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Sharjah / WAM With the aim of qualifying job seekers in the media field from university and college graduates registered with the Human Resources Department of the Government of Sharjah, the Sharjah Media Training Centre (SMTC), affiliated to Sharjah Broadcasting Authority has launched the “I Can” initiative in its second edition, which will run until December 30. The initiative includes ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Women in Falconry is one of the main topics of the conference “The Future of Falconry”, which will be hosted in the next edition of Adihex in cooperation with Unesco and organised by Emirates Falconers’ Club and the International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey (IAF) which currently has 110 associations from 90 ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Investment Development Agency (Dubai FDI), the investment promotion agency of Dubai Economy, has welcomed the announcement by Amazon Web Services (AWS) of its plans to open data centres in the UAE in the first half of 2022. The new AWS Middle East (UAE) Region will consist of three Availability Zones and become AWS’s second region ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the supervision of the Higher Committee of Digital Government in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the Department of Government Support (DGS) represented by the Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (ADDA) has announced the official internet top level domain name for the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, “.abudhabi”, which represents the digital identity of the emirate in the ...

Bloomberg Oil slipped ahead of an Opec+ meeting that should see further output added to a market that the group sees as needing extra supply. West Texas Intermediate falls by 1.3% after losing more than 7% in August, the biggest monthly decline this year. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies including Russia are expected to ratify ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militias’ attempts to attack civilians and civilian objects in Najran, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted by Coalition Forces. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE reiterated that these systematic terror attacks by the Houthis reflect ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utility companies in the region, announced that it has initiated a strategic review of its oil and gas operations. Since 2005, Taqa has built a high-quality portfolio of upstream and midstream operations in the UK North Sea, the Netherlands, Canada and the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced on Wednesday that it has taken a key step towards launching a derivatives market this year by signing an agreement with Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) to deliver marketplace technology solutions, including matching, real-time clearing and settlement technology. ADX is rapidly expanding asset classes and developing new offerings for both regional and ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC, a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise, on Wednesday announced it recorded its best August on record since its establishment in 2002, with 204 new member companies registered, and best eight-month performance in seven years. This builds on the business district’s record-breaking success in recent months, with a strong performance ...

AL AIN / WAM The UAE’s land ports have begun receiving travellers from Oman, after verifying the readiness of all ports and ensuring the implementation of national precautionary measures aimed at curbing the spread of Covid-19. Khalifa Hamad Al Shamsi, Director of the Land Ports Department at Public Authority for Security of Ports, Borders and Free Zones in the country, ...