ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Policy Centre (EPC) ranked 6th in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region in the annual Global Go To Think Tank Index Report released by the University of Pennsylvania in January 2020, while the centre’s annual conference, “Abu Dhabi Strategic Debate”, also ranked 10th among the top best think-tank conferences worldwide. EPC President, ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE entered the Guinness Book of World Records for holding world’s longest handshake on Wednesday. A human chain of 1,817 helped break the record during an event, titled “One World One Message” at Umm Al Emarat Park in Abu Dhabi. The initiative was launched by the Abu Dhabi Police’s Youth Council marking the first anniversary ...
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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Wednesday inaugurated Al Wasl Plaza, the heart of the Expo 2020 Dubai site. Their ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Financial Investigation Department in the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Financial Information Centre in the Republic of Namibia, during the Egmont Group of Financial Intelligence Units meetings in Balaclava, Mauritius, on Wednesday. The MoU was signed by Ali ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports has welcomed the arrival of Etihad Airways’ Greenliner at Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH), where it touched down following its journey from Boeing’s manufacturing and delivery centre located in Charleston, South Carolina. The first-of-its-kind ‘Etihad Greenliner’ is the result of an ‘eco partnership’ announced last year between Etihad Airways and Boeing to develop ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs has officially launched its Cross Border e-Commerce platform to help the emirate become a global hub for e-commerce and encourage e-commerce companies set their businesses in Dubai. Launched as part of Dubai Customs’ participation in the 3rd UAE Customs Week 2020, the new blockchain based project was piloted in September 2019, and comprises two phases. ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in Abu Dhabi, and Etisalat announced the launch of the ‘Digital Healthcare’ Centre. The new initiative aims to drive innovation in the areas of chronic disease management and digital health, in addition to the use of blockchain, Artificial Intelligence (AI), technologies, and ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Homegrown UAE aviation and aerospace products made and delivered across the world by Strata to some of the industry’s biggest players, including Boeing and Airbus, will now carry the UAE Nation Brand’s logo and ‘Make it Happen’ slogan. Strata and the UAE Nation Brand also announced that the logo and slogan will appear at several Strata ...
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FUJAIRAH / WAM Oil product stocks in the Middle Eastern hub of Fujairah climbed to a five-week high, led by a surge in jet fuel and other middle distillate stocks, data released Wednesday by the Fujairah Oil Inventory Zone (FOIZ), showed. Total stocks rose 1.2 percent week on week to 21.561 million barrels, the highest since December 23, with middle ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), on Tuesday reported its full year financial results for 2019, announcing a net profit of AED12.5 billion, up 4% from AED12.0 billion in 2018. Commenting on the results, HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of FAB, said, “2019 marked another year of growth for FAB, despite challenging market conditions ...
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