Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has launched Dubai Wholesale City, the largest global wholesale hub, set to span over 550 million sq. feet, with an expected development cost of AED30 billion over ten years. The new development aims to increase the UAE’s share of the ...

SHARJAH / WAM ADNOC Distribution on Tuesday launched the pilot phase of its smart self-refueling service (ADNOC SMART) in Abu Dhabi, which will run until October 1 and cover four service stations on Abu Dhabi Island. ADNOC SMART also enables registered customers to benefit from a variety of innovative payment methods. The pilot phase of ADNOC SMART was inaugurated at ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy of the UAE, on Tuesday urged OPEC members and non-OPEC producers to hold their production at January levels to stabilise global oil markets. “All producers must willy-nilly freeze their production,” he said, stressing that the current talk about a significant short-term increase in production is neither ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) has seized 10,231 counterfeit beauty and skincare products in an inspection campaign launched by its Commercial Protection Directorate (CPD) in Mussaffah, Abu Dhabi. The CPD also issued 12 fines against vehicle owners who transported products without a license in Zayed City Centre in Abu Dhabi and the Industrial Zone ...

Dubai / WAM Ahead of the 10th edition of Art Dubai and the fifth edition of Design Days Dubai this March, the fairs’ parent company, Art Dubai Fair FZ LLC (The Art Dubai Group), has released the results of an independent survey for Art Week 2015 (March 18-25, 2015). The results of the independent study show the significant economic impact ...

Sharjah / WAM SAIF Zone-based Delta Food Industries opened an AED 40 million dairy plant in Sharjah Airport International Free Zone, SAIF Zone. Speaking during the opening ceremony, Saud Salim Al Mazrouei, Director of SAIF Zone and Hamriyah Free Zone Authority, said, “We welcome Delta Food Industries’ new initiative. It is pleasing to see more manufacturing units flocking to SAIF ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium’s Laboratories have received ISO/IEC 17025:2005, general requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories, accreditation in the field of Metallurgical Testing. The certificates were recently presented to Abdulla Kalban, MD and CEO of EGA by the Director of Dubai Accreditation Centre, DAC, Amina Ahmed Mohammed, in the presence of EGA senior management and ...

Fujairah / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Tuesday extended condolences to the family of martyr Mohammed Rashid Al Dhanhani, who fell while participating in Operation Restoring Hope, being conducted by the Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen. During a visit to the ...

Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, on Tuesday joined the staff of Dubai Civil Defence in celebrating World Civil Defence Day, being marked this year under the theme, “Civil Defence and Modern Media.” During a visit to a civil defence centre on Sheikh Zayed ...

Dubai / WAM Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, has emphasised keen interest of UAE in general and Dubai in particular, to attract and care for all global sports and to disseminate a culture of sport as a way of life for all members of the community. This statement came when HH Sheikh Maktoum ...