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DUBAI / WAM Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, stated that Dubai’s relentless efforts to keep pace with the future needs are marked by accelerating improvements of roads and transport means in the emirate. He announced plans for protecting the environment, raising traffic safety level, ...

BUCHAREST / WAM The UAE-Romania Joint Committee on Tuesday held its first ministerial meeting in the Romanian capital, Bucharest. The meeting was chaired by Dr Sultan bin Ahmad Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of State, and by Teodor Melescanu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Romania. The meeting featured the presence of several high officials from the Government of Romania including Danut ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, will witness the launch of the 10th edition of Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF 2018), on Wednesday. Held under the patronage of His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah, and his wife Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Supreme ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The automotive and spare parts companies operating in DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) recorded business worth AED 39.5 billion in 2017. DP World, UAE region held a forum for automotive companies to celebrate the close ties with the industry and to highlight the sector’s position as a cornerstone of business growth in Jafza. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM With four thousand of its citizens now living in the UAE, Denmark this year marks the 40th anniversary of the setting up of its embassy in Abu Dhabi, the country’s ambassador, Merete Juhl, said. Addressing guests at a reception to mark Denmark Day, celebrated on the occasion of the birthday of the country’s monarch, Queen Margrethe ...

Dubai / WAM The Middle East Pharma Cold Chain Congress launched on Tuesday in Dubai with the participation of a group of local specialists and more than 100 regional and international experts. The Ministry of Health and Prevention is supporting the two-day event. The event aims to bring together industry stakeholders to discuss ongoing and future challenges in the sector ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al-Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, delivered a ministerial address at the Green Business Summit 2018, underlining the numerous sustainability initiatives and environmental programmes being developed and implemented in the UAE. He emphasised that the UAE is well aware of the future impact of climate change and is firmly committed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Zayed Future Energy Prize has been renamed as the ‘Zayed Sustainability Prize’ as part of a strategic move to refocus its mandate. After ten years of successfully promoting renewable energy initiatives across the globe, the Prize will now broaden its focus to affect greater humanitarian impact by supporting a wider range of solutions to the ...

Bloomberg Oil steadied after the biggest loss in more than a week as OPEC’s hints at extending output cuts fanned optimism and investors anticipated a drop in US stockpiles. Futures in New York were little changed after losing 1.7 percent. Kuwait said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers will discuss prolonging an agreement to curb oil output ...

Oran / Reuters Eni plans “billions” of investments in Algeria over the next three years, the company’s CEO said on Tuesday, as the Italian energy firm said it had agreed to extend its partnership with Algerian state firm Sonatrach. “We need to invest more because Algeria still has a lot of gas,” Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi told anenergy conference in ...