April, 2018

• 7 April

  Abu Dhabi completes phase one of Tamm

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Smart Solutions and Services Authority (ADSSSA) announced on Saturday that it has completed work on phase 1 of the integrated government project, Tamm. The Authority said that it has turned nine documents and services of 15 government bodies into integrated electronic data, thus saving AED80 million on the customers part and AED11 million on ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  Aramco plans to build petchem facility in US

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s state oil company will soon sign an agreement with a British oilfield services firm to explore building chemical facilities in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement with TechnipFMC Plc involves a study for a potential chemical unit on the US Gulf Coast that would be able to produce materials used in gasoline and ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  VP orders extension of deadline for building on granted lands in Dubai

  Dubai / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum ordered a three-year extension of the deadline for building private residences on lands granted by Dubai Government to Emiratis. The extension starts the day following the date of the previous deadline. The order ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  UAE begins implemention of AI in infrastructure sector

  

  Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, and Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, got first-hand knowledge about the ministry’s application of Artificial Intelligence (AI), technologies in the federal highways projects while touring the site of the Kalba Ring Road development project. The new technology is expected to ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  ADGM Courts launches digital eCourts platform

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (ADGM Courts), has announced the launch of the ADGM Courts ePortal. The eCourts platform revolutionises the delivery of civil and commercial judicial dispute-resolution services and transforms the way courts interact with litigants and the legal profession. Developed in partnership with Microsoft, the Integrated eCourt Platform provides a comprehensive, digital court record. ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  ADFD allocated AED2.5 billion to support vital healthcare projects

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), highlighted its efforts to achieve sustainable development in the global healthcare sector as part of its ongoing priority to improve the health and well-being of individuals in developing countries. In a report issued by the Fund to mark World Health Day that falls on April 7, ADFD revealed that ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  RTA to procure 316 buses costing AED465 million

  Dubai / WAM The Board of Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in Dubai, chaired by Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, has endorsed contracts for the procurement of 316 multi-size buses. These buses are compliant with the European Emission Standards featuring Euro 5 and Euro 6 buses, for the first time ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  Top-notch global experts to convene in Dubai for AIM meet

  Dubai / Emirates Business The 2018 edition of AIM is taking place at the backdrop of global economic recovery. A number of global inspiring business and thought leaders will lead interesting discussions on investment trends, public-private partnerships, sustainability, investment promotion, cryptocurrencies, and sovereign wealth fund at the forthcoming Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) to be held at the Dubai World Trade ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  Several dead as man drives van into crowd in Germany

  

  MUENSTER / Reuters A man drove a van into a group of people sitting outside a popular restaurant in the old city centre of Muenster in western Germany on Saturday, killing several of them before taking his own life, police said. “There are several dead,” a police spokeswoman said, adding that several of those injured were in critical condition. A ...

  Read More »
• 7 April

  To end standoff, Brazil’s Lula says he will surrender to police

  Bloomberg Brazil’s former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said he will turn himself in to police, finally ending a tense stand-off with the authorities after he ignored a court-ordered deadline to begin a prison sentence. “I will comply with their order,” Lula said to a crowd of supporters gathered in front of his former union headquarters in a working-class ...

  Read More »