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ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etihad Aviation Training (EAT) has signed a contract with Gulf Air to offer full flight simulator training to Gulf Air’s Boeing 787 Dreamliner pilots. The contract strengthens the ties between Etihad Aviation Group and Gulf Air following the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two companies at the Bahrain International Airshow in November. As ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The number of workers who participated in the awareness campaign of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has increased by 35% beyond the target set for the year 2018; the number of participants rose from 100,000 to 135,000 workers spread over 19 labour villages in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and Al Dhafrah regions. Yousef Saeed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), has signed a five-year Memorandum of Understanding with the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN). The signed MoU establishes a platform of cooperation between the two nuclear regulators to exchange safety and regulatory-related information on matters related to the peaceful use of nuclear energy, safety assessment as well as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), hosted its inaugural ‘Ethics and Compliance Executives’ Forum’ at the company’s headquarters. Chief Compliance Officers and General Counsels from leading UAE-based companies joined the Adnoc Group’s Ethics and Compliance team to discuss topics related to this year’s theme, ‘Managing the New Risk Landscape’, with a view to helping companies ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet adopted a new package of national legislative policies, and initiatives to empower Emirati women. In a special session, held at the General Women’s Union headquarters, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Cabinet approved the empowerment bundle in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Sushma Swaraj, External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India co-chaired the Ministerial Meeting of the 12th session of the UAE-India Joint Commission Meeting (JCM), at the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abu Dhabi. While welcoming the Indian delegation, Sheikh Abdullah bin ...

Dubai / WAM DIFC Courts Wills Registry for Non-Muslims has welcomed the government’s decision to issue long-term visas and believes it will encourage more UAE residents to protect their family’s financial future with the certainty of a safe and enforceable Will. The Wills Registry for Non-Muslims at the DIFC Courts expects to see a rise in Will registration among non-Muslims, ...

HODEIDAH / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), distributed over 350 tonnes of food aid and basic supplies to the people of the liberated areas of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast over the past 10 days. The aid is part of the ERC’s ongoing efforts to support Yemeni families and help them face their current humanitarian conditions. Over 71,000 Yemenis, who ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, praised the efforts of Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority, RTA, in carrying out a series of projects related to Artificial Intelligence (AI), autonomous mobility, and shared mobility/transport. He also commended the RTA’s initiatives aimed at facilitating the ...

Bloomberg While Alberta’s plan to mandate Opec-style production cuts already is boosting oil prices and shares, the revival of Canada’s resource nationalism adds another layer of risk for investors to consider. The removal of millions of barrels of crude from the market will help shareholders of smaller producers who are exempt from the cuts, like Bonterra Energy Corp, as well ...