ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Turkmenistan held, in Abu Dhabi, the first edition of their joint “Consular Consultations Committee,” chaired by Rashid Al Dhaheri, Director of the Citizens Affairs Administration of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Altiv Anamurat Kakovinov, Director of the Consular Affairs Administration at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan. At ...

DUBAI / SEOUL / WAM Emirates SkyCargo has helped deliver lifesaving medical equipment from Seoul to several countries in Africa. Since 2015, the air cargo carrier has transported over 800,000 units of malaria tester kits and other associated equipment from South Korea to countries including Malawi, Zambia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Nigeria. South Korea boasts a world-class health system in terms ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Preparations for the largest editions of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2019), the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2019) and the International Defence Conference are underway, as the Higher Organising Committee met to review arrangements in the run-up to these much-awaited events in Abu Dhabi. Organised by the Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) in collaboration with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Adnoc Group CEO, met on Wednesday, with Hiroshige Seko, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, as part of a series of meetings, with government officials, business partners and customers, aimed at building on Adnoc’s long-standing energy relationship with Japan’s energy sector. During the meeting, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has launched a new manual intended to streamline the process of organising and implementing consumer fairs and exhibitions in the UAE capital. In a statement the department explained that the manual, which is available on DCT Abu Dhabi’s corporate website, and its Events Licensing System, covers consumer ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, continues its summer campaign, “240C Cool,” which was launched in July 2018. The three-month campaign seeks to reduce energy consumption by maintaining optimum temperature and redu- cing the value of customers’ consumption bills, to achieve sustainable development goals. Empower achieved 5.6 percent savings ...

DUBAI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company announced the signing of an agreement with the UAE Disabled Sports Federation (UAEDSF) to sponsor the UAE Paralympian team until 2021. Eighteen Paralympians represented the UAE at Rio 2016 Paralympian Games and won a total of seven medals, beating their previous record of four medals in Athens. As part of the sponsorship, Mubadala and ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM Oil product stocks at the Middle East’s key oil hub of Fujairah fell another 3.3 percent in the week, a new seven-week low, as light distillate inventories slipped to their lowest level of the year. Total oil stocks were 18.114 million barrels, down 625,000 barrels from a week earlier, according to the Fujairah Energy Data Committee. Light ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi based Borouge and the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) sealed an MOU to enhance plastics innovation and increase their efforts to protect the UAE climate and environment. In the presence of Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, as well as Abdulaziz Alhajri, Chairman of Borouge and ...

Bloomberg The US midterm elections are at increasing risk of interference by foreign adversaries led by Russia, and cybersecurity experts warn the Trump administration isn’t adequately defending against the meddling. At stake is control of the US Congress. The risks range from social media campaigns intended to fool American voters to sophisticated computer hacking that could change the tabulation of ...