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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) is set to host leading industry events, at both the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and Al Ain Convention Centre in the first quarter of 2020 in one of their busiest seasons yet. Following on from a successful 2019 season, Adnec aims to ensure a strong start to the new ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has provided urgent aid to those affected by the eruption of Taal Volcano in the Philippines. This comes following the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), signed on Monday, a strategic framework agreement with Italy’s energy company (Eni), to explore new opportunities for collaboration in carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS), and additional strategic opportunities in research and development across the oil and gas value chain. The agreement brings together two leading energy producers and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s two main bourses maintained their significant gains for the second straight day, with the market cap of the trading companies hitting AED6.4 billion during the two sessions of Monday and Sunday. Driven by the banking heavyweights, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index spiked to 5,213 points, an increase of 0.76% compared to the previous ...

DUBAI / WAM Chile is now intensifying preparations for its participation at Expo 2020 Dubai, under the theme of ‘Sustainability, Diversity, Tradition, and Progress’ which embrace the four pillars of Chile and the principles it values. On its 700 square metre country pavilion, Chile will be showcasing sustainable and reliable food production; renewable energy; productive and sustainable mining; sustainable tourism; ...

SHARJAH / WAM UAE-based humanitarian charity, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), announced allocation of $1 million to improve healthcare services for 4,000 children and 2,600 women, annually, across four of the most deprived health zones of the Kasai Oriental province in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). TBHF has partnered with Save the Children, to fund their project titled, ‘Transforming the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), said that the Fund is keen to expand its development activities in developing countries, especially across the African continent that holds significant potential for growth. Welcoming a visiting high-level delegation from Ethiopia, led by Muferiat Kamil, Ethiopia’s Minister of Peace, at the Fund’s headquarters ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Korea officially launched year-long series of the UAE-Korea Cultural Dialogue 2020 in a special ceremony held at the Abu Dhabi National Theatre. Marking 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two nations, the inauguration was attended by Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has participated in the 28th edition of the New Delhi World Book Fair in India, alongside publishers and writers from around the world, as part of a promotional campaign for the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF) to attract publishers and enhance links with specialists in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, reviewed the latest preparations for the “Arab Gulf Security 2” exercise, which will start in February in the UAE. During the meeting, Sheikh Saif was briefed about the exercise by members of the High Joint Committee for the Mobilisation ...