Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday awarded a contract worth AED5.62 billion ($1.53 billion) to Adnoc Drilling. The award supports the expansion of Adnoc’s offshore operations and its objective to responsibly increase production capacity and meet the growing global demand for reliable, lower carbon-intensity oil and gas. Adnoc Offshore awarded the two-year contract which ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Burjeel Holdings PLC listed on Monday on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), following the completion of its initial public offering (IPO). The IPO, which raised gross proceeds of more than AED1.1 billion for the offering of 11 percent of the company’s total issued share capital, attracted total gross demand of more than AED32.0 billion ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM COP 28, the UN conference on climate change to be hosted by the UAE next year, will be a significant one, as it will mark the first global stocktake of climate progress since the Paris Agreement, a top US official told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), adding that the UAE’s leadership in global climate action is ...
Read More »Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation’s (MoHRE) participation at Gitex Global, the world’s largest tech show that is being held this year until October 14, in the Sheikh Saeed Hall at the Dubai World Trade Centre, will revolve around showcasing its latest smart systems, including the rapidly-updated MoHRE app. In line with its directives to ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM The 7th edition of the International Exhibition of National Security and Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2022) opened on Monday under the patronage of HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior. The exhibition is organised by Adnec group in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior and ...
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Dubai / WAM The Sharjah Commerce and Tourism Development Authority (SCTDA) is harnessing the power of emerging technologies to enrich user experience with the launch of its innovative AI- and Metaverse-based projects at Gitex Global 2022, an inclusive tech show that brings together enterprises, governments, startups, investors, coders, academia and youth. Announcing the launch at a press conference at ...
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Dubai / WAM Non-oil trade of Dubai Airport Free Zone (Dafz), part of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), rose by more than 36 percent year-on-year in 2021, reinforcing Dubai’s strength as a global hub for trade and commerce. Figures shared by the Dafz in cooperation with Dubai Customs showed that the free zone’s non-oil trade exceeded AED162 ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a cable of congratulations to Yoweri Museveni, President of Uganda, on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day anniversary. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, sent a similar cable to President ...
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Dubai / WAM Dubai Future Forum has revealed its speaker list, comprising more than 70 of the world’s leading futurists from 45 organisations who will lead discussions about the most pressing questions of our time. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Cyber Security Council to support the development and review of national level strategies, polices and standards for the cybersecurity of the UAE energy sector. The agreement was signed at Enec headquarters in Abu Dhabi by His Excellency Mohamed ...
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