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ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC) Parliamentary Division will participate in the 143rd General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the 208th session of its Governing Council, and the meetings of the union’s Executive Committee and standing and specialist committees, to be hosted by the Spanish Parliament in Madrid from November 24-30. Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Distribution has become the first fuel retailer in the Middle East to launch the next generation retail experience, a fully autonomous and contactless and cashier-less Adnoc Oasis store. The first new generation store has been opened at Adnoc’s Sheikh Khalifa Energy Complex, said a press release issued on Monday. It offers new cashless and contactless ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s ultra-low-fare national airline, has announced it will offer a special 50% discount on its flights to all destinations to celebrate the UAE’s Golden Jubilee anniversary. The 50% discount flights are now on sale on wizzair.com and the airline’s mobile app (also available in Arabic). The airline is also launching ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) has unveiled the Rakez mobile app, another key milestone in the economic zone’s ongoing digitisation journey that aims to boost the ease and accessibility it offers to global investors. Available on both Apple Store and Google Play, the app is packed with wide-ranging features that allow clients to submit ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) organised a special viewing of a documentary at Expo 2020. Called “Our Sea Our Future,” the feature-length production showcased the success story of improving fish stocks in Abu Dhabi. The documentary was shown as part of the EAD Inspiration Series at Expo 2020 Dubai’s Terra – The Sustainability Pavilion ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business GreenGate Co. General Trading and Commercial Agencies under the patronage of His Excellency Dr Mubarak Hamad Marzouq Al Ameri, announces the partnership with Safetech Innovations. Founded in 2011 in Romania and listed on the Romanian stock market, Safetech Innovations focuses on the data protection services and the implementation of cybersecurity solutions as well as the ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the UAE’s ultra-low-fare national airline, has announced it will offer a special 50% discount on its flights to all destinations to celebrate the UAE’s Golden Jubilee anniversary. The 50% discount flights are now on sale on wizzair.com and the airline’s mobile app (also available in Arabic). The airline is also launching ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of the Ministry’s efforts to expand the National In-Country Value (ICV) Programme across the nation, Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, on Monday joined the Ministry of Industry & Advanced Technology’s (MoIAT) in-country value (ICV) programme as the aluminium company moves towards its goal of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Airport Freezone Authority (Dafza) signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Export Bahrain, establishing frameworks for technical collaboration to support their joint efforts in institutional development, facilitating business activities, supporting companies and their plans for growth and expansion and exchanging information and expertise. Amna Lootah, Assistant Director-General of Dafza; and Safa Abdulkhaliq, Acting Chief Executive Officer of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The second edition of the Abu Dhabi Smart City Summit is beginning on Tuesday, bringing together more than 25 local and federal government agencies, and 400 specialists, experts, officials, leaders, strategists and policy makers, as well as governmental and private organisations. The summit will discuss the best practices for developing smart cities and addressing challenges, contributing ...