Abu Dhabi / WAM In recognition of International Day for Tolerance, celebrated on November 16 of each year, The Founder’s Memorial organised educational tours dedicated to highlighting values of tolerance and coexistence, values that the UAE’s Founding Father lived by. The Founder’s Memorial was built as a tribute to the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, taking visitors on ...
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17 November
Abu Dhabi hosts Interfaith Alliance Forum on Monday
ABU DHABI / WAM The Interfaith Alliance for Safer Communities Forum will kick-off on Monday in the nation’s capital, Abu Dhabi. Held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the UAE will host the first edition of the forum in recognition ...
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17 November
UAE-Oman’s deep-rooted historic ties getting strong
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE will share with the Sultanate of Oman the celebration of its glorious National Day on Sunday in a gesture that strengthens the deeply-rooted historic bonds of fraternity, compassion and common destiny under the able leadership of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman. ...
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17 November
Over 11,000 visit Emirates at Bahrain airshow
Dubai / Emirates Business The Emirates A380 drew in more than 11,000 visitors in three days at this year’s edition of the Bahrain International Airshow (BIA). The Emirates Flight Training Academy’s Phenom 100EV also on display for the first time at the Bahrain Airshow welcomed nearly 2,000 visitors. The A380 that was on display carried the distinctive decal of HH ...
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17 November
‘Al Samha Heritage Festival’ to welcome visitors today
Abu Dhabi / WAM The 9th ‘Al Samha Heritage Festival’ will welcome visitors from November 18-25 at the Samha Youth Center. The traditional festival celebrates UAE culture, including many of its long standing traditions and features activities related to heritage and local traditions. Organised by Emirates Heritage Club (EHC), under the patronage of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...
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17 November
UAE, NSSA ink declaration to train Bahraini space team
MANAMA / WAM The United Arab Emirates Space Agency (UAESA), signed a Declaration of Principles with Bahrain’s National Space Science Agency (NSSA), and the UAE’s Khalifa University, for the Training of the Bahrain Space Team. The signing took place on the sidelines of the 5th Bahrain International Airshow, held at the Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain, under the patronage of His ...
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17 November
Canada’s oil industry divided over forced production cuts
Bloomberg Canada’s oil sector is divided over whether to force a temporary cut to production, with some major producers pushing the controversial idea in a bid to ease a supply glut and halt a steep plunge in prices, according to seven people familiar with the matter. Executives from Canadian Natural Resources Ltd and Nexen Energy ULC are among those who ...
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17 November
Citi: Oil’s plunge a ‘made in America’ phenomenon
Bloomberg American fingerprints are all over oil’s record losing streak that’s plunged prices into a bear market. The State Department’s zigzag on Iran sanctions, President Donald Trump’s tweets about Opec supply, the demand-sapping trade war with China and the explosion of shale oil production are all key factors leading to the collapse in crude prices since early October, Ed Morse, ...
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17 November
Conoco plans to start North Sea asset sale this year
Bloomberg ConocoPhillips plans to invite bids by the end of the year for its remaining North Sea assets, which could be valued at up to $3 billion in a sale, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The assets, which would include what’s left of its holding in the Clair Field, are likely to draw interest from private equity-backed ...
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17 November
UK told to study biomass use by power industry
Bloomberg China, the driver of global demand, is forecast to become the world’s largest gas-buying country with net imports approaching the level of the European Union by 2040, according to the International Energy Agency’s the World Energy Outlook. China already overtook South Korea as second-largest LNG importer last year and is on track to surpass Japan. By 2040, it will ...
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