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ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court and Chairman of Etihad Rail, has inaugurated track-laying works at the Seih Shuaib site, which is the centre point for track-laying running to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Sheikh Theyab reviewed the latest progress during a 10-kilometre trip aboard an inspection ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Tuesday announced that Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance), has signed an agreement to join a new world-scale chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility at Ta’ziz in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi. The agreement capitalises on growing demand for these critical industrial raw materials and leverages the strengths of Adnoc ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopian Prime Minister, have discussed means to foster cooperation in different sectors for the benefit of the two sides. This came in a phone call Sheikh Mohamed received from the Ethiopian ...

DUBAI / WAM DP World, UAE Region’s flagship Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) has improved and elevated the roads and infrastructure within its premises over the last five years, to offer top-notch facilities to those operating in the free zone. The projects include sustainable developments and major construction works valued at approximately AED2.484 billion. Key features of the upgrades include ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM RAK Ports has signed a strategic partnership with Danish established Monjasa, a global top ten bunker fuel provider supplying around five million tonnes of oil products every year. Firmly rooted in the Middle East since 2006, Monjasa’s office in Dubai employs 75 specialists covering regional supply operations across the Arabian Gulf and West Africa. With ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co is finalising a set of three safety enhancements to the engines on its popular 737 Next Generation models to prevent debris from escaping during a failure, according to US regulators. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) outlined the fixes in a letter to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The NTSB had recommended improvements in the engine designs ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has won the Best International Innovation Award in the field of Rails Infrastructure Maintenance Management System (RIMMS). The award is part of the Global Business Awards presented by the UK-based Awards Intelligence Ltd, a specialist in evaluating innovative services in large and medium enterprises as well as start-ups. RTA’s winning of ...

Ras Al Khaimah / WAM RAK Ports signed a strategic partnership with Danish established Monjasa, a global top ten bunker fuel provider supplying around five million tonnes of oil products every year. Firmly rooted in the Middle East since 2006, Monjasa’s office in Dubai employs 75 specialists covering regional supply operations across the Arabian Gulf and West Africa. With recent ...

Dubai / WAM The global contactless economy is booming, and companies based in Dubai Internet City (DIC) are playing an integral role in positioning Dubai as an incubator and exporter of innovative contactless technologies that have gained new importance as consumers move away from cash. Contactless services are seeing a steep rise in demand due to better user experiences and ...

SHARJAH / WAM The American University of Sharjah (AUS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ajman Transport Authority to enhance and facilitate collaboration between the two entities. Held virtually, the signing ceremony was attended by senior officials from both organisations, including AUS Chancellor Prof. Kevin Mitchell and Omar Mohammed Rashid Lootah, Director-General of the Ajman Transport Authority. ...