Abu Dhabi / WAM The Airports Council International (ACI), World has recently announced Abu Dhabi International Airport, AUH, as the winner of ‘Best Airport in the Middle East’, for the second year in a row, at its annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ), Awards. The ASQ is the only worldwide programme to survey passengers at the airport on their day of ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The CNBC news channel has listed Shamma bint Suhail Faris Al Mazrui, Minister of State for Youth Affairs, among the top seven ‘female activists under 23 who are changing the world’. The list comes in conjunction with this year’s International Women’s day, centred around the theme #PressforProgress, which urges women of all generations to use their ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), part of Senaat Abu Dhabi, announced that innovative applications have saved the company AED210 million. The company organised an Innovation Award ceremony at Park Rotana Hotel, which was attended by NPCC’s clients from ADNOC and ARAMCO, shareholders of Senaat and NPCC employees. The ceremony was organised to recognise, reward employees ...
Read More »CANCUN / WAM Having concluded their participation in the fifth session of the summit held on March 7 in Cannon, Mexico, Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, and Abu Dhabi Environment Authority, announced that Abu Dhabi will host the sixth session of the 2019 World Summit of the Oceans. This announcement has been declared during the AD Emirate Governmental bodies’ ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA), has reaffirmed that registering for Value Added Tax (VAT), can be done in three easy steps through the e-Services portal on the Authority’s website, taking no longer than 15-20 minutes. The Taxable Person or an official representative can register through the e-Services portal, available 24/7 on the FTA website, which was ...
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has announced that the theme of this year’s Emirati Women’s Day 2018, which will take place on August 28, will be, “Women on the Course of Zayed.†...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced its intention to move further downstream, as the company pivots to take full advantage of the rising demand for higher value refined and petrochemical products, particularly in the growth economies of China and Asia. Speaking at CERAWeek, a leading gathering of the energy industry, Dr. Sultan ...
Read More »TOKYO / WAM The growth on non-oil trade between the UAE and Japan to AED53.5 billion, or $14.6 billion, is a tangible proof of the privileged relations established by the two nations across the past decades, according to Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy. The minister made the remarks during UAE-Japan Strategic Business Forum, in presence of Japan’s ...
Read More »FUJAIRAH / WAM Total oil product stocks in the Port of Fujairah were 16.712 million barrels, up 4.6 percent on the week, after heavy distillates rebounded from last week’s record lows, according to latest data from the Fujairah Energy Data Committee, or FEDCom. Stocks of heavy distillates and residues jumped 34.3 percent on the week to 6.5 million barrels. This ...
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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai on Wednesday inspected the progress of the Shindagha Heritage District project, which is part of a major renovation development aimed at rejuvenating some of the oldest parts of Dubai. His Highness was accompanied by HH Sheikh Maktoum ...
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