April, 2018

• 10 April

  UAE investors to help rebuild economies of war-torn countries in Middle East

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE’s public, private sector and institutional investors will help re-build the war-torn countries in the Middle East, including Iraq, Syria, Yemen and Libya, a senior official said. Jamal Al Jarwan, Secretary-General of the UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC) said, “Investors in the UAE are well equipped to help re-build the economies of Iraq, Syria, Yemen and ...

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• 10 April

  UAE, Georgia review economic, investment and trade relations

  

  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 and President Giorgi Margvelashvili of Georgia, on Tuesday held official talks on bilateral ties and global developments. The two sides discussed relations of cooperation and friendship between the UAE and Georgia, and the means ...

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• 10 April

  Adnoc launches historic oil and gas exploration round

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM “For the first time in our history, on behalf of the Supreme Petroleum Council, Adnoc will make available six new, large onshore and offshore blocks for competitive bid within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi,” Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), said. Dr Al ...

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• 10 April

  Khalifa ratifies bilateral agreements between UAE, other countries

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan issued Federal Decrees ratifying a number of bilateral agreements between the UAE and brotherly and friendly countries. The Decrees have been published in the latest issue of the Federal Official Gazette. His Highness Sheikh Khalifa approved an agreement between the UAE and Afghanistan on the mutual allocation ...

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• 10 April

  UAE, UK discuss defence, military cooperation

  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, on Tuesday received Rt Hon Gavin Williamson, UK Secretary of State for Defence, who is currently visiting the country His Highness Sheikh Mohamed welcomed the UK Secretary of State for Defence and discussed with ...

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• 10 April

  ADFD hails UAE’s ‘top world aid donor’ title

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), on Tuesday extended his congratulations to President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the UAE retained the title of the “Top World Aid Donor” in the field of official development assistance for the fifth year in a row. He also ...

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• 10 April

  DoT’s smart card ‘Hafilat’ available on busses

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Department of Transport (DoT) announced that the smart card service, ‘Hafilat’ is now available on board regional buses. The service, launched by the department’s Integrated Transport Centre, will facilitate the payment of trip fares efficiently – through the automatic calculation of fares based on distance traveled – saving passengers time, effort and money. The ...

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• 10 April

  Emirates sets new record with 1mn Wi-Fi connections onboard in March

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates has set a new record with over 1 million Wi-Fi connections made on board its flights in March alone. During the month, 1,037,016 Emirates customers connected to the internet during their flight. The connections were mainly made over mobile devices with over 94% of users connecting with a smartphone –twice as many connections were made ...

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• 10 April

  Final dome structure at Barakah N-energy plant complete

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC), said on Tuesday that it has successfully completed the Reactor Containment Building (RCB), dome for Unit 4, the final unit of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, marking another milestone in the development of the plant, located in the Al Dhafrah region of Abu Dhabi. ENEC also said that the Unit’s ...

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• 10 April

  Stocks rally as trade tiff eases; Treasuries slip with dollar

  

  Bloomberg Stocks surged on Tuesday following conciliatory remarks from Chinese President Xi Jinping aimed at releasing some pressure from a trade dispute between the world’s biggest economies. Treasuries fell with the dollar. All major US equity indexes were up more than 1.4 percent after Xi said Cold War and zero-sum mentalities were “out of place,” and backed free trade and ...

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