Abu Dhabi / WAAM The largest-ever Abu Dhabi Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), was opened on Monday, as a global platform for industry best-practice and innovation, setting the agenda for the future of the energy, oil and gas sector. Over four days, the event will welcome more than 150,000 attendees from 167 countries, including senior decision-makers and industry thought leaders. ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, announced on Monday a new Family Protection policy that includes mechanisms for protecting women, children, the elderly, and people of determination from any type of violence and abuse. In a Cabinet meeting chaired by His Highness ...
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Sharjah / WAM The fifth edition of the region’s leading FDI event, the Sharjah FDI Forum, titled “Future Trends in Foreign Direct Investment”, got underway at Sharjah’s Al Jawaher Reception and Convention Centre, inaugurated by HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah. The forum is organised by the Sharjah FDI Office (Invest ...
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Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Adnoc Distribution, the UAE’s largest fuel and convenience retailer, on Monday revealed its next generation ‘Adnoc On the go’ station. Smart technology enabled, ‘Adnoc on the go’ brings Adnoc Distribution closer to its customers and the communities that it serves, allowing smaller neighborhood stations to be installed where traditional stations would be impractical. ‘Adnoc on ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates’ first remote check-in terminal, outside of the airport, was opened on Monday to provide seamless connections for cruise passengers. The Emirates check-in counters, located at Port Rashid, will allow passengers who are disembarking from their cruise ships to check in for their onward Emirates flight at the same facility. The new service will further enhance ...
Read More »SHARJAH / WAM The 10th edition of Sharjah Stamp Exhibition, organised by Emirates Philatelic Association, is set to kick off from November 19-23 at Mega Mall Sharjah. The event will bring together enthusiasts and collectors of rare stamps from the UAE and other countries of the world. The event aims to shed light on the cultural legacy and long postal ...
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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Monday announced the launch of its new ‘Freedom Unlimited’ plans, offering postpaid customers – for the first time in the UAE – unlimited local and international calls on select plans. With the new ‘Freedom Unlimited’ plans, postpaid customers can choose a plan, based on their need and enjoy complete freedom from calling limits. ...
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LONDON / WAM Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, on Monday announced that it will launch a new exchange, ICE Futures Abu Dhabi (IFAD), to host the world’s first futures contracts based on Abu Dhabi National Oil Company’s (Adnoc), Murban crude oil. On November 4, Abu Dhabi’s ...
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KHAWKHAH / WAM The UAE, represented by its humanitarian arm, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), inaugurated a new school in Khawkhah District, which will serve 800 students. The ERC will also launch eight other schools in the coming weeks, bringing the total number of academic establishments restored and furnished by the UAE in the Red Sea Coast to 36. The ...
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Bloomberg Ten coal-fired power plants near India’s capital of New Delhi are poised to miss a December deadline to install pollution control devices that would have curbed premature deaths linked to toxic emissions. Eight of the plants, whose operators include Vedanta Ltd, Larsen & Toubro Ltd (l&T) and Uttar Pradesh Power Corp, have yet to order the required flue-gas desulfurisation ...
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