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Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, has been briefed by representatives of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), on the Culture achievements to date and planned milestones of Abu Dhabi’s five-year Culture Sector Strategy. HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has taken its data-driven digitalisation journey another step forward with the launch of its state-of-the-art Cargo Control Centre (CCC) at its head office in Abu Dhabi. Launching a year after Etihad Cargo embarked on a far-reaching digital transformation strategy, the CCC becomes the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The key initiatives launched by UAE since the start of the year reflect the country’s vision to combat extremism and promote openness with other cultures, making it a leading regional and international centre of spreading these values, through hosting major conferences and forums attended by influential intellectuals and scholars. Specialist events and initiatives organised monthly by ...

Dubai / WAM Gitex Technology Week continues be a strong catalyst that accelerates the region’s growing global status as a pioneering market in technology adoption. The show’s growing contribution to Dubai’s economy is attested by the results published in the Gitex Technology Week Economic Impact Assessment 2019 Report issued on Tuesday by DWTC. With a significant AED1.6 billion in revenue ...

Ajman / Emirates Business Ajman Free Zone (AFZ) was a main sponsor of the fifth edition of the UAE-India Economic Forum held at the Waldorf Astoria, DIFC. Abdullah Ahmed Al Saleh, Undersecretary for Foreign Trade & Industry, Minister of Economy was guest of honour at the event. The well-attended event brought 500 delegates from India, the UAE and other key ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Vipul, Indian Consul-General in Dubai, said that the trade between Ras Al Khaimah and India increased significantly last year by 17 percent, and the value of the emirate’s exports to India exceeded AED860 million. Ras Al Khaimah is a positive model of economic success and plays a leading regional role, through its efforts to achieve ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Guest, the award-winning loyalty programme of Etihad Airways, and Emirates Islamic, one of the leading Islamic financial institutions in the country, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to partner in launching a new jointly branded credit card. Yasser Al Yousuf, Vice President Commercial Partnerships, Etihad Airways said: “We are proud to expand our ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development hosted an inaugural forum at Manara Al Saadiyat, which gathered academics, researchers, writers and students from across the UAE to discuss the Status Report and Future of the Arabic Language. The report, which was launched last year under the directive of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Azerbaijan have discussed means to enhance cooperation and bilateral relations to achieve joint interests at the second UAE- Azerbaijan Political Consultative Committee meeting. The meeting, which kicked off in Abu Dhabi, touched upon various issues of common interest. Co-chaired by Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), launched, on Monday, a new pricing mechanism for the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (Adnoc), flagship onshore crude oil, Murban, and announced a significant increase in oil and gas reserves and new discoveries in the emirate of Abu Dhabi, at its meeting held at Adnoc’s headquarters. The SPC meeting was ...