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  MUSCAT / WAM The UAE participated in the meeting held on Thursday by Arab tourism ministers in Muscat, Oman to discuss efforts in developing the tourism industry in the Arab region. The UAE delegation at the 19th Arab Ministerial Tourism Council, an affiliate of the Arab League, is headed by Mohammed Khamis Al Muhairi, Under-secretary at the Ministry of ...

  VIENNA / WAM In 2017, world oil demand growth is forecast at 1.15 mb/d to average 95.56 mb/d, according to OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report. ‘‘World oil demand growth is estimated at 1.24 mb/d in 2016 supported by the transportation sector, reflecting low retail prices and better-than-anticipated vehicle sales. In the non-OECD, other Asia and China saw solid-to-steady oil ...

  Ajman / Emirates Business The Ajman Real Estate Conference 1, being organized by the Real Estate Regulatory Agency – Ajman (ARRA), the state-run institution mandated with regulating the real estate activities and developments in Ajman, was inaugurated this morning by Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin Ali bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Director General of Survey and Land Registration Bureau – Bahrain, ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention successfully received ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Management Systems. The UK-based Lloyd’s Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), the world’s leading provider of independent assessment services, certified nine of the Ministry’s new central departments following stringent assessment. Dr. Mohamed Salim Al Olama, Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Health and ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business DEWA received Sheikh Majed Al Sabah, CEO of 360 and founder of The Fragrance Kitchen (TFK). He is one of the most influential Arabs and one of the most influential people in the world on social media. It was his first visit to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Seih Al Dahal, ...

  Abu Dubai / Emirates Business Union Insurance appointed Etisalat to manage its core IT network infrastructure which will allow the company to focus on delivering innovative, high-value insurance products to their customers in the UAE. As one of the early adopters of Etisalat’s Managed Telephony and Data Connectivity solutions, Union Insurance is now outsourcing the operations and management of ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business The utilities sector has historically under-invested in information technology (IT), but an increasing number of utility companies in the MENA region are waking up to the benefits of smart technology – particularly smart grids, a Booz Allen Hamilton report has found. According to Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, smart grids offer ...

  Fujairah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, spoke of a bright future for the nation’s tourism sector during the opening of a new resort in emirate. Also, Sheikh Hamad Al Sharqi stressed the importance of the tourism sector in the UAE. He noted that the strategic location of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The UAE is riding high in the Middle East children’s toy sector, with the retail value of toys and games in the Gulf country estimated to comprise 28 per cent of the regional market by 2020, new research has revealed. According to analysts Euromonitor International (EMI), consumers spent US$869 million on toys, games, and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) urged motorists to be cautious on roads due to low horizontal visibility caused by fog and dust in various coastal and inland areas of the country. The centre said that the weather will be fair to partly cloudy at times, with a slight rise in temperatures. Winds will ...