June, 2019

• 8 June

  Europe saved $8b on gas bill in 2018: IEA

  LONDON / WAM The Executive Director of the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Europe saved $8 billion on its natural gas bill last year because surging US shale production and a shake-up in EU energy markets forced Russia to change its gas pricing mechanism. Fatih Birol, speaking as the IEA released its annual gas report, said 2018 was a “golden ...

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• 8 June

  Students are pillar, foundation of UoS, says Sultan Al Qasimi

  

  SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the University of Sharjah (UoS), affirmed that the students are the pillar and foundation of the University of Sharjah for whom the university exploits all its potential and energies to build them scientifically and behaviourally. Sheikh Sultan’s remarks ...

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• 8 June

  UAE leaders send condolence messages to Emir of Kuwait

  ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a cable of condolences to Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, Emir of Kuwait, on the death of Wadha Ali Abdurrahman Al Munir, the mother of Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al Hamad Al-Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa expressed sincere sympathies and solace, ...

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• 8 June

  New patient network to support obese people

  DUBAI / WAM A new Patient Network to support people living with obesity, backed by clinicians across the Gulf and Lebanon, is being launched by the World Obesity Federation. Designed to raise awareness of multiple causes of obesity and provide access to information on healthier lifestyle choices, treatment options and ongoing management, the programme marks World Obesity’s first major initiative ...

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• 8 June

  Abu Dhabi to host 2nd Primary Care Conference

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi will host the 2nd Primary Care Conference on June 19 to enhance awareness about the emirate’s healthcare sector, specifically the primary care model and regulations. To be organised by United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical) Group including Danat Al Emarat Hospital, HealthPlus Network of Specialty Centers and Moorfields Eye Hospital on June 19 at St. ...

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• 8 June

  Emirates NBD highlights commitment to preserve UAE’s marine biodiversity

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates NBD, a leading financial institution in the region, is celebrating World Ocean Day this year by highlighting its commitment to preserving marine biodiversity, under the bank’s Keep the Creek Clean marine conservation programme. The Keep the Creek Clean initiative was introduced by Emirates NBD Private Banking in 2018, with the goal of helping preserve and ...

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• 8 June

  Constructsteel to discuss future of steel industry

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirates Steel, the only integrated steel plant in the UAE and a subsidiary of the General Holding Corporation (Senaat), will be the main sponsor of the upcoming constructsteel conference 2019 organised by the World Steel Association (worldsteel) and held in the Middle East for the first time. Through sponsoring the conference, the company aims to ...

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• 8 June

  UAE committed to ensuring regional stability: Gargash

  BRATISLAVA / WAM The UAE’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs reiterated the country’s commitment to ensuring regional stability. “The UAE is a committed partner in the development and stabilisation of the Arab World,” Dr Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, told audiences in a keynote address at GLOBSEC 2019 Bratislava Forum in Slovakia. The UAE official noted that the country had ...

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• 8 June

  Sharjah to showcase investment prospects to Brazilian investors

  

  Sharjah / WAM For the sixth year in a row, the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SCCI) is gearing up to participate in the 11th edition of the World Chambers Congress (WCC) of the International Chamber of Commerce. Under the theme “Creating a Shared Future”, the three-day event will be held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on June 12-14 ...

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• 8 June

  Sharjah produced 37bn gallons of water in 2018

  

  Sharjah / WAM The amount of water produced in the Emirate of Sharjah during 2018, reached more than 37 billion gallons of water, according to the latest statistics issued by the Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa). The statistics also revealed that the biggest share of water consumption was by the residential sector with almost 62% (17.2 billion gallons) while ...

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