Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said the UAE is committed to implementing innovative projects that optimise use of resources and solve critical challenges as part of the country’s strategy to ensure environmental sustainability. A key element in the UAE’s development model, environmental sustainability ...
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Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, said that Dubai implements projects as part of an ambitious development strategy that places the interests of citizens and the comfort and happiness of residents and visitors at the top of its priorities. This is evident in the ...
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Tokyo / WAM Japan imported from the United Arab Emirates 20.173 million barrels of crude oil in September, data released by the Agency of Energy and Natural Resource in Tokyo, showed. This accounts for 31.4% of Japan’s total crude imports, the agency that belongs to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said. Saudi Arabia provided 25.721 million barrels, or ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE celebrated the 15th anniversary of its first service between Abu Dhabi and Brussels. Since launching the flights on October 31, 2005, Etihad has carried almost 2 million passengers between the two capitals, building on strong demand for point-to-point business and leisure travel between Abu Dhabi and Brussels. The ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has been named the “Best PMO in the World 2020” at the PMO Global Awards organised by the PMO Global Alliance, the leading global community of project management professionals. Dubai Customs outclassed government departments and private companies worldwide to win the prestigious global honour. With 125 projects worth AED350 million implemented between 2007 and 2019, ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s trade in pearls, precious stones and metals has witnessed significant activity in the first five months of this year, rising to AED8.8 billion, a 25.7 percent increase compared to AED7 billion in the same period of 2019, according to the Abu Dhabi Statistics Centre. This significant jump reinforces the position of the emirate and ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) announced the implementation of the Foreign Direct Investment Law within the emirate of Abu Dhabi by issuing the “Foreign Direct Investment License” which will enable investors to hold 100 per cent ownership of their businesses in Abu Dhabi. The license covers 122 different economic activities related to the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs held a virtual meeting with Lawrence Wong, Singapore’s Minister for Education and Second Minister for Finance. The meeting, which is part of the Ministry of Finance’s endeavour to deepen constructive cooperation ties with various countries of the world, discussed ways to strengthen strategic relations and ...
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Al Ain / WAM The United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) has been confirmed as the region’s 5th best university in Wednesday’s release of the QS Arab Region University Rankings. The prestigious ranking listed a record 160 institutions from 17 countries across the region. UAEU is the top ranked UAE institution and has now held regional 5th spot for four consecutive ...
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Dubai / WAM Dar Al Ber Society provided financial support and food baskets to 644 Sudanese families, including 2,813 individuals, from the afflicted and those affected by the recent floods, in the city of Shendi and a number of villages in the southern countryside of the city, as part of the relief campaign that the Society launched last September. Dar ...
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