Abu Dhabi /Â WAM Abu Dhabi Police have managed, in less than 24 hours, to arrest four Asian hackers who had stolen more than AED1 million from unsuspecting consumers’ financial accounts by installing skimmer devices on ATMs across the country . Anti-cyber crime experts from Abu Dhabi Criminal Investigation Department (CID) unraveled the mystery behind the crime in which the ...
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29 March
Hamed attends closing ceremony of ‘Zayed 2’ joint military exercise
Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Hamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chief of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince’s Court, attended on Wednesday the closing of the ‘Zayed 2’ joint military exercise in the UAE’s territories, between the UAE Armed Forces and the Egyptian Armed Forces. The event was also attended by Lt. General Hamad Mohammed Thani Al Rumaithi, Chief of ...
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29 March
Second aerospace facility to come up in Abu Dhabi by 2020
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s advanced composite aerostructures manufacturing facility Strata Manufacturing, on Wednesday unveiled plans for its second facility at Nibras Al Ain Aerospace Park. The Strata 2.0 facility will more than double Strata’s existing capacity and sets the company on a firm path towards Abu Dhabi’s long-term goal of achieving economic diversification and driving global competitiveness for ...
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29 March
Abu Dhabi to boost tourism ties with China
Abu Dhabi /Â WAM Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi) announced that it is embarking on two separate trips to five cities across China in March and May to capitalise on the growing popularity of the emirate as a tourist destination from Asia. Inbound visitor arrivals from China have seen dramatic rises over the past few years, ...
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29 March
AUH welcomes over 1.9mn passengers in February
Abu Dhabi /Â WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) welcomed more than 1.9 million passengers in February, registering a 2.5% increase in passenger traffic compared to February, 2016. Terminal 3 at the airport registered a 26.2% growth in passenger traffic and 28.6% increase in flight traffic. Passenger traffic to and from Saudi Arabia increased significantly to 13.3% due to new ...
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29 March
UAE bank credit to industrial sector grew 190% in 10 years
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE bank credit to the industrial sector grew by 190 percent to AED70 billion over the past decade, accounting for 4.8 percent of the total loans channelled to business sectors in the UAE by the end of 2016, according to the UAE’s Central Bank recent data. Bank industrial credit for foreigners in the country ...
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29 March
ADNOC opens Xpress Station in Shakhbout City
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business ADNOC Distribution has announced the opening of Al Ramla ADNOC Xpress station in Shakhbout City in Abu Dhabi as the latest stage of phase one of its plan to open 10 such stations to serve the most congested areas of the city and its suburbs. The new station is the eighth ADNOC Xpress station ...
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29 March
Mother of the Nation Festival welcomes 40,000 visitors
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The second edition of the Mother of the Nation Festival has captured the imaginations of more than 40,000 visitors through a breath-taking range of entertainment offerings, exhilarating activities and interactive installations over the course of three days following its grand opening on 26th March. Organised by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu ...
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29 March
ADNEC to promote UMEX 2018, SimTEX 2018, IDEX and NAVDEX 2019
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (ADNEC) announced the launch of an international promotional campaign for its defence exhibitions, which include the upcoming Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Conference (UMEX 2018) and the Simulation and Training Exhibition and Conference (SimTEX 2018), to be held in February, 2018, as well as the International Defence Exhibition & Conference ...
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29 March
Newest Texas refineries plan to turn shale into fuel for Mexico
Bloomberg The newest oil refineries in Texas are looking to join the hottest two plays in the North American oil industry. Raven Petroleum LLC and MMEX Resources Inc. are building refineries in the Eagle Ford and Permian Basin that will process ample local supplies of light crude into gasoline and diesel. The fuel will be shipped on existing rail ...
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