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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Healthcare City Authority announced the introduction of a new licence which allows international physicians, dentists, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) practitioners to enter the UAE, and work in up to three clinical facilities within the Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), free zone. The Visiting Doctor’s licence, which aims to attract international medical talent to Dubai, is ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE Government is keen to achieve the highest levels of national food security and ensure its sustainability as it is a key for the life quality in the UAE society. Sheikh Mohammed noted that ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said that the UAE has become a hub for innovation and development, and it is on the right track to build a strong knowledge based economy. His Highness also stressed on the importance of keeping pace with ...

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, received on Sunday, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda of Uganda, who is currently visiting the country to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). During the meeting, held at the Beach Palace, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), announced that the UAE is currently developing a regional regulation for air-conditioning systems for energy consumption in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), countries. According to Abdulla Al Maeeni, ESMA Director-General, this regulation will be in cooperation with the Gulf Standardisation Organisation (GSO), and will be inspired by its ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received on Sunday, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, Italy’s largest energy company, during which a long-term agreement in oil and gas exploration was signed. The agreement awards Eni three long-term concessions to explore and develop onshore oil and gas fields in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Nine UAE innovators have been selected as finalists in the Climate Innovation Exchange (CLIX) – a World Future Energy Summit initiative – and a platform that will be hosted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019. With nine innovations out of 48, these Emirati innovators represent around 19 ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) finished preparations as it prepares to host the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) to its halls from January 14 to 17. Serving as a platform where governments, corporations, entrepreneurs and investors can share knowledge and solutions to the world’s growing energy challenges, WFES 2019 expects over 850 exhibitors ...

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco could tap the bond market for about $10 billion to help fund the acquisition of petrochemicals giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp, according to the country’s Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih. The kingdom will decide in the “next few weeks” about the size of the proposed bond, though the offering would not be “huge,” Al-Falih told reporters in Abu ...

Bloomberg Russia’s Novatek PJSC is looking at storing liquefied natural gas produced in the Arctic on Japan’s southern island of Kyushu so it can better meet spot demand from China and cut shipping costs. Saibu Gas Co, which last month signed a preliminary deal to allow Russia’s biggest LNG producer to use its storage facilities, said it may build two ...