NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates has reiterated the importance of the empowerment of women as a critical component of the nation’s development model, and as a necessary condition for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State for Federal National Council Affairs, delivered these remarks at the 60th session of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is firmly committed to research and studies that will contribute towards agricultural innovation, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, said on Wednesday at the official launch of the Khalifa International Award for Date Palm and Agricultural Innovation in Abu Dhabi. The 2016 edition puts emphasis on innovation as ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Wednesday marked the third anniversary of the start of the Shams 1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plant’s operations. Shams 1, which occupies 2.5 square kilometres and has a power generating capacity of 100 megawatts, is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to Masdar. Shams 1 is a project ...

Bloomberg Oil rallied after the biggest two-day slump in a month as some OPEC members planned to meet with other producers next month to resume talks on capping production. Futures advanced as much as 2.3 percent in New York after falling 5.6 percent the previous two sessions, the biggest two- day slide since Feb 11. Members of the Organization of ...

Dubai / WAM The third edition of the largest entrepreneurship conference in the Middle East and North Africa region, SME World 2016, has been inaugurated in Dubai by Abdul Baset Al Janahi, CEO of Dubai SME. He also presented the Disruptive Entrepreneur Awards 2016 to six winning SMEs in two categories, Start-up and Established SME Business. The summit was held ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business The 26th branch of Emirates India International Exchange was opened at Sharjah Airport International Free Zone (SAIF Zone) by Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of SAIF Zone and Hamriyah Free Zone Authority in the presence of Emirates India International Exchange CEO Ali Mohamed Shattaf and other senior officials. “The move is a commitment to serve the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Building Healthcare Exhibition & Conferences, organised by Informa Life Sciences Exhibitions, will take place from May 30 – June 1, at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The exhibition will bring together more than 6,000 leading investors, healthcare CEOs, government representatives, IT decision makers, architects, and more, to discuss the future of healthcare and source ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Ministry of Interior (MoI) and the Abu Dhabi Police General Headquarters have signed AED 391,122,304 worth of contracts on the second day of the International Conference for Security and National Resilience (ISNR Abu Dhabi 2016). The announcement was made by Major General Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior and Deputy Chairman ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) was a lead sponsor of the 2nd Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum which was held at the Rosewood Hotel, Abu Dhabi recently. The Middle East Nuclear Training and Simulation Forum is the only business conference in the Middle East for the nuclear industry with a focus on simulators ...

Barcelona / WAM The Consulate-General of the UAE has launched an affiliated inquiry point at Barcelona International Airport. The move aims to provide the best care for UAE citizens and to develop services provided to them during visits to the province of Catalonia. The inauguration was attended by Salem Rashid Al Owais, UAE Consul-General in Barcelona, along with a number ...