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  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is preparing to welcome 600,000 Chinese visitors to the emirate by 2021, tapping into the potential of a major market that promises significant future growth prospects. HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General of TCA Abu Dhabi, explained that China is a major international source market ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 2016 editions of Gulfood Manufacturing, the Speciality Food Festival, SEAFEX and the newly-named Yummex Middle East – running at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until November 9- were inaugurated on Monday by His Excellency Dr Rashid bin Ahmed bin Fahad, UAE Minister of State, accompanied by a number of leading UAE business chiefs and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The largest ever Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), opened on Monday, marking the start of four days of high-level industry discussions that will shape policies and strategies for the new energy landscape. The event was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. Held ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ducab, UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products, will be showcasing its products for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry at the ADIPEC. The company, owned equally by Abu Dhabi’s Senaat and by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD) and, has been at the forefront of innovation in delivering technologically advanced products to meet ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DubaiSat-2, owned and operated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has captured a high definition photos of the Dubai Water Canal full of water. The photos show the new waterway flowing from Dubai Creek down towards the Arabian Gulf. The image also show the various facilities built to run along both banks of ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, (MIST) an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, announced it is showcasing its research activities that contribute to the UAE’s oil and gas exploration and recovery at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2016. As a research-based institution mandated to ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business A rare example of the passenger aircraft that is synonymous with early jet air travel in the UAE made its final journey when it arrived in Sharjah this month. The front section of a Vickers VC10, fondly nicknamed ‘The Queen of the Skies’, recently arrived from the UK by boat before being driven through the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Sunday attended the inaugural Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable, at which 20 of the world’s leading oil and gas companies gathered to discuss strategies for future growth and how to stay competitive in ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Energy Authority sought to strengthen ties with Singapore, especially in the Water and Energy Sector. Working closely with Singapore was discussed at the end of the Authority’s recent participation at Singapore International Energy Week, under the leadership of Sheikh Abdulla Bin Mohammed Bin Butti Al Hamed, member of the Abu Dhabi Executive ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by global property developer Emaar Properties, recorded a net profit of AED 1.42 billion during the first nine months (January to September) of 2016, an increase of 16 per cent over the same period last year at AED1.22 billion . The total revenue for the first nine ...