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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Busiiness Dr Ali Al Ameri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Shoumoukh Oil Services Group, confirmed that the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition (Adipec) from November 15-18 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center is important for the oil and gas sector to identify the future trends in light of the price growth, and continue ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM An innovative solution that enables people to grow healthy produce at home, took centre stage at an event held to mark World Food Day at Expo Dubai 2020. The app-controlled HydroArtPod smart garden, developed by a Masdar City-based start-up, was the only technology product to be featured during the event, hosted under Expo’s Programme for People ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Sunday announced the completion of an expansion to the company’s Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi. The expansion added 66 new reduction cells in total to three potlines at Al Taweelah, boosting production capacity by some 78,000 tonnes of hot metal per year at one of the largest aluminium smelters in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Festival will begin on November 18, in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikha Manal bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE Gender Balance Council, President of Dubai Women Establishment, and wife of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, congratulated the wise leadership and HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union ...

Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has issued a decision to merge Dubai Economy and Dubai Tourism into one entity under the name ‘Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism’. His Highness also issued a decision appointing Helal Al Marri as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Mohamed bin Zayed Award for Best Teacher announced launch of its Fourth Cycle, during a press conference held at the Expo 2020 Dubai, which included members of the award, to highlight latest developments. The award’s new cycle will be open for foreign and non-Arabic speaking teachers in private schools and the international community who can ...

Dubai / WAM Colombia, the third largest economy in Latin America, aims at reaching more than AED 3.67 billion ($1 billion) in bilateral trade with the UAE by 2030, President Ivan Duque told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). In an exclusive interview in Dubai, the president of Colombia said he hopes to triple the trade figures with the UAE within ...

LISBON / WAM Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Teleworking Applications, affirmed that the UAE government adopts the establishment of an incubator environment for advanced technology, which attracts minds and talents, empowers them and builds their skills and experiences, to create solutions and work mechanisms supported by artificial intelligence (AI). Al Olama ...

DUBAI / WAM The newly-established UAE Infrastructure and Housing Council held its first meeting to discuss the challenges, priorities, policies and legislation that serve the direction of the state and contribute to realising aspirations of the government for the welfare of the Emirati people. The council also reviewed the housing plans for the coming years and the provision of multiple ...