September, 2018

• 2 September

  DCT Abu Dhabi’s new destination campaign launched

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has significantly upped the ante on global marketing with the introduction of a major new international promotional campaign. This latest activity will build upon a destination identity that has already attracted record numbers of guests to the emirate for two successive years, and ...

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• 2 September

  Mohamed: Double efforts to groom generations for future

  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, visited Al Asayel School in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, on Sunday, on the first day of the academic year 2018-2019. The Abu Dhabi Crown Prince sat in on a lesson with pupils at the ...

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• 2 September

  31,000 Yemenis benefit from ERC’s food supplies in Hodeidah

  

  HODEIDAH / WAM More than 31,000 Yemenis have benefited from emergency relief assistance provided by the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), recently, including 22,500 children, while the Authority is continuing to rehabilitate drinking water plants to meet the needs of Yemeni households. Within this context, the ERC distributed 4,500 food baskets and basic commodities to Yemeni families in the districts of ...

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• 2 September

  Campaign to promote benefit of equity futures launched

  

  DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai and Brokerage House Securities (BHS), have begun a joint campaign to publicise the benefits to investors of trading equity futures. The campaign will include seminars at Nasdaq Dubai’s new MarketSite event space, tailor made workshops, videos detailing how to trade and other activities that raise awareness of equity futures’ unique advantages. BHS is a trading Member ...

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• 2 September

  ‘Green Dubai’ to help make sustainable decisions

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has launched Green Dubai, which includes three initiatives that will help make Dubai the smartest, happiest and most sustainable city in the world. The move supports DEWA’s efforts to empower customers to make sustainable decisions that contribute to protecting the environment and natural resources. In its first phase, Green Dubai will ...

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• 2 September

  UAE remains among most booming, competitive job market

  

  DUBAi / Emirates Business The United Arab Emirates (UAE) remains among the most booming and competitive job markets regionally and globally, with many talented professionals looking to make their next big break. The latest Mena Job Index Survey from Bayt.com, the number one job site in the Middle East, and global online market research company, YouGov, indicates that hiring intentions ...

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• 2 September

  UAE’s role to protect and end violence against children hailed by global partnership

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), has said that choosing the UAE to be the first Arab country to join the Global Partnership to End Violence Against Children is a confirmation of ...

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• 2 September

  Adnoc’s new unit to maximise value from heavy oils, slurry

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc Refining, a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), announced, on Sunday, it has successfully completed the commissioning of a specialised coker unit, as part of its Carbon Black and Coker Project. With this, ADNOC will extract the maximum value from ‘bottom-of-the-barrel’ heavy oils and slurry, as it delivers on its aggressive downstream ...

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• 2 September

  Etihad Airways rolls out hand baggage-only fare

  

  Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways has launched a new hand baggage only ‘Deal Fare’ across selected destinations, allowing travellers to purchase lower fares in Economy Class if no checked baggage is required. The ‘Deal Fare’ includes a complimentary carry-on baggage allowance of 7kg and is available on flights between Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Lebanon, ...

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• 2 September

  Al Ain Book Fair marks 10-year anniversary

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, is organising the 10th Al Ain Book Fair (AABF), at the Al Ain Convention Centre. During this year’s fair, DCT Abu Dhabi will mark the anniversary ...

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