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Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has stated that the UAE is a leading country in the safe use of the Internet, and is always working to raise the public’s awareness, especially among young ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, launched on Monday the ‘Dubai Paperless Strategy’ during a visit to the Smart Dubai Office (SDO), headquarters in Dubai Design District (d3). Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by the Secretary-General of the Executive Council of Dubai, Abdulla Al ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada), has announced the commencement of the construction works of the Federal Supreme Court building in Abu Dhabi as per the agreed plans. This forms part of the company’s efforts to achieve of the objectives of Abu Dhabi Plan, enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of the litigation process, and ensuring ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The third annual Breakbulk Middle East conference opens on Tuesday, at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), bringing together the foremost experts in the industry, along with shippers, carriers, freight forwarders, transport specialists and related service providers. The two-day conference is organised by the Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, in partnership with ITE ...

KUALA LUMPUR / WAM Mohammad Najib Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, on Monday received Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and his delegation, at the headquarters of the Malaysian Government in Kuala Lumpur. During the meeting, they discussed ways of boosting the mutual co-operation and bilateral relations between the UAE and Malaysia, in light of ...

Dubai / Reuters Dubai International Airport (DXB) expects double-digit passenger growth to resume as early as 2019, helped by an alliance between the emirate’s two airlines, its chief executive said on Monday after reporting the lowest growth in at least nine years. Passengers using the airport, the hub for Middle East airline giant Emirates and a major source of income ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Emirates Engineering announced an agreement with Qantas for aircraft maintenance. Under the terms of the agreement, Emirates Engineering will strip and repaint eight Qantas A380 aircraft starting March 2018. The aircraft will be repainted with the latest Qantas livery at the state of the art Emirates Aircraft Appearance Centre in Dubai. The agreement also covers the ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Urban Planning Council (SUPC), signed a document of commitment that will ensure the emirate’s membership of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO), Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities (GNAFCC). In line with the directives of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and in coordination with the ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia kept pricing for its main crude grade to Asia unchanged for a second month as the world’s largest crude exporter responds to slower seasonal demand. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co., known as Saudi Aramco, set the official pricing for Arab Light crude to Asia at a premium of $1.65 a barrel more than the regional benchmark, it ...

BEIJING / Reuters China’s natural gas production is rising at the fastest pace in four years but that will not be enough to meet the demand for the fuel that has been unleashed through a government program to raise gas usage in order to clean the country’s polluted air. Gas output in China rose to a record 147.4 billion cubic ...