Dubai

Greece's Stefanos Tsitsipas in action during his quarter final match against Poland's Hubert Hurkacz at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championship, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday. [Reuters]

The participation of our country in the World Expo 2020 exhibition in Dubai will enable Bulgarian producers and exporters to realize their production on international markets. This was stated by the Minister of Economy Emil Karanikolov, at a meeting with HE. Rim Al Hashimi, State Secretary for International Cooperation and EXPO 2020 General Director.

Greece will have a strong presence at Expo 2020 in Dubai, Greek officials said on Tuesday after signing a contract regarding the country's participation in the six-month-long international exhibition in the United Arab Emirates with organizers of the event.

Global leaders in government and public policy are gathering in Dubai for the World Government Summit, a forum dedicated to "shaping the future of governments".

In total, more than 4,000 decision-makers from 140 countries - including heads of state, ministers and business leaders - will help to shape the future of the planet at the event at Madinat Jumeirah this week.

It appears that Greeks are starting to warm to the idea of Christmas holidays abroad again, with belt-tightening having prevented many from doing so over the years of the financial crisis. This is partly due to the rise in hotel rates in various parts of Greece that has rendered several foreign destinations more competitive.

A delegation headed by Minister for Romanians Abroad Natalia-Elena Intotero carried out in Dubai on Monday a series of talks with high dignitaries of the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), that were mainly aimed at the development of projects in the area of inter-cultural dialogue and preservation, affirmation of national identity.

Emirates NBD (ENBD), Dubai's largest bank, on Oct. 30 reported a 16 percent rise in third-quarter net profit, benefiting from a jump in net interest income and a drop in bad loan impairments.

The official visit of Bulgareia's Prime Minister Boyko Borisov to the United Arab Emirates continues. In Dubai, Borissov met with Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where 7,000 Bulgarians live, reports BNT. 

One of the two planes that transported 15 Saudis was searched by Turkish authorities before leaving Turkey for Dubai. It was not immediately clear whether the second plane, pictured here, which left Istanbul for Egypt, was also searched.

Bulgarian artists will illuninate the Berlin Brandenburg Gate in Berlin during the Festival of Lights. Marin Dimitrov and Marin Petkov have a lot of experience at festivals around the world, and now they are going to decorate the German capital. The theme of the Brandenburg Gate is to link cultures. This will be a multicultural show with different elements from different countries.