DUBAI / WAM Suhail Mohamed Faraj Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, visited Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA’s) Sustainable Building in Al Quoz and was received by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA. Al Mazrouei was accompanied by Fatima Al Foora Al Shamsi, Assistant Undersecretary for Electricity, Clean Energy, and Desalinated Water, Talal Al Fulaiti, Director ...

  Dubai / WAM The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) said that the decision to revise the parking fee structure in Dubai Emirate was prompted by the need to find solutions for the problem of the decreasing number of vacant parking slots in congested parts of the city. It also stems from the need to encourage people to use more ...

  Dubai / WAM Offshore Arabia Exhibition witnessed the participation of 100 companies from 23 countries. The companies shared the latest trends in modern technologies, particularly in the marine and maritime industries. This year, Emirates Classification Society (Tasneef) and Aries Group got the largest local stand in the exhibition, and the largest international stand was for Meritatio Seahow. The higher ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, attended the Zayed University 2016 graduation ceremony at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (ADNEC). Present were Sheikha Lubna bint Khalid Al Qasimi, ...

  Jakarta / WAM The UAE concluded its participation in the 41st Annual Meeting of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) Board of Governors, and the General Assemblies of IDB Group member institutions of the IDB Group in Jakarta Indonesia on Thursday. The Ministry of Finance’s (MoF) delegation participated in the second day which included the Supreme Council for the Funds of ...

  Sharjah / WAM Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) said that the historical and fraternal relations between the UAE and the Sultanate of Oman is a starting point and an additional incentive to continue working hard for the development of bilateral economic relations to achieve a compatible system within the GCC’s common ...

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business More than 220 residents, members of the public and students attended a successful public forum organized by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) in the UAE capital. The forum was held at Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Centre (ADNEC). The forum highlighted the importance of nuclear energy as a safe, clean, reliable and efficient source of ...

  CAIRO/ AFP An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean on Thursday with 66 people on board prompting an investigation into whether it was mechanical failure or a bomb. There were no immediate reports of the discovery of any debris in the area of sea between the Greek islands and the Egyptian coast where the plane ...

  ISTANBUL / AFP Turkey’s ruling party was expected to name on Thursday a close ally of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan as prime minister, as the strongman seeks to tighten his grip on power. The ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) was poised to appoint Transport Minister Binali Yildirim as its chairman, meaning he would automatically become prime minister. ...

  Berlin / AP The speaker of Germany’s Parliament is criticizing Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over a push to strip legislators in Turkey of their immunity from prosecution. Norbert Lammert was quoted in daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung daily on Thursday as accusing Erdogan of “autocratic ambitions.” He added that the development continues “a whole series of events with which Turkey ...