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ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), and RTI International, an independent, non-profit research institute headquartered in the United States, celebrated 10 years of close collaboration on environmental protection technology, systems, and practices. The strategic partnership has enhanced EAD’s capabilities in developing environmental management programmes tailored to Abu Dhabi’s unique biological, social, and economic context. It ...

Dubai / WAM The Department of Economic Development (DED), announced the release of the ‘Dubai Economic Report 2018’ on Saturday. The report reviews the major macro-and sectoral level economic developments and growth in the emirate during 2017. It aims to be a reference for public and private sector decision-making as well as for developing policies and strategies that enhance overall ...

Al Ain / WAM ZonesCorp announced on Saturday a new agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Berain Water to build a 36,000-square-metre water bottling plant in the food industry zone of Al Ain Industrial City. The food manufacturing sector in Abu Dhabi has witnessed remarkable growth over the past few years as a result of the booming domestic market and growing exports. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is committed to universal humanitarian principles, and does not differentiate between peoples when delivering aid to those in need, said His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC). The UAE leadership, under President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Extending to all governorates within Yemen, UAE humanitarian aid efforts have a single objective; to restore the country to its full potential. Since April 2015, the UAE has worked on food aid programmes, the building and refurbishment of schools, restoring hospitals and supporting Yemen’s health care sector, rehabilitating utility facilities, including power plants, redeveloping the roads ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The inspection tours conducted by the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) have revealed that customer satisfaction with the Tax Refunds for Tourists Scheme’s electronic system is on the rise. The Authority had launched the Scheme in two consecutive phases beginning on November 18 this year, in collaboration with global systems operator Planet, covering, so far, 12 ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration outlined plans for selling drilling rights on every acre of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain, despite acknowledging potential oil spills and impacts to polar bear and caribou that roam through the region. The Interior Department’s draft environmental impact statement, published online, is a major milestone in the administration’s push to sell drilling rights in ...

Bloomberg Crude drilling increased in American fields even as explorers face the biggest quarterly drop in oil prices since 2014. Working US oil rigs rose by 10 this week to 883, according to data released by oilfield services provider Baker Hughes. More than 100 additional rigs have been deployed across American fields this year. It’s likely one of the last ...

Bloomberg An hour’s drive north of Paris along the River Seine lies Flins, home to Renault SA’s biggest and oldest factory, where 2,700 workers and 900 robots toil in tandem to churn out a steady stream of compact cars. More than half of the vehicles rolling off the line, however, don’t carry the Renault diamond badge. Instead, the factory’s most ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Ltd. has signed contracts with all four UK mobile networks to test its fifth-generation wireless equipment, deepening the Chinese vendor’s involvement in UK’s telecom industry as officials weigh whether to ban the company over security concerns. Huawei’s 5G gear was already being tested by BT Group Plc’s EE, CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s Three UK and Vodafone Group ...