H.H. Sheikh Mohammed hails contributions of Dubai Events sector

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His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, praised the contributions of Dubai’s Events Security Committee (ESC) during a meeting at his Majlis at Zabeel Palace.

After meeting with a number of senior officials from government and semi-goverment entities, Sheikh Mohammed commended their efforts in securing 6,000 events since its inception in 2008, including 800 in 2023 alone.

Their work, he highlighted, has contributed significantly to the key objective of the Dubai Economic Agenda (D33) to make the city one of the top three urban economies of the world. 

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