March, 2016

• 22 March

  Petroleum Institute reviews cooperation with US Embassy team

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Petroleum Institute and a delegation from the US Embassy in Abu Dhabi have reviewed means of collaboration between the Embassy and the Ebtikar PI Senior Design Showcase and Competition, which is scheduled for April. Dr. Murray Ross Gray, Senior Vice President Academic and Provost, Dr. Ahmed Shoaibi, Dean of Academic Affairs, and Dr. Ebrahim Al ...

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• 22 March

  ADNOC to host ME Petroleum and Gas Conference on April 24

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is hosting the 24th Annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference (MPGC 2016) in Abu Dhabi, UAE from April 24-26. In a company statement, ADNOC said preparations are rapidly gathering steam with ministers, super major CEOs, oil companies’ senior management from ADNOC and its Group of Companies, and other industry ...

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• 22 March

  Blasts halt brussels

  

  BRUSSELS / AFP A series of explosions ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train on Tuesday, killing around 35 people and injuring more than 200 in the latest attacks to rock Europe. Security was tightened across the jittery continent and transport links paralysed after the bombings that Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel branded “blind, violent and cowardly”. “This is ...

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• 22 March

  Suu Kyi set for Myanmar cabinet

  

  Naypyidaw / AFP Aung San Suu Kyi was nominated as a cabinet minister in Myanmar’s civilian government on Tuesday, giving the democracy champion a formal position despite being blocked from the presidency in a nation ruled for decades by the military. The Nobel laureate, who has vowed to rule above the next president Htin Kyaw, was named first in a ...

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• 22 March

  UNHCR slams migrant ‘detention facilities’

  Geneva / AFP The UN refugee agency on Tuesday harshly criticised an EU-Turkey deal on curbing the influx of migrants to Greece, saying reception centres had become “detention facilities”, and suspended some activities in the country. “Under the new provisions, these sites have now become detention facilities”, the UNHCR said in a statement. “Accordingly, and in line with our policy ...

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• 22 March

  Beyond antivirus and firewalls

  

  RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Internet in last few years has changed our world, way beyond any set notions. Things that once seemedimpossible are now not just possible; they are rather ‘common’ and usual. But just like every human discovery, the internet and its high penetration into our day to day lives, has invited some inevitable problems. Talking specifically about ...

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• 22 March

  The Beauty Experts!

  

  RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS With e-commerce in the UAE projected to reach US$10 billion by 2018, it makes sense for most businesses to diversify and invest in online platforms of their own. The same became the reason for Beauty Solutions Trading and Consulting, leading marketer and distributor of globally recognised lifestyle and beauty brands in the Middle East to ...

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• 22 March

  Smartphone boom hits MEA tablet industry hard

  

  ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The smartphone boom — triggered by affordable smart handsets priced as low as US$80, and dual-SIM devices — is apparently putting a heavy toll on the traditional slate tablets in the region. A recent research revealed that tablet shipment in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has dipped by 3.1 percent year-on-year in 2015. ...

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• 22 March

  Now, Maserati’s Levante rolls out on UAE roads

  

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The wait is over! Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer, Maserati’s Levante — The luxury SUV, which made its World Premiere at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, has now arrived in the UAE. Al Tayer Motors, the official importer-dealer for Maserati, staged a special preview of the SUV at an event in Dubai. Hossam Hosni, General Manager, ...

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• 22 March

  Palma Serenia Residences on track

  

  Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The Palma Development has announced a significant progress in its construction of the premier residential complex, Serenia Residences, with 25 percent of its raft casting already completed. Kareem Derbas, CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Palma Holding, told Emirates Business, “Serenia Residences is one of our most anticipated developments. The construction is well under way and ...

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