ABU DHABI / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has agreed, in principle, to extend to 2040 its gas supply agreement with Adnoc LNG, in coordination with Adnoc LNG’s joint venture partners, Mitsui, BP and Total. The new gas supply agreement is scheduled to take effect from April 1, 2019, replacing an existing agreement, due to expire ...

Dubai / Emirates Business In keeping with its commitment to ‘deliver as promised’ to customers, Emirates SkyCargo has reinforced its service standards using the Cargo iQ framework and achieved a number of significant milestones in the process. The air cargo carrier announced that it has monitored nearly 823,000 shipments using Cargo iQ guidelines in the first six months since it ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates News Agency (WAM) has expanded its news services to include five new languages, bringing the total to 13 languages spanning 142 countries around the world. The five new languages – German, Italian, Turkish, Persian and Hindi – are spoken in 42 countries. WAM’s existing news service is broadcast in six languages (French, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, ...

Dubai / Emirates Business MaK Middle East LLC, a Caterpillar company established in Dubai in 2017, continues to reinforce its commitment to excellence in the region by providing quality services and sustained innovation. The company, a direct distributer of Caterpillar Inc’s medium speed engine brands; MaK, CM and EMD, as well as Napier and KBB turbochargers; has a dedicated facility ...

Dubai/ WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE Federal export credit company, announced its latest initiative, the National Accelerator Programme, an extensive 18-week training that has been especially designed for young Emirati nationals to give them a better understanding of government export credit insurance. Through this programme, ECI commits to an environment of comprehensive development and continuous learning for the ...

Bloomberg Congress isn’t expected to pass legislation ordering new US sanctions on Russia before the end of the year, as lawmakers focus instead on government spending measures, judicial nominations and a farm bill, key senators said. A bipartisan group of senators moved swiftly over the summer to assemble new proposals for Russia sanctions following President Donald Trump’s summit with Russian ...

Bloomberg Vice President Mike Pence told Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi that the US had concerns about human rights abuses in the Southeast Asian nation, saying there was no excuse for the violent crackdown on its minority Rohingya Muslim population. “This is a tragedy that has touched the hearts of millions of Americans,” Pence told Suu Kyi in a tense ...

Bloomberg The United Nations lifted almost decade-old sanctions on Eritrea, potentially boosting the once-isolated Red Sea nation’s economy as it rebuilds relations with long-time foe Ethiopia. The UN Security Council’s move ends restrictions first imposed in 2009 on accusations Eritrea backed armed groups including al-Shabaab in Somalia. Eritrea has long decried the claims as baseless and politically motivated, while UN ...

Bloomberg Malaysian prosecutors will bring more charges against the wife of ex-Prime Minister Najib Razak on Thursday, the anti-graft agency said, stepping up legal action against a growing group of individuals surrounding Najib. Rosmah Mansor was called in by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday. She will appear in court the following day to face charges in several cases linked ...

Bloomberg France’s Emmanuel Macron is heading to sea on his biggest warship a day after he suffered a tirade of abuse from Donald Trump. The trip, planned for weeks, will show France’s alliance with the US goes beyond any temporary disagreement between the presidents. France’s sole aircraft carrier, the Charles-de-Gaulle, the world’s most powerful vessel outside the US navy, was ...