Dubai / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MRHE), announced the start of preparations to organise the third edition of Housing, Building Materials, Decoration & Engineering Consultancy Exhibition “DecoBuild 2019”, which will be held in Dubai, from November 6-9. The exhibition, which is organised for the third consecutive year, will be witnessing broad participation of governmental entities, especially exhibitors, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economic Development (DED), issued 2,650 new licences for various professional, commercial, industrial and tourism activities in August 2019. This is a sign of continuing investor confidence in Dubai and new opportunities arising across diverse economic sectors, said a DED press release issued on Sunday. According to the Business Registration and Licensing (BRL), sector in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, have sent messages of congratulations ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Ports on Sunday revealed robust operational performance with significant volume growth in the first half of 2019. The company, which operates ports and terminals across the UAE, as well as Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), said its success was driven in part by concession agreements signed with leading maritime firms, such as Mediterranean Shipping ...

Dubai / WAM In celebration of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s 89th National Day on September 23, Dubai will light up its skies with spectacular fireworks displays across many of the city’s vibrant destinations to mark the joyous occasion. Located at the tip of Palm Jumeirah across from hotel resort Atlantis, The Palm lies The Pointe, a scenic, retail and ...

Bloomberg Tellurian Inc. said it signed a $7.5 billion agreement for India’s Petronet LNG Ltd. to buy into its proposed liquefied natural gas terminal in Louisiana, in what could potentially be one of the largest foreign investments in the US to ship shale gas abroad. Petronet will spend $2.5 billion for an 18% equity stake in the $28 billion Driftwood ...

Bloomberg Kenya plans to invite bids next month for the development of a $1.1 billion crude pipeline as the East African nation prepares to start exports via the conduit in three years. Construction of the approximately 820-kilometer (509-mile) pipeline from the oil fields in South Lokichar to the Indian Ocean port of Lamu may start in the second half of ...

Bloomberg Hundreds of protesters gathered at malls in Hong Kong’s Kowloon and New Territories districts and vandalized a train station before clashing with riot police in Shatin. The rallies were relatively muted coming after Saturday’s clashes that continued late into the night with protesters throwing petrol bombs and police firing tear gas, and some officers coming under direct attack. Hong ...

Bloomberg Hundreds of domestic flights in Japan were canceled because of Typhoon Tapah, and the storm caused similar disruptions in South Korea as it moved to make landfall on Sunday. Airlines operating in Japan called off more than 420 domestic flights as of 2 pm on Sunday due to the typhoon, the national broadcaster NHK reported. More than 390 flights ...

Bloomberg A motion to oust Tom Watson, deputy leader of the UK’s main opposition Labour Party, was withdrawn after it opened up divisions on the first day of the party’s conference, threatening to overshadow preparations for a general election. The ruling National Executive Committee was due to vote on the surprise move as delegates met in Brighton, southern England, for ...