Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), is embarking on a promotional tour to several cities across China in May to capitalise on the growing popularity of the emirate as a tourist destination. Inbound visitor arrivals from China have seen dramatic rises over the past few years, with the number of hotel guest …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The 27th edition of Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), concluded on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi after attracting more than 300,000 visitors of all ages and nationalities and catering to avid readers of poetry and literature. Throughout the week, the book fair saw participation from 1,320 exhibitors representing 65 countries. In addition, ADIBF hosted more than …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi arrived on Wednesday for a two-day visit to the UAE. He was received at the Presidential Airport by His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. President El Sisi was given an official reception, where …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution hosted a ceremony to honour the winners of its annual internal Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), awards programme. As part of the company’s continued efforts to ensure the highest HSE standards in its daily operations, the ceremony marked the completion of the latest edition of an awards programme first launched in 2013. In the …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties signed a partnership agreement with Al Fahim Group to bring the world’s first Mercedes-Benz and AMG showroom and state-of-the-art express service centre to Yas Island. The new showroom will be located in close proximity to Yas Mall and opposite the mall’s flagship luxury department store, Tryano. Construction is scheduled to start in the fourth …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A meeting on carbon capture and storage (CCS), techniques has been hosted by the UAE Ministry of Energy in Abu Dhabi. It was the second biannual meeting of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum, CSLF, an international climate change initiative focused on the development of improved cost-effective technologies for carbon capture and storage. The forum is aimed …

  Bloomberg Russian President Vladimir Putin continued his diplomatic push for a plan to establish safe zones in Syria backed by peacekeepers as he began talks with Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan in the Black Sea resort of Sochi on Wednesday. Russia and Turkey can “change the destiny of the whole region” together, Erdogan told Putin, who said relations between …

  Bloomberg President Donald Trump welcomed Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas to the White House on Wednesday as the U.S. president weighs how to approach a Middle East conflict that has eluded resolution for seven decades. “It’s a great honor to have the president with us,” Trump said in an Oval Office photo session with reporters. “Hopefully something terrific can …

  Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May struck back at European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, accusing his team of leaking details of their Brexit discussions to sabotage Britain’s election. Standing outside her 10 Downing Street office — after returning from visiting Queen Elizabeth II to mark the formal start of the campaign — May expressed her fury at seeing a long …

  Here’s a shocking statement: President Trump is basically right that the world is too dangerous and that the US should hold peace talks with, let’s see, Chinese President Xi Jinping, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russian President Vladimir Putin and any other autocrats who are making trouble. American values tell us to oppose the undemocratic policies of these …