JEDDAH / WAM Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Ahmed Qattan, Saudi Minister of State for African Affairs, discussed the outstanding relations binding the UAE and Saudi Arabia as well as ways to further develop them to serve the interest of the two nations and their peoples. The meeting, which was attended by Sheikh Shakhbout Al ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In line with the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Year of Zayed, the Awqaf and Minors Affairs Foundation (AMAF) has earmarked AED65 million from its endowment mandates, zakat (alms) funds and donations to charity programs in education, healthcare, and other humanitarian projects. The step will help AMAF achieve its goals of instilling the culture of ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Gulftainer, the world’s largest, privately owned, independent port operator based in UAE, announced that it had recorded gross crane productivity of 32.2 crane moves per hour at its flagship gateway terminal, Sharjah Container Terminal (SCT), in Port Khalid. The milestone feat achieved in April 2018, compares to the industry average of 25 crane moves per hour, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dr Mohammed Al Zarooni, Vice Chairman and CEO of Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, on Wednesday inaugurated the ‘Business Centre by FBC’ initiated by the French Business Council of Dubai and Northern Emirates (FBC) to attract French companies to the UAE . ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, and the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, HK-SFC, have entered into a cooperation agreement to jointly promote and support financial services innovation in the UAE and Hong Kong. The agreement was signed between Philippe Richard, Director of International Affairs of the Financial Services ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The US Department of State has announced its intent to work with the Big Things Group as its partner for the US pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Current design plans, based on the theme “What Moves You,” are for a US pavilion that showcases the best of American culture, technology, and values, particularly in the field ...

Dubai / WAM The Food and Environment Laboratories Section in the Dubai Central Laboratory (DCL) of Dubai Municipality has developed and launched a new screening service for genetically modified food items to ensure that the product conforms to the description on the label. The test is being done using Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction, a technique with precision. Tests are conducted ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) has revealed that it participated in the worldwide celebrations of Global Exhibitions Day (GED) on June 6, highlighting the strategic importance of the MICE industry to the growth of world economies. The GED initiative, which began in 2016, has seen an ever-growing number of participants and is actively supported by ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, is gearing up to facilitate more trade between the UK and the rest of the world by adding London Stansted and Edinburgh to its global network of over 155 destinations. London Stansted and Edinburgh will be Emirates SkyCargo’s seventh and eighth destinations in the UK. Emirates SkyCargo will be ...

Bloomberg BHP Billiton Ltd. has received first-round bids for its US shale portfolio from oil majors including BP Plc and Chevron Corp., valuing the unit at $7 billion to $9 billion, people familiar with the matter said. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, partnering with private equity firm Blackstone Group LP, also submitted a bid for the entire unit late in May, ...