ABU DHABI / WAM Construction works have begun on the UAE pavilion at Expo 2019 Beijing Horticulture announced the National Media Council (NMC), on Tuesday. Taking place from April 29 to October 7, the expo will be held under the theme ‘Live Green, Live Better’ with more than 110 countries and international organisations participating. The NMC is set to shed ...
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Seoul / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday visited the Seoul National Cemetery at the beginning of his official visit to the Republic of Korea. The visit to the memorial began with a flag-saluting ceremony. His Highness then laid a wreath ...
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DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance, and President of the Dubai Health Authority, on Tuesday officially opened the 24th edition of Dubai International Pharmaceutical and Technology Conference and Exhibition (Duphat), at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Running until February 28, Duphat brings together leading pharmaceutical experts, industry ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), opened the final phase of the Sheikh Khalifa’s Residential City for those affected by the floods that swept through the Hadramaut Governorate in Yemen during the past years. The move follows the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The city consists of 607 housing units in ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Borouge awarded TechnipFMC, Maire Tecnimont, and WorleyParsons, three major contracts for the fourth phase of the Ruwais petrochemicals complex which will include the world’s largest mixed feed cracker. In a ceremony held in Abu Dhabi, Borouge signed Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED), contract, Project Management Contract (PMC), and a licence contract associated with the mixed feed ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Following the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the construction of 34,000 housing units for Emiratis across different parts of the UAE at a total cost of AED32 billion ($8.7 ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The hotel establishment revenues across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi increased circa 73 percent to AED1.8 billion in Q4 of 2018 from AED1.05 billion during the preceding quarter of the same year, according to the Statistics Centre- Abu Dhabi (SCAD). SCAD attributed the growth to the robust tourist infrastructure boasted by Abu Dhabi in terms of ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The shareholders of the First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) approved the distribution of 74 percent cash dividends (AED 0.74 per share) for the financial year ended on December 31, 2018 for registered, entitled shareholders, during the general assembly meeting (GAM). Commenting on FAB’s performance, Abdul Hamid Saeed, Group CEO of FAB, said, “Consistent with our commitment ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) Ltd reported its financial results for full-year 2018. The total revenue reached $1,436.6 million, marking a rise of 70% from 2017. The profit before tax amounted to $428.8 million, up 135% from the previous year. Firoz Tarapore, CEO of DAE, said: “DAE continued to build on its unique strengths and platform capabilities, a ...
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Dubai / WAM Emirati astronauts Hazzaa Al Mansoori and Sultan Al Neyadi have undergone a three-day winter survival training organised by the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Zvezdini in the Russian capital Moscow. The training, which aims to prepare the astronauts to survive harsh winter conditions, is part of the ongoing preparations to send the first Emirati astronaut to ...
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