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ROME / WAM The United Arab Emirates has been awarded a permanent membership with observer status on the Council of the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM). The decision was made by ICCROM’s Council 93rd session in Rome, in recognition of UAE’s support and contributions to organisation, including hosting the only regional ...

Bloomberg Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman finally gave the go-ahead for the initial public offering (IPO) of Aramco, deciding there’s enough support from local investors for what’s likely to be a record share sale. The crown prince made the decision at a meeting he chaired and an official announcement is likely as soon as Sunday. The partial privatisation will ...

Bloomberg Southeast Asian countries should band together and speak with one voice in global trade disputes with the US and European Union (EU) to avoid being bullied, according to Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Speaking to a business forum in Bangkok, Mahathir said the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) should leverage its market of 650 million people to ...

Dubai / WAM Director General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih and Oleksandr Khomiak, Consul General of Ukraine to Dubai discussed means of boosting cooperation between Ukraine and the UAE, especially in areas of trade. “It’s very important for us to boost ties of partnership with the Ukrainian diplomatic missions and companies. We have priorities which include delivering a leading ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, has emphasised the UAE’s unwavering commitment to global prosperity and setting an example to Least Developed Countries in remarks made at the 8th Ministerial Conference of the Least Developed Countries organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization. The event, held on November 2 ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), on Saturday announced it commenced work on the Smart Map of Natural Capital of the UAE. The two-phased initiative aims to identify local biologically rich ecosystems and the services they provide to the indigenous environment, in addition to carrying out an economic valuation of these services. Data will be ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), the International Desalination Association (IDA) concluded the 2019 World Congress that was hosted by Dewa at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre under the theme “Crossroads to Sustainability”. ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), the integrated free zone technology park, and Intel, the Silicon Valley-headquartered tech giant, on Saturday announced the launch of the new phase of “Intel Innovation Centre” that is directly aligned with the “Project Mustakbal”, an initiative that was revealed by Intel during the event and seeks to further accelerate the Middle East’s game-changing ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The 12th Medication Safety Conference 2019, organised by Synovetics, was held in Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the American Society for Health System Pharmacists (ASHP) at the Dusit Thani Hotel. Around 800 participants attended the event that gathers renowned speakers in medication and patient safety from across the globe. The Medication Safety Conference delivers its ...

ABU DHABI / Emirates Business HE Falah Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Department of Urban Planning and Municipalities (DPM), said the UAE Flag Day celebrations are a tribute of respect to our Founding Father, the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, who unified the Emirates 48 years ago. The event also reaffirms allegiance and respect to the ...