April, 2017

• 2 April

  Mohamed visits Fujairah knife attack survivors in hospital

  

    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 the victims of a knife attack that took place in the emirate of Fujairah recently where a mother was stabbed to death, and two of her children and a domestic worker were injured. ...

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• 2 April

  Abu Dhabi govt takes part in AIM 2017

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Reflecting the UAE’s keenness to enhance its competitive economic edge and maintain an investment-friendly environment, the Government of Abu Dhabi is participating in this year’s edition of the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM 2017) which was launched on Sunday at the Dubai World Trade Centre and will run until April 4. Held under the theme “International Investment, ...

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• 2 April

  MoF, DHA sign MoU to collect fees through e-Dirham System

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) signed an MoU with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) to adopt the e-Dirham system and e-Dirham cards as a means of paying for government services provided by DHA. The signing ceremony took place at DHA headquarters in Dubai. Saeed Rashid Al Yateem, Assistant Undersecretary of Resources and Budget Sector at MoF, stressed ...

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• 2 April

  DoF launches ‘Govt Service Prices Portal’

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Government’s Department of Finance (DOF) has officially launched the Government Service Prices Portal. Through this launch, the DOF has introduced the public, government entities and private sector companies, to the tariffs and fines approved by the Dubai government. The portal lists 7,962 price lines accredited by 23 government entities in Dubai distributed into six sectors, in ...

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• 2 April

  ADNOC, Masdar sign MoUs with Aramco

  

    Abu Dhabi /Emirates Business Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco) on Sunday signed two separate Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and with Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy Company, covering energy and technology collaboration, renewables, and carbon management. Under the terms of the MoU between ADNOC and Saudi Aramco, the two companies will collaborate ...

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• 2 April

  Sharjah to host region’s largest Watch & Jewellery Show

  

    Sharjah / Emirates Business One of the well-established names in the local jewellery industry, Salem Al Shueibi Jewellery, secured the coveted Platinum Sponsorship of the region’s most awaited spring edition of the biannual MidEast Watch & Jewellery Show. Billed as the largest and most exclusive showcase of gold and diamond jewellery in the region, the 42nd MidEast Watch & ...

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• 2 April

  Etihad, Boeing officials check biofuel progress at Masdar

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Peter Baumgartner, Chief Executive Officer of Etihad Airways, and Mohammad Al Bulooki, Executive Vice President Commercial, joined Scott Fancher, Boeing Senior Vice President, at the integrated seawater and agriculture system facility within Masdar City to check on the project’s progress this week. The facility is a world first, demonstrating the use of seawater and ...

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• 2 April

  Cathay Pacific to squeeze more seats on B777-300 plane

  

    Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., the premium airline that is seeking ways to revive earnings after its first annual loss in eight years, plans to cram more passengers in some aircraft to squeeze out extra revenue. All 65 of its Boeing Co. 777-300 family aircraft will have another seat in each economy-class row, shrinking space for fliers by about ...

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• 2 April

  Etihad, Qatar Air to offer loaner laptops to customers

  

    Bloomberg Etihad Airways will distribute loaner laptops to premium customers on US-bound flights, joining Gulf rival Qatar Airways in providing a workaround after the federal government banned passengers from bringing their own devices into aircraft cabins. The specially purchased computers will be available to business-class travelers starting next week, Qatar Air said. People must hand over their own laptops ...

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• 2 April

  Bombardier chairman offers to forfeit pay hike

  

    Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. Executive Chairman Pierre Beaudoin offered to forfeit a pay increase for 2016, responding to a firestorm of criticism that prompted Quebec’s finance minister to call for Canada’s biggest aerospace company to review its compensation practices. “After listening to the recent public debate about the compensation of senior executives at Bombardier, I have asked the board of ...

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