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Sheikh Mohamed attends 4th Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable

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, on Sunday attended the 4th Abu Dhabi CEO Roundtable, where 30 of the world’s leading oil and gas companies gathered to discuss key industry challenges and opportunities in today’s fast evolving global economy. The ...

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Ras Al Khaimah to host Hotel Investors’ Summit in 2020

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM The Gulf and Indian Ocean Hotel Investors’ Summit (GIOHIS) in partnership with the Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority on Sunday announced that the emirate will host ‘GIOHIS 2020’ at Al Hamra International Exhibition and Conference Centre in Ras Al Khaimah on November 23-24, 2020. The Summit is expected to attract 300-350 senior executives from ...

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SGH-Dubai receives excellence award

Dubai / Emirates Business Saudi German Hospital-Dubai (SGH-Dubai) has been awarded Gold Certification for Excellence in Person-Centered Care by Planetree International during the conference at Orlando Florida, USA. This Person-Centered Care Certification recognises the organisation’s achievement and innovation in the delivery of person-centered care. Saudi German Hospital-Dubai is one of only 134 healthcare organisations worldwide to earn this prestigious award, ...

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First Capesize vessel sails from EGA’s GAC in Guinea

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), on Sunday announced that the first Capesize vessel has sailed from its bauxite mining subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation in the Republic of Guinea. The vessel, the MV Berge Rosa operated by shipping line Berge Bulk, is bound for a customer in India laden with 173,000 tonnes of bauxite ore. Capesize vessels are ...

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President of Belarus visits Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque

ABU DHABI / WAM President Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus visited the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, along with his accompanying delegation, as part of his official visit to the UAE. The Belarusian President, commenced his tour by visiting the ossuary of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and recalled the Founding Father’s wise approach that enriched ...

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Details of World Tolerance Summit Dubai announced

Dubai / WAM The second edition of the World Tolerance Summit (WTS), one of the initiatives of the International Institute for Tolerance (IIT), under the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Initiatives, will be chaired by Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the International Institute for Tolerance (IIT), top officials ...

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Largest-ever Adipec to set agenda for future of global energy sector

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The world’s most influential oil and gas exhibition and conference, the largest-ever Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), opens on Monday. As a global platform for industry best-practice and innovation, Adipec will set the agenda for the future of the energy, oil and gas sector. Over four days, the event will welcome more than ...

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Alibaba seeks to raise up to $15b in Hong Kong share sale

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd is moving ahead with plans to raise as much as $15 billion in a Hong Kong share sale, people with knowledge of the matter said, a major win for a city rocked by months of civil unrest. Asia’s largest company by market value is now preparing for a listing hearing as mandated by companies that ...

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India to import onions to keep prices in check

Bloomberg India will import 100,000 tons of onions, Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan said in a message on Twitter, in a bid to curb rising prices. State-owned trading firm MMTC Ltd will import the onions so that they are available for distribution between November 15 and December 15, the minister said. State co-operative National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing ...

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Japan’s Fukushima to start $2.7b renewables project

Bloomberg Work is set to begin on a $2.7 billion renewable energy project in Japan’s Fukushima, the site of one of the world’s worst nuclear disasters, the Nikkei newspaper said. The plan is for the wind and solar project to generate and transmit up to 600 megawatts of power, which will be supplied to Tokyo and the surrounding area, according ...

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