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Abu Dhabi / WAM Astronomers and astronomy lovers are preparing to observe a meteor shower that occurs every year on December 14. Mohammed Shawkat Odeh, Director of the International Astronomical Centre and Member of the International Meteorological Organisation, said that the “twin meteorite” was named because it appears to have originated from a fictitious point in the “twin group,” where ...

Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah held discussions with a number of government officials and representatives of economic sectors in Kenya, where they reviewed ways to enhance the participation of Kenyan institutions, companies, investors, and businesspeople in the global specialised exhibitions that the centre organises throughout the year. These discussions were held during the centre’s participation in the trade mission ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Tuesday announced that its bauxite mining project in the Republic of Guinea has reached 75 percent construction completion. The project has a total budget of approximately $1.4 billion and is being developed by EGA’s subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC). It is the largest greenfield investment in the West African country in ...

DUBAI / WAM A report by the Dubai Technology Entrepreneurship Campus (Dtec) revealed that the UAE ranks first in the region in terms of enterpr-ise adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications with an annual growth rate of 33.5 percent. Dtec is a wholly owned technology hub by Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA). The report titled, ‘artificial intelligence adoption in enterprise ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai’s non-oil private sector recorded a stronger improvement during the month of November, reflecting faster expansions in business activity and new work and a stable trend in employment, according to data from Emirates NBD Dubai Economy Tracker Index. The three main sectors monitored registered stronger performances, with construction seeing the fastest growth, followed by wholesale & ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced it has safely completed the first co-loading of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and propylene onto the same vessel, which was docked in Ruwais, the UAE. Under normal circumstances, LPG, which is produced by Adnoc Gas Processing, and propylene, which is produced by Adnoc Refining, are transported ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, on Tuesday announced that it had completed the acquisition of New York-headquartered inflight and VIP caterer, 121 Inflight Catering. The acquisition allows dnata to significantly expand its operations in the United States, further strengthening its global network of catering businesses. Founded in 2007, 121 Inflight Catering offers ...

SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia on Tuesday launched its inaugural flight to a new European destination, Prague in Czech Republic, direct from Sharjah. The flight departed Sharjah International Airport, at 07:35 hours and landed in Prague Vaclav Havel Airport on Tuesday at 11:20 hours local time. The six hour 50-minute flight operates five times a week, every Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etisalat’s ‘eLife Unlimited’ customers are in for a major upgrade as Etisalat doubles the broadband speed across the board of the recently launched ‘eLife Unlimited’ plans. The plans now deliver more than five times the broadband speed of the previous generation. ‘eLife Unlimited’ customers will immediately enjoy the new speeds at no extra charge automatically. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has received an invitation from President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia, to attend the 30th Arab League Summit to be held in Tunis in March 2019. The invitation was received by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, ...