Al Ain / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Ruler’s Representative of the Eastern Region, the third National Traditional Handicrafts Festival opened to the public on Wednesday in Souq Al Qattara, in Al Ain city. The opening ceremony was inaugurated by HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, TCA Abu Dhabi Director General, ...
Read More »
Dubai / Emirates Business Maritime professionals attending Seatrade Maritime Middle East 2016 (SMME), have been discussing the ramifications of the new International Maritime Organization (IMO) 0.5% sulphur cap which comes into force in 2020 and could push the price of fuel used to operate ships (bunker prices), by more than US$200 a tonne – a 70% increase. Essentially from ...
Read More »Dubai / Emirates Business Global shipping, logistics and marine services provider GAC Group is celebrating a double success after being honoured at both The Maritime Standard Awards 2016 and the Seatrade Maritime Awards 2016 for the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa. GAC was named the Ship Agent of the Year at The Maritime Standard Awards 2016, recognising it as ...
Read More »
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business A state-of-the-art Etihad Airways Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner touched down in Johannesburg on Tuesday after its inaugural flight from Abu Dhabi. Etihad Airways flight EY604 took off from Abu Dhabi at 10.15am and arrived on schedule at 4.45pm local time. The return flight EY603 departed Johannesburg at 7.50pm, touching down Abu Dhabi on schedule at ...
Read More »DUBAI / Emirates Business UNIKAI Foods PJSC, one of the largest dairy food companies in the Arabian Peninsula, entered into an exclusive three-year partnership with Etihad Airways. Valued at AED14.4 million, the agreement makes UNIKAI the sole supplier of long-life juices across the airline’s premier guest lounges and all flight classes. Speaking on the synergy, Neeraj Vohra, CEO, UNIKAI ...
Read More »
ABU DHABI / Emirates Business HIMSS Analytics has announced that Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of Mubadala’s network of world-class healthcare providers, has achieved the HIMSS Analytics Electronic Medical Record Adoption ModelSM (EMRAMSM) Stage 7, an international benchmark for the use of advanced IT to improve patient care. Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi is the first UAE healthcare facility, and ...
Read More »
ABU DHABI / WAM The Barakah One Company, a subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) announced on Tuesday the signature of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the purchase of electricity generated at the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant with the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Company (ADWEC). The agreement was ...
Read More »DUBAI/ WAM Ways of strengthening bilateral economic, investment and trade relations between the UAE and Qatar were at the centre of talks held on Tuesday by UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri and Ambassador of Qatar to the UAE Hadi bin Nasser Al Hajeri. The talks covered diversifying investment opportunities in the tourism, logistics and IT ...
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme on Tuesday approved AED390 million in housing loans and grants for 629 eligible Emiratis, Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Public Works and chairman of the board of directors of the national housing scheme announced on Tuesday. The amount covers 518 residential housing grants and 111 housing loans, ...
Read More »DUBAI / WAM Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation and Director-General for the Dubai Expo 2020 Bureau, met Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), at the Head Office of DEWA, to look at how DEWA can help Expo with its expertise and world-class services. During the meeting, ...
Read More »
The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.