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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE community will unite in harmony as they lend their voices to a unique performance of the UAE National Anthem for the 49th UAE National Day. The Organising Committee of the Official 49th National Day Celebration is seeking to bring people together by inviting them to record their own vocal performances of the anthem, in ...

Bloomberg Oil touched its strongest level since early September as signs that Covid-19 vaccinations in the US could be underway within three weeks improved the demand outlook. Markets broadly rallied after AstraZeneca Plc became the latest company to report a vaccine that protects most people from coronavirus. Vaccinations will “hopefully” start as soon as December 11 or December 12, Moncef ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah International Airport Free Zone(SAIF Zone), together with Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Sharjah Municipality (SM), to support their digital transformation vision, enhance cooperation and upgrade work mechanisms. The MoU is expected to save investors’ time, facilitate, quicken and simplify procedures for completing transactions. It will also ensure ...

Dubai/ WAM AquaChemie Middle East – a leading chemical sales and services company and part of the UAE-based AquaChemie Group – on MOnday broke ground on its strategic, world-class petrochemical terminal in DP World’s flagship, Jebel Ali Port, Dubai. The AED150 million ($40 million) project will serve as a vital gateway, facilitating and boosting the growing petrochemical trade between manufacturers ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (SCAD) initiated the Labour Force Survey fieldwork in Abu Dhabi emirate under the slogan “The future of jobs begins with you”. This national project is part of Abu Dhabi’s statistical plan to provide holistic and accurate data for developing programmes that support the national and non-national workforce in the labour market. ...

Dubai / Emirates Business AquaChemie Middle East — a leading chemical sales and services company and part of the UAE-based AquaChemie Group — on Monday broke ground on its strategic,world-class petrochemical terminal in DP World’s flagship, Jebel Ali Port, Dubai. The AED 150mn ($40 million) project will serve as a vital gateway, facilitating and boosting the growing petrochemical trade between ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA) Dubai Blood Donation Centre has launched the 9th edition of the ‘Dami Le Watani’ (My Blood, for My Country) blood donation campaign. The campaign, which was created in 2012, under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive ...

DUBAI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said that the latest oil discoveries in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi will drive economic growth in the UAE and strengthen its position as a credible energy supplier. The Supreme Petroleum Council (SPC), announced the discovery of substantial recoverable unconventional oil resources located onshore, estimated at 22 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tadweer, the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre, has launched a marine waste vessel in Al Dhafra Region of Abu Dhabi. The first of its kind facility in the emirate of Abu Dhabi will be used to transfer different types of solid waste from Dalma Island in Al Dhafra Region to Ruwais landfill on a regular basis. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Nawah Energy Company, Nawah, the joint venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), recently celebrated the graduation of the first UAE National leaders from its Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant Management Certification program. Nawah has designed the program to develop UAE National leaders in managing ...