DUBAI / WAM Dubai Press Club (DPC), organiser of the 18th edition of the Arab Media Forum (AMF), announced that registration to attend the Forum is now open. The two-day event is being held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, from March ...

DUBAI / WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National Bank of Ras Al Khaimah (Rakbank), to assist local SMEs in accessing international markets via a number of financial services and educational tools. Under the agreement, UAE-based businesses will gain access to a portfolio of financial services and solutions such as trade credit insurance ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), adopted an interactive writ of summons in Arabic and Chinese, after adopting writs in other languages, including English and the Indian language, which will enable foreigners to learn about local litigation procedures. Yousef Saeed Al Abry, Under-Secretary at the ADJD, stated that the department’s efforts, upon the directives of HH ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has announced that its renewable energy portfolio has grown by 33 percent over the past year, reaching four gigawatts (GW), of clean energy in operation and under development across 25 countries. Speaking at the Intersolar Middle East 2019 conference, Yousif Al Ali, Director of Business Growth, Masdar Clean Energy, highlighted ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, has affirmed that the UAE – under the leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – is one of the pioneering countries in the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways will introduce a new two-class Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner, the largest variant of the technologically advanced aircraft, on its scheduled daily morning service from Abu Dhabi to Rome, complementing the second overnight 777-300ER departure. On July 1, the airline will introduce the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner on its two daily services to Frankfurt. The two-class 787-9 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Thousands of the world’s foremost experts in road infrastructure, transport and technology will gather in Abu Dhabi this October for the first ever World Road Congress to be held in the Middle East. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration is again seeking severe cuts to the US Energy Department division charged with renewable energy and energy efficiency research, according to a department official familiar with the plan. The official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy would see its $2.3 billion budget slashed by about 70 ...

Bloomberg China and the US have reached consensus on many “crucial” issues and have discussed the need to observe the “autonomy” of each other’s monetary policy, People’s Bank of China (PBOC) Governor Yi Gang said. “The two sides discussed issues surrounding the yuan including the need to abide by previous commitments made by Group of 20 nations not to engage ...

Bloomberg Pakistan will soon get a $2 billion loan from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as part of a package that will help boost its dwindling finances. The South Asian nation already received $1 billion in January in the first tranche of a $3 billion agreement between the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) and the State Bank of Pakistan, ...