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  Sharjah / Emirates Business It is that time of year in the UAE when Sharjah-based Friends of Cancer Patients’ (FoCP’s) annual cancer campaign, the Pink Caravan Ride, is back and will carry out a 10-day cancer awareness drive across the seven emirates from March 7-17. This will be the Ride’s the 7th edition under the theme ‘7 Years for ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of the emirate’s community and commercial ports as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone, honoured the first enrolled batch of students for completing the initial phase of training in its certified Coastal Seafaring course to become seafarers in the future. The batch included 16 Emiratis, including ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has completed the installation of the condenser for Unit 4 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, being built in the Western Region of Abu Dhabi. As one of the largest condensers in the Middle East region, the one installed at Unit 4 marks the final condenser installation at ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE, led by President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, places food security at the top of its policy priorities and is proceeding to deliver the highest possible rates for national food security and its sustainability, said His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy ...

  DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates National Oil Company (ENOC) announced a record volume of sales of petroleum products of 245 million barrels, reflecting a 5-year rolling average growth of 9 percent, despite the challenging macroeconomic situation. The announcement was made during the Group’s board meeting, which took place on February 2, to discuss 2016 performance, including Dragon Oil, and ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The total combined assets of National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) and First Gulf Bank (FGB) jumped to AED665.8 billion at the end of 2016, as revealed before the execution of a planned merger during the 1st quarter of the current year. The same financial data showed a rise in their combined deposits to around ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Global Aluminium, the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, announced that its subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) has awarded an engineering and programme management consultancy contract for its under-construction bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea in West Africa to Fluor Corporation. The total value of contracts ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Economy is to lead a trade delegation to the UAE-Moldovan Business Forum, which is taking place on February 8 and 9, in the Moldovan capital, Chisinau. The UAE delegation will be headed by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, who will meet with Pavel Filip, Prime Minister of Moldova and ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Monday announced he will be leading a Q&A Session to examine the revival of the development process in the Arab World. The session will take place during the fifth edition of the World Government Summit (WGS) 2017. During ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) chaired the board of directors’ meeting. HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Deputy Chairman of ADFD, was also present. The board reviewed a ...