November, 2019

• 25 November

  UAE Government Annual Meetings open in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, chaired the third UAE Government Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi on Monday. “Our ...

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• 25 November

  AED8bn Saadiyat Grove launched in Abu Dhabi

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Member of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office, on Monday launched Saadiyat Grove, an AED 8 billion inclusive community located in the heart of Abu Dhabi’s Cultural District on Saadiyat Island and developed by Aldar Properties. HH Sheikh Khalid ...

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• 25 November

  Diamonds worth $50m sold at Dubai tender

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) – a subsidiary of DMCC, the Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – announced on Monday that it had successfully hosted one of the largest rough diamond tenders ever to take place in the UAE. Stargems – a DMCC-registered international diamond company with interests in all aspects of the ...

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• 25 November

  EGA to supply bauxite from Guinea mine to China’s Xinfa

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced that it has signed an agreement with Xinfa to supply bauxite from its Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC), bauxite mine in the Republic of Guinea to the Chinese company for the next five years. Under the agreement, EGA will supply Xinfa with millions of tonnes of bauxite each year from ...

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• 25 November

  Driverless vehicles likely to hit UAE roads in 2021: Esma chief

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Driverless vehicles may hit the UAE roads in 2021 as the UAE is preparing to become the first country in the world to have regulations on autonomous vehicles, a top official told Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. “We will announce first draft of the standards and regulations for autonomous vehicles on Tuesday in the 5th ...

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• 25 November

  ADX’s ‘pattern day trader’ to woo investors

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), has given approval for Pattern Day Trader (short-term trading). The product is available for customers through brokerage firms licensed by ADX and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), based on laws set by said authorities to protect investors. ADX made provision for Pattern Day Trader in order to attract more investors ...

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• 25 November

  Emirates, SpiceJet seal codeshare deal

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates signed a codeshare and interline agreement with SpiceJet to give travellers to and from India seamless access to a wider and a stronger route network. This is the first-ever codeshare agreement signed by SpiceJet. From early 2020, customers travelling to India can take advantage of many more flight options on routes common to both airlines ...

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• 25 November

  IMH gives a new lease of life to 50-year-old patient

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business A 50 year old female patient was brought to the ER at International Modern Hospital (IMH) with severe pain on her right hip and unable to move after slipping in the bathroom. An x-ray was done which showed a complex fracture of right hip and upper part of the femur (thigh bone). Further investigations including MRI ...

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• 25 November

  Dubai Cares unveils $2m programme in Vietnam

  

  DUBAI / WAM A delegation led by Dr Tariq Al Gurg, Chief Executive Officer at Dubai Cares, recently visited Vietnam to witness the launch of a three-year programme that aims to scale-up a librarian training model that will help underserved students adopt and grow a habit of reading. The AED7,347,000 ($2 million) programme is set to support the government in ...

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• 25 November

  Strata, Airbus celebrate 10-years of partnership

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Strata celebrates 10-years of partnership with Airbus shaping the UAE’s aerospace industry, highlighting key milestones achieved with the UAE-based manufacturer throughout the past decade. As part of the UAE’s drive to create a world-class aerospace industry to deliver on its diversification strategy, Airbus is increasing its Middle Eastern footprint through industry cooperation with local entities ...

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