MOSCOW / WAM The Russian capital, Moscow, in cooperation with the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, hosted a Sheikh Zayed Book Award cultural seminar entitled, “Arab-Russian Literary Dialogue”. The seminar is part of a series of international seminars that aim to introduce the Russian public to the award’s key initiative and gain international nominations. The ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has asserted that he will personally support programmes and efforts to empower women around the world, particularly in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The Sharjah Ruler also called on entities across Sharjah to expand their initiatives to include all communities worldwide ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has led 2019’s most popular Twitter conversations in the UAE, according to a new annual data report from Twitter. Twitter data revealed that government-related topics were among the most popular conversations in the UAE this year. Tweets ...

Dubai / WAM UAE leads globally as the country with the highest fibre to the home (FTTH), penetration for a third year in a row making it a digital hub for innovation with an advanced network that has helped transform and bring innovative future technologies to all its subscribers. FTTH has reached 95.7 percent of homes across the UAE, maintaining ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airports has advised customers flying out of the emirate this weekend to arrive early at the airport, as Dubai International (DXB), prepares to welcome over one million travellers between Thursday an Sunday. In a statement, Dubai Airports said that it is working with airlines and other service partners to ensure a smooth flow of traffic through ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The third edition of Agriscape, the international exhibition dedicated to food security and agricultural investments, concluded on Tuesday at Adnec. The invitation-only event drew the participation of 50 exhibitors offering agri-land and agri-assets in 22 countries and 300 visitors and buyers from 37 countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Singapore, USA, and Russia. ...

Dubai / WAM Smart Dubai has launched UAE ‘Residency’ application services in partnership with the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai via its Dubai Now application and e-services platform, which allows the emirate’s residents to conduct city transactions from the convenience of their smartphones. The ‘Residency’ service facilitates the transactions and procedures required to issue residency visas ...

Dubai / WAM The Emirates National Oil Company Group (Enoc), on Tuesday announced the signing of an evergreen aviation fuel supply agreement with Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), the largest commercial oil and gas company in India. The strategic agreement builds on the strong partnership that Enoc and IOC have fostered over the last two years. With the evergreen contract, IOC will provide ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A high-tech facility at Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), was launched on Tuesday, set out to provide a full suite of quality, conformity and HSE testing services for a wide ranges of sectors. Aman Integrated Solutions Lab was inaugurated by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, Tarek Al Goweiny, ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc claims the Pentagon failed to fairly judge its bid for a cloud contract worth up to $10 billion because president Donald Trump viewed company founder Jeffrey Bezos as his “political enemy.” Amazon Web Services, Amazon’s cloud unit, claimed in a lawsuit that was made public that the defence pepartment ignored Amazon’s superior technology and awarded the contract ...