November, 2021

• 1 November

  Sheikh Mohamed orders golden visas for frontline heroes, families

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, has directed granting Golden Visas to “frontline heroes” and their families. Those eligible include the families of fallen frontline heroes, and distinguished individuals whose extraordinary efforts helped protect the nation and its people throughout ...

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• 1 November

  ADIB’s 9-month net profit up 43% to AED1.6 billion

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic bank in the region, delivered a strong set of financial results for the first nine months of 2021. Net profit surged 43% year-on-year to AED 1,602 million from AED 1,121 million in the same period last year. The growth in net profit reflects the strong underlying performance ...

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• 1 November

  1,726 Emiratis get their new homes in Dubai, Rak, Ajman

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, through the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, announced the delivery of newly constructed homes to 1,726 UAE nationals across Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman. Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said that the programme will continue offering eligible Emirati citizens keys to their new homes, as ...

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• 1 November

  Saudi Aramco earnings rise on oil output, prices

  

  Bloomberg Saudi Aramco’s earnings soared as oil prices and production climbed, allowing the world’s biggest crude producer to cover its quarterly dividend of $18.75 billion with free cash flow. Third-quarter profit rises to 114.1 billion riyals ($30.4 billion) from 44.2 billion riyals year ago, beating a company-compiled estimate of $29.1 billion. Free cash flow was $28.7 billion. Aramco has benefited ...

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• 1 November

  US, EU eye global coalition to fix steel, aluminum markets

  

  Bloomberg The US and the European Union (EU) clinched a tariff-busting trade accord over the weekend that they’ll try to leverage into a broader global arrangement that would penalise countries that don’t meet low-carbon targets for steel and aluminum exports. President Joe Biden and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hailed the agreement on Sunday in Rome on the ...

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• 1 November

  Emirates-Seychelles deal to promote trade, tourism

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Seychelles Tourism Board at Expo 2020, reaffirming its commitment to the island nation and outlining joint initiatives to promote trade and tourism to the country. The MoU was signed by Ahmed Khoory, Emirates’ SVP Commercial West Asia and Indian Ocean, and Sherin Francis, Principal Secretary Tourism Department, Tourism ...

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• 1 November

  Registration for 11th edition of Sial ME opens

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The registration for the 11th edition of Sial Middle East 2021 (Sial ME) is now open. Sial ME will return to Abu Dhabi from December 7-9. Organised and hosted by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), the event will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister, ...

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• 1 November

  Masdar City Free Zone facilitates golden visas in Abu Dhabi

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar City Free Zone has announced that it is now facilitating the process and submitting, Golden Visas for all eligible candidates and their families. In collaboration with Abu Dhabi Residents Office (ADRO), a division recently launched by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), Masdar City Free Zone is already working to promote the Golden ...

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• 1 November

  1,726 Emiratis handed over their new homes under Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme

  

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, through the Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme, has announced the delivery of newly constructed homes to 1,726 UAE nationals across the emirates of Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah and Ajman. Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said that the programme will continue offering eligible Emirati citizens keys to their ...

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October, 2021

• 31 October

  Abu Dhabi launches ‘Art Hub exhibition’

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Maktaba, the library management department of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), on Sunday opened its Art Hub exhibition at the Khalifa Park Library (KPL), which will be on display until November 25. Featuring multimedia works spanning visual arts, crafts and design, created by 24 UAE-based emerging artists, the exhibition ...

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