Dubai / wam His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, on Wednesday inaugurated the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME 2018). Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown ...

Sharjah / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah on Wednesday inspected the progress of a number of vital projects during a visit to the various cities and regions located along the new Khorfakkan Road and the city of Khorfakkan. He toured a number of areas familiarising himself with the new ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday opened the Abu Dhabi Diplomacy Conference, attended by more than 300 high-profile personalities, thought leaders and practitioners from the fields of international politics, diplomacy and academia as well as the private sector. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al ...

DHALA / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), has opened Al Fazaa School at Dhala Governorate after revamping and furnishing it as part of its efforts to support and restore the educational sector in Yemen. The school includes 12 classrooms and hosts more than 900 students. The opening ceremony was attended by Mohsen Al Hanaq, Director-General of Educational Directorate, and ...

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 ...