September, 2019

• 21 September

  Aramco pledges to recover output by September-end

  

  Bloomberg Saudi Aramco reiterated its commitment to bringing production back to its full capacity by the end of the month. The company will restore 5.7 million barrels per day, said Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser, the amount that was knocked out by recent attacks on the kingdom’s oil facilities. “We will continue to fulfill our mission of providing the energy ...

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• 21 September

  Overseas Emiratis set to cast votes for FNC election today

  ABU DHABI / WAM Eligible Emirati voters overseas will cast their votes for 4th Federal National Council (FNC), elections at the UAE embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad on Sunday. The overseas stations were part of its efforts to enable citizens abroad to exercise their right to vote, the NEC said. Voting abroad will continue for two days at 118 ...

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• 21 September

  EuroTier Middle East sees AED100m in deals

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The inaugural edition of the EuroTier Middle East 2019 that concluded at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Center (Adnec) facilitated trade deals worth AED100 million, and attracted over 10,892 visitors during its three-day run, the event organising committee announced. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister ...

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• 21 September

  UAE ISO accolade supports GCC, Arab standardisation activities

  

  CAPE TOWN / WAM In recognition of the status of the UAE and its national leadership capabilities, the UAE won the membership of the International Standardisation Organisation (ISO), Council (Group 3), for the term 2020 to 2022, as it garnered 64 of the 108 votes at the ISO meeting. The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), obtained the votes ...

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• 21 September

  Emirates launches biometric boarding for US flights

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates is once again pushing the boundaries of technology, becoming the first airline outside America to receive approval for biometric boarding from the US Customs Border Protection (CBP). Soon, customers flying from Dubai to any of Emirates’ 12 destinations in the US will be able to choose facial recognition technology at the departure gates, reducing the ...

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• 21 September

  NCM launches nano-tech campaign in cloud seeding

  ABU DHABI / WAM National Centre of Meteorology (NCM), launched nanomaterials testing campaign in cloud seeding operations through the UAE Research Programme for Rain Enhancement Science, that investigates the efficiency of unique and innovative new cloud seeding materials through flights and testing that took place from Al Ain Airport over the Northern and Eastern parts of the UAE. Professor Linda ...

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• 21 September

  Etisalat unveils ‘upgrade anytime’ programme

  

  ABU DHABI / Emirates Business Etisalat on Saturday announced the launch of the region’s first ‘Upgrade Anytime’, an exclusive programme that gives customers what they want – affordability and the freedom to trade in their iPhone with a new one of different model, screen size, colour, capacity, or new installment scheme without any restrictions – upon completion of 90 days ...

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• 21 September

  Overseas Emiratis to cast their votes for FNC election today

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Eligible Emirati voters overseas will cast their votes for the 4th Federal National Council (FNC), elections at the UAE embassies, consulates and diplomatic missions abroad on Sunday, September 22. The overseas stations were part of its efforts to enable citizens abroad to exercise their right to vote, the NEC said. Voting abroad will continue for two ...

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• 21 September

  Al Tayer inspects fourth phase of MBR Solar Park

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has inspected the construction of the 4th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the largest single-site Concentrated Solar Power (CSP), project in the world. Based on the Independent Power Producer, IPP, model, the fourth phase will generate 950 ...

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• 21 September

  Enec, French agency ink deal on radioactive waste management

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the French National Radioactive Waste Management Agency (Andra), on the sidelines of the 63rd Annual Regular Session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna, Austria. The MoU was signed by Eng. Mohamed Al Hammadi, Chief Executive Officer of Enec, and Pierre-Marie Abadie, Chief ...

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