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Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received Edi Rama, Prime Minister of Albania. During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed discussed with the Prime Minister bilateral relations and means of enhancing them in light of the opportunities available to both sides, especially in the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 4th session of the UAE-Spain Joint Economic Committee was held in Dubai, chaired by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and by Luis de Guindos Jurado, Spain’s Minister of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness. The meeting touched on important economic and development issues in both countries. The ministers also reviewed the latest developments and ...

Dubai / WAM DP World Limited has reported that it handled 52.3 million TEU (twenty-foot equivalent units) across its global portfolio of container terminals in the first nine months of 2017. Gross container volumes grew by 10.0 percent year-on-year on a reported basis and 9.6 percent on a like-for-like basis, with the third quarter growth rates accelerating to 13.5 percent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports, the master developer, operator and manager of commercial and community ports within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has signed an agreement with Jalboot Marine, a local company that provides ferry services around Abu Dhabi, to begin cruise trips to the Louvre Abu Dhabi in addition to other city landmarks. Abdulkareem Al Masabi, Executive ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) has toured five key European countries as part of its ongoing promotional strategy to increase visitor numbers from core and emerging source markets across the continent. Kicking off the roadshow in Brussels, the Authority then attended a number of tailored travel trade and media events across Amsterdam, ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Larsen & Toubro (L&T) successfully showcased its multi-dimensional EPC capabilities in power transmission & distribution, infrastructure, water and renewable energy segments at 19th Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition (Wetex). On display is L&T’s strengths across domains with specific emphasis on power transmission and renewable energy projects executed across India, UAE and GCC, highlighting its role ...

DUBAI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK) has confirmed that 40 percent of the 71 exciting and educational activities lined up for the upcoming 7th Abu Dhabi Science Festival (ADSF) it is organizing under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday a $500 billion plan to build a business and industrial zone that links with Jordan and Egypt, the biggest effort yet to free the kingdom from dependence on oil exports. The 26,500 square km (10,230 square mile) zone, known as NEOM, will focus on industries including energy and water, biotechnology, food, advanced manufacturing and ...

Agencies Saudi Arabia reassured global investors that it’s on track to sell shares in oil giant Aramco in 2018 as the who’s who of global finance and business gathered in Riyadh for a conference dubbed the “Davos in the Desert.” The kingdom plans next year to sell a stake in Saudi Arabian Oil Co., as the world’s biggest oil exporter ...

Bloomberg Iraq began using a new offshore crude-exporting facility to boost shipments by sea and make up for a drop in pipeline exports from the country’s north due to a conflict with the self-governed Kurdish region. The supertanker Chloe, which can transport about 2 million barrels of oil, moored at the new loading point in the Persian Gulf off the ...