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Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Wednesday opened the 8th edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2019, at Expo Centre Sharjah, in the presence of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah. Organised by the International Government Communication Centre, ...

Sharjah / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has said that the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF) 2019, has become a key regional platform for developing effective communication strategies, supporting the government’s efforts, and achieving sustainable community development. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency, (WAM), he said that the eighth edition of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), won the ‘Oil and Gas Project of the Year’ accolade at the 2019 MEED Projects Awards. The award was presented to Adnoc for the Taweelah Gas Compression Plant project that was completed in record time, under the highest safety standards. The award recognises Taweelah’s strategic importance to the UAE’s gas ...

Fujairah / WAM Oil products stockpiles at the Port of Fujairah rose 11 percent over the past week to 23.931 million barrels by Monday, the highest level in 20 months, according to data obtained by S&P Global Platts on Wednesday. The gain was led by heavy residue inventories posting a 17 percent week-on-week increase to reach 10.12 million barrels, a ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Women spend a lifetime looking after their families and often ignore their own wellbeing. It is important for women to take of themselves. As metabolism slows, your changing body requires fewer calories and is prone to belly fat. Switch out for lower-fat options, leaner sources of protein, like chicken, fish, beans, or quinoa. Get antioxidants by ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates announced it will increase the frequency of flights between Dubai and Cairo, adding four additional flights a week to its existing thrice-daily service, starting 28th October, 2019. The four new flights operating on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday, will take the total number of weekly Emirates flights serving Cairo to 25. Similar to the current service, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Al Habtoor Motors-Mitsubishi focuses on offering customers absolute peace of mind with its new March promotion. “Drive For A Year Free” promotion offers Mitsubishi customers opting from an extensive range of cars and SUV’s – Free Petrol, Free Salik and Free Service for one whole year. Additionally, they also get benefits like Warranty, Free Llumar tinting ...

Dubai / WAM With less than six months to go until the start of the 24th World Energy Congress, Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, outlined a Congress that will bring together the entire global energy ecosystem – government and industry leaders from Asia and Africa, investors, innovators, students and young professionals among many ...

Bloomberg Oil’s rally stuttered as uncertainty over the status of trade negotiations between the US and China stoked concerns over global economic growth. Futures for May fell as much as 1.2 percent in New York. China was said to be pushing back against American demands, raising speculation that trade tensions between the world’s biggest economies will persist. Still, the price ...

Bloomberg Petrobras is expected to receive more than $18 billion from a mixture of government and private sources as payment for oil reserves, people familiar with the matter said, potentially resolving a dispute that has dragged on since 2013. Brazil’s government anticipates that companies seeking to join in deep-water oil projects would need to pay Petrobras more than $9 billion, ...