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SAP CEO hails Dubai’s digital initiatives

  Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai is a global leader in using digital initiatives to deliver Smart City projects, the CEO of the world’s leading provider of enterprise application software, shared during his recent UAE visit. “Data is the currency of the 21st century – everything revolves around it. The insights we gather will help us shape a vision for ...

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Abu Dhabi to welcome 600,000 Chinese visitors

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) is preparing to welcome 600,000 Chinese visitors to the emirate by 2021, tapping into the potential of a major market that promises significant future growth prospects. HE Saif Saeed Ghobash, Director General of TCA Abu Dhabi, explained that China is a major international source market ...

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Gulfood show opens with much fanfare at DWTC

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 2016 editions of Gulfood Manufacturing, the Speciality Food Festival, SEAFEX and the newly-named Yummex Middle East – running at Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) until November 9- were inaugurated on Monday by His Excellency Dr Rashid bin Ahmed bin Fahad, UAE Minister of State, accompanied by a number of leading UAE business chiefs and ...

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ADIPEC offers platform to share insights on new energy landscape

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The largest ever Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (Adipec), opened on Monday, marking the start of four days of high-level industry discussions that will shape policies and strategies for the new energy landscape. The event was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court. Held ...

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Ducab to highlight its products for oil and gas

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Ducab, UAE-based leading manufacturer of high-quality cables and cabling products, will be showcasing its products for the oil, gas and petrochemical industry at the ADIPEC. The company, owned equally by Abu Dhabi’s Senaat and by Investment Corporation Dubai (ICD) and, has been at the forefront of innovation in delivering technologically advanced products to meet ...

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DubaiSat-2 captures first space image of Dubai Water Canal

  Dubai / Emirates Business DubaiSat-2, owned and operated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), has captured a high definition photos of the Dubai Water Canal full of water. The photos show the new waterway flowing from Dubai Creek down towards the Arabian Gulf. The image also show the various facilities built to run along both banks of ...

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MIST showcases research contribution to UAE’s oil and gas exploration and recovery

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, (MIST) an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, announced it is showcasing its research activities that contribute to the UAE’s oil and gas exploration and recovery at the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) 2016. As a research-based institution mandated to ...

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Historic aircraft to go on display in Sharjah

  Sharjah / Emirates Business A rare example of the passenger aircraft that is synonymous with early jet air travel in the UAE made its final journey when it arrived in Sharjah this month. The front section of a Vickers VC10, fondly nicknamed ‘The Queen of the Skies’, recently arrived from the UK by boat before being driven through the ...

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Quake near US oil hub prompts infrastructure concerns

  CUSHING / AP A magnitude 5.0 earthquake centered near one of the world’s key oil hubs brought down building facades and shattered windows in a central Oklahoma city, rendering century-old buildings unsafe and raising concerns about key infrastructure. Cushing Assistant City Manager Jeremy Frazier told a news conference late on Sunday that a few minor injuries were reported. He ...

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Vietnam, Ireland agree coop on education, energy

  HANOI / AP Vietnam and Ireland agreed on Monday to increase their cooperation in education, renewable energy, information technology and health care, during a visit to the Southeast Asian country by Irish President Michael Higgins. Higgins said he and Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang discussed how the two countries can serve as a bridge for developing relations with the ...

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