ABU DHABI / WAM An increased participation, interest and engagement from specialised international marine based companies is expected at the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2017) to be held in Abu Dhabi in conjunction with the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX). Organised by ADNEC, in collaboration with UAE Armed Forces under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin …

  TOKYO / WAM Japan imported 26.097 million barrels of crude oil from the UAE in December 2016, according to the latest data released by the Agency of Energy and Natural Resource in Tokyo. This accounted for 23.3% of Japan’s total crude imports, the agency, part of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said. Saudi Arabia provided 44.241 million …

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, will attend on Wednesday the ‘Giving Retreat,’ along with more than 100 senior officials, including ministers, other officials, and community and humanitarian leaders. The gathering aims to launch a permanent strategic roadmap for ongoing ideas and initiatives related to …

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday received a scientists and heads of Arab Space agencies attending Global Space Congress in Abu Dhabi. The two-day international event is organised by UAE Space Agency in Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi. Sheikh Mohammed said that the joint Arab …

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Tuesday watched the 4th stage of the Dubai International Cycle Tour. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Khalifa Saeed Sulaiman, Director General of Dubai’s Protocol Department, also witnessed the race from …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM After almost four decades of operating in the UAE, Siemens has quantified its contribution to society through its operations in a report entitled, “In the UAE, for the UAE – Making real what matters”. The findings illustrate the company’s commitment to the country in line with the UAE’s vision for a diversified, sustainable future. Through its …

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ordnance Survey (OS) International, the global arm of the United Kingdom’s (UK) mapping agency, and space systems provider, Deimos Space UK, will work with Dubai’s space centre to help the UAE improve its planning and managing of its natural resources and infrastructure. OS International will help develop a single source for digital geospatial data for the …

  Dubai / WAM Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central, DWC, Dubai’s second international hub, witnessed a strong surge in 2016, climbing 84.5 percent according to the traffic report issued by operator, Dubai Airports, on Tuesday. DWC welcomed a total of 850,633 passengers in 2016, up 84.5 percent compared to 461,063 passengers recorded in 2015. During the fourth quarter, passenger traffic …

  Astana / WAM Dr Mohamed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and Beibut Atamkulov, Kazakh Minister of Defence and Aerospace Industry, have discussed cooperation between the two countries in the defence industries field. During the meeting, held at the ministry in Astana, the UAE envoy highlighted the recent visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, …

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emaar Malls, the shopping malls and retail business majority-owned by global property developer Emaar Properties, recorded a net profit of AED 1.874 billion during 2016, an increase of 13 per cent over the full-year 2015 net profit of AED 1.656 billion. FY 2016 revenue recorded a growth of 8 per cent to AED 3.227 billion …