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  ABU DHABI / WAM The European Union (EU) is among the UAE’s largest trading partners where non-oil trade between the country and the regional bloc stood at more than US$65 billion in 2015, up from $10.2 in 1999, including trade via free zones, Assistant Under-Secretary for Foreign Trade Affairs at the UAE Ministry of Economy Juma Mohammed Al Kait ...

  Abu Dhabi / EMIRATES BUSINESS The first commercial-scale carbon capture, utilisation & storage (CCUS) facility in the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) became operational in the UAE on Saturday. It aims to sequester up to 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (COâ‚‚) per year, it was announced. Developed by Abu Dhabi’s Carbon Capture Company Al Reyadah, a joint ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCDTA) will continue to build stronger ties in the European markets through its participation in the World Travel Market (WTM) 2016. Being held in London from November 7-9, the World Travel Market is the leading event for the travel and tourism industry globally. The UK remains a key opportunity for ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is spearheading a delegation to World Travel Market (WTM) in London, UK from November 7-9 to promote the emirate as a destination of distinction in conjunction with a new global destination campaign which was launched last week. Joining the Authority at the leading global event ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has participated in the World Space Risk Forum (WSRF) 2016, the global event that brings together a large number of international experts and specialists in the field of space industry from around the world. During the opening session, the forum rewarded MBRSC with the Inspiration Award, as Salem ...

  Dubai / WAM The United Arab Emirates has made a noticeable surge in the Legatum Prosperity Index, thanks to its impressive performance in many areas, including health and wellbeing. “True prosperity is as much about wellbeing as wealth and the UAE is the best in the region at delivering it,” said a report published recently by Legatum Institute, an international ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), the regulatory body for Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, in collaboration with the University of Dubai (UD), organised a Happiness Lab workshop entitled ‘Future of the Work Environment for the Youth’. The workshop that was hosted at the university premises and visited by Dr Mohammed ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The development of electric, autonomous, and connected vehicles in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) will be in sharp focus at a conference and exhibition in Dubai this month, as the Emirate’s government takes a lead role in the future of regional mobility. The 2nd International Conference on Future Mobility, to be held from November 14-15 ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE federal government has launched the final phase of evaluating innovative ideas submitted by federal government employees for Afkari, a government initiative launched last year to support innovation in the sector, the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation said on Saturday. Some 750 innovative ideas were submitted and the huge number required a higher evaluation ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business A new study by the NYU Abu Dhabi Public Health Research Center revealed that smoking shisha at home exposes children and non-smokers in the home to even more harmful pollutants than secondhand smoke from cigarettes. Air pollution was studied in 33 homes in the United Arab Emirates: 11 where only shisha was smoked, 12 ...