSD) pool system of civil servants, according to Datuk Seri Mohd Shafiq Abdullah, director-general of the Public Service Department. He stated that the reports that the diplomats …

ASEAN – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has safely arrived in the United Arab Emirates yesterday on a three-day official visit (UAE). At 6.35 p.m., the prime minister’s plane touched down at Al Maktoum International Airport (10.35pm Malaysian time). On arrival, Ismail Sabri was greeted by Malaysian Ambassador to the UAE Datuk Mohd Tarid Sufian and Malaysian Consul-General …

UAE – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has acknowledged that the United Arab Emirates has made positive progress in its anti-money laundering (AML), opposing the financing of terrorism (CFT), and counter-proliferation financing (CPF) efforts. The UAE has indicated its strong commitment to working closely with FATF to address remaining areas of improvement through the implementation of an action plan. …

UAE – In a recent valiant and noble humanitarian effort, UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has directed to arrange medical treatment for Muhammad Aamir Dawood, a 3-year-old Afghan boy who is suffering from cancer. In a prompt move to help the child’s family, currently residing at the Emirates Humanitarian City …

Malaysia – The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has expressed its condolences to the victims and families affected by the massive floods in Malaysia. The UAE Foreign Ministry, in a statement, also expressed solidarity with the government and the people of Malaysia in facing the flood disaster. According to a report by the Emirates news agency (WAM), the Gulf state will …

UAE – The UAE’s retirement income system was ranked 22nd among 43 countries with long-standing pension systems such as the US, France and Spain. Globally, Iceland took top spot followed by the Netherlands, while Thailand was ranked last, according to the 13th annual Mercer CFA Institute Global Pension Index, which included the UAE for the first time. The index is …

UAE – World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus visited hospitals in Kabul on Tuesday, in the first high level visit from the organisation to Afghanistan since the Taliban took control of the country. The first African to lead the WHO accompanied the group’s director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr Ahmed Al Mandhari, to meet Taliban leaders, health workers and …