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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), will accelerate delivery of its new integrated gas strategy, as well as its plans to increase its oil production capacity to four million barrels per day by 2020, with Dr. Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State and Adnoc Group CEO, saying there would be no let-up ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Education Price Index (EPI) for the academic year 2018/ 2019 in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi increased by 3.4% in 2018 compared with 2017. The Education Price Index in 2018 was 108.0% and 104.4% in 2017, according to the Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi. The Education sector in the emirate of Abu Dhabi is one ...

Manama / Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and under the supervision of His Highness Shaikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Personal Representative of His Majesty the King and the Chairman of BIAS Supreme Organising Committee, the fifth edition of the Bahrain International Airshow 2018 (BIAS) ...

Conakry / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for international development aid, has financed the construction of the $1.5 million Mobile Training Unit. Aiming to enhance the employability of young Guineans in Boke, one of the country’s resource-rich provinces, the Mobile Training Unit falls in-line with the national priorities outlined by the Guinean government. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The largest construction event in the Middle East, The Big 5, returns with a brand new look and mission to the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) from November 26-29. Under the theme “Shaping the Future of Construction”, the 39th edition of The Big 5 will introduce never seen before technologies and innovative solutions, organisers dmg events ...

Los Angeles / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, continues to expand in the United States. The company has launched operations at Los Angeles International Airport and now provides quality and reliable ground handling and cargo services at 20 airports in the country. To establish operations in Los Angeles, dnata has invested $8 million in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business As part of its efforts to provide modern services and ensure customer satisfaction, Dubai Land Department (DLD) announced a new development through the completion of ‘The Development Initiative’ for the lease self-registration service by adding new services to the Ejari smart application. Sultan Butti bin Mejren, Director General of DLD, said: “This step is important in ...

SHARJAH / WAM Over 500 business leaders and 30 industry experts, chief executives and decision-makers representing the region and the world will lead discussions at the fourth Sharjah FDI Forum. Taking place on December 10-11 in Sharjah, under the theme, ‘Shaping the Future of Economies’, the Forum will see global experts cover corporate investment strategies, expansion opportunities, and explore the ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Yahsat, UAE-based global satellite operator wholly-owned by Mubadala Investment Company, and Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and Northrop Grumman Corporation, a leading global security company, on Saturday announced the successful launch of the MYSAT-1 CubeSat to the International Space Station (ISS) on board the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft. The launch took place at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC) met Bektas Beknazarov, Deputy Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan, and his accompanying delegation on the sidelines of the World Tolerance Summit, in Dubai. During the meeting attended by FNC Secretary-General Ahmed Shabib Al Dha- heri, the two sides discussed many topics, including ...