Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, said that the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Oman are currently researching a possible extension to the Gulf gas network, by integrating the gas lines between the three countries with the Gulf electricity grid network, and then connecting it to Kuwait and Bahrain, which will ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai honoured winners of the ‘Mohammed bin Rashid Government Excellence Award’ during a special ceremony that took place in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. “We have 10 years of achievements. We want the UAE government to be the best ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The upcoming International Defence Conference (IDC 2019), is expected to draw the participation of over 1,200 global defence specialists in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. The conference will take place from February 14-16, at the Emirates Palace. For the first time, the IDC will be combined with the Abu Dhabi International Offset Conference (ADIOC), with the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Economy discussed the means of strengthening of the UAE’s economic and trade relations with Italy, as well as developing the cooperation between both sides in several commercial areas, to achieve the mutual interests of both countries. The discussion took place during a meeting between Abdullah Alfan Alshamsi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Trade Remedies at ...

RED SEA COAST / WAM In the second week of the Year of Tolerance, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), initiated seven education development projects in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast. The move is part of the authority’s humanitarian, development and economic projects in villages, cities and districts in the Taiz and Hodeidah governorates. The new projects include the restoration and refurbishment ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Frame has attracted the attention of a large number of visitors to Dubai, as it received a million visitors from around the world during its first year of opening. “The Dubai Frame comes from the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, to establish Dubai ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM As global oil consumption crosses the 100-million-barrels-per-day mark, the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) is reinforcing its leadership role and commitment to environmental stewardship, as it strengthens its position as one of the oil and gas industry’s lowest emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). While addressing rising global energy demand, Adnoc is investing in new measures ...

Bloomberg Secretary of State Michael Pompeo arrived in the Middle East a week ago on a mission to prove the Trump administration can be a reliable partner in tackling the region’s thorniest problems. He returns having failed to stifle doubts that have dogged the US for years. With stops in eight countries in eight days, Pompeo sought to hammer home ...

Bloomberg South Korea dropped a reference to North Korea as its “enemy” in a Defense Ministry white paper for the first time since 2010, reflecting warming ties between the neighbours still technically at war. In a report released on Tuesday, the ministry said that North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction remained a threat to “peace and security on the Korean ...

Bloomberg The opposition leader who delivered the biggest blow to Narendra Modi’s ruling party in five years has vowed to replicate recent state-level victories in India’s upcoming general poll. India’s main opposition Congress party scored its biggest win yet against Modi when it turfed his Bharatiya Janata Party from three state governments in December elections. Congress lawmaker and Wharton alumni ...