April, 2019

• 28 April

  Emirates unveils its pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates, Premier Partner and the Official Airline of Expo 2020 Dubai, on Sunday unveiled the design and visitor experience concepts of its ultramodern pavilion for the 6 month mega-event. The Emirates Pavilion’s design and visitor experience will utilise interactive technologies and design-thinking focusing on the future of commercial aviation. Emirates has already broken ground on the ...

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• 28 April

  UAE’s charity, humanitarian initiatives hailed

  

  NURSULTAN / WAM Serikbay kazhy Oraz, Kazakhstan’s Supreme Mufti, stated that the UAE is one of the first countries to launch charity and humanitarian projects in Kazakhstan since it gained independence. He made this statement while receiving Hamad Salem bin Kordous Al Ameri, Director-General of Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Foundation for Charitable and Humanitarian Activities, and his delegation, accompanied ...

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• 28 April

  ADM features first Arabic speaking AI news anchor

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM An AI news anchor will start presenting news in Arabic and English on Abu Dhabi Media (ADM), channels, after Abu Dhabi Media Company signed an agreement with Sogou Inc., a Chinese internet industry company. The partnership cements ADM’s ongoing efforts to utilise the latest technologies and Sogou’s leading AI capabilities. The agreement between ADM and Sogou ...

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• 28 April

  Ras Al Khaimah scores double win at World Travel Awards

  

  Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA), has celebrated a double win at the World Travel Awards 2019, cementing its credentials as an adventure tourism pioneer in the region. For the second year in a row, RAKTDA took home the accolade for ‘Middle East’s Leading Adventure Destination 2019’ largely thanks to its product innovation including ...

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• 28 April

  Real national progress hinges on a robust base of science, tech

  

  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 learned about the AI projects carried out by the UAE national service recruits and hailed the innovative potential of Emirati young people in various domains. This came as the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince ...

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• 28 April

  Arabian Travel Market opens

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation, officially inaugurated Arabian Travel Market (ATM 2019) on Sunday, marking the start of the 26th edition of the Middle East’s largest travel and tourism exhibition. Sheikh Ahmed was joined by Helal Saeed Al Marri, CEO of Dubai ...

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• 28 April

  Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution inaugurated in UAE

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government, in cooperation with the World Economic Forum (WEF), inaugurated on Sunday the Centre for Fourth Industrial Revolution in the UAE at AREA 2071, Emirates Towers in Dubai, to be the first of its kind in the region and the fifth globally. In line with the rapid global changes and developments of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, ...

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• 28 April

  ADFD funds $250m to boost financial position of Sudan

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), has announced its plan to deposit $250 million into the Central Bank of Sudan (CBOS), to secure increased liquidity and strengthen the financial position of Sudan. The deposit falls within the framework of the newly announced $3 billion (AED11 billion) UAE-Saudi Arabia joint aid package for Sudan that has committed $500 ...

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• 28 April

  Exxon’s refining ‘shocker’ puts Rockefeller legacy in doubt

  

  Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp’s worst refining performance in almost two decades may revive questions about the so-called integrated model engineered by founder John D. Rockefeller and espoused by every CEO in the company’s 149-year history. A surprise loss in a business line Exxon typically relies on to prop up more volatile units eroded first-quarter profit and cast doubt on the ...

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• 28 April

  Total’s cash flow up as record output offsets low oil prices

  

  Bloomberg Total SA boosted cash flow in the first quarter as record hydrocarbon output and so-aring sales of liquefied natural gas compensated for a drop in crude prices. The French energy giant’s earnings are the latest sign of the industry’s recovery from a deep downturn, with Total benefiting from the start of giant LNG projects from Australia to the Arctic ...

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