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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi has appointed two American judges, Oran Whiting and Colene Marie Otol, to work in Abu Dhabi Commercial Courts. The pair will work in the full chamber of the Commercial Court of First Instance to hear the disputes where values in dispute exceed AED1 million, according to Abu Dhabi Judicial Department, ADJD. The appointment is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), postponed monthly installment for its personal finance customers at ‘no extra charge’ during the holy month of Ramadan. Customers eligible will be contacted by SMS with the postponement made automatically, the bank said in an announcement. The offer is valid for installments due from May 1-31. Customers are free to opt ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality announced that Dubai Frame, the latest national cultural landmark that has been developed and completed by Municipality, has been awarded the certificate of Guinness Book of World Records for the “Largest Building in the Shape of a Picture Frame.” Dawoud Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, said, “We are delighted that Dubai Frame project received ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE government has made, over the past several years, conscious efforts towards moving to a more sustainable future, setting its sights on delivering services that would rival the best in the world, and investing in significant performance improvements to ensure social welfare and economic well-being. The upward path of the UAE in world competitiveness testifies ...

GUANGZHOU / WAM Rahma Bin Abdulrahman Al Shamsi, UAE Consul-General in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, and Zheng Jianrong, Director-General of Department of Commerce of Guangdong Province, have discussed ways of joint cooperation in economic and trade fields. During the meeting, Zheng Jianrong briefed Al Shamsi on the latest developments and commercial developments in the province, highlighting the Chinese side’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc, Distribution), is planning to expand its facilities and investment services around the UAE, especially in Dubai, which currently serves only four stations, announced Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting CEO of Adnoc Distribution. The company plans to increase the number of stations in Dubai over the next five years, by constructing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy said that retail companies were committed to reducing their prices during the holy month of Ramadan, as well as decreasing the number of consumer complaints and offering discounts of between 35 and 75 percent, according to the ministry’s plan. During a consumer protection monitoring tour in the retail stores in Al Wahda ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, met Alberto Bonisoli, Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Activities, and explored means of enhancing the UAE-Italian cultural relations through the establishment of joint cultural and artistic projects bringing together the artists of the two countries. This came on the sidelines of Al Kaabi’s participation ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) announced the completion and operation of two new power distribution stations, 33/11 KV, in Kalba city in Al Saf 2 and University district, as well as a number of maintenance and network development projects to provide better services to the population and development projects. Dr Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of Sharjah ...

Sharjah / WAM The eighth edition of the Sharjah Ramadan Majlis, organised by the Sharjah Press Club of the Sharjah Government Media Bureau, will begin on May 13, at Al Majaz Amphitheatre. The majlis is set to take up a broad range of strategic issues with a number of leading specialists and experts from across the UAE and the Arab ...