December, 2016

• 8 December

  ‘Handcuff king’s secrets unlocked in Hungary

  

    Budapest / AFP Ninety years after his death, the secrets of the world’s greatest escape artist, Harry Houdini, have been unlocked in a recently opened Hungarian museum devoted to the Budapest-born illusionist. Set high in the capital’s lofty Castle district, the House of Houdini lifts the veil on the box of tricks used by the famous magician, who lived ...

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• 8 December

  Energy giants highlight ADIPEC’s valuable role in oil, gas community

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) posted continued global success, celebrating a milestone year in its 19th edition, and realising ongoing industry acclaim from world oil and gas leaders. More than 8,500 delegates, 2,000 exhibiting companies, 700 speakers, and over 95,000 visitors from 135 countries gathered in the UAE capital for ...

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• 8 December

  UAE close to attain self-sufficient in generic drug production

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is close to being self-sufficient in producing generic drugs as 16 pharmaceutical facilities are manufacturing up to 1,000 such drugs. The country is also planning to increase the number of facilities to 30 by 2020, according to a senior official from the Ministry of Health and Prevention. This is another indication of the ...

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• 8 December

  ADNOC opens three new service stations in Sharjah

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM ADNOC Distribution announced the opening of three new service stations in Sharjah, taking the total number of its service stations in the emirate to 88. The new additions are Al Manakh service station, Minerva service station, and Al Manara service station. Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting Chief Executive Officer of ADNOC Distribution, said, “The opening of ...

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• 8 December

  Countdown for AED1mn Fazza championship begins

    Dubai / WAM The 17th edition of the Fazza Championship for Youllah (folk art) will begin in the Al Meydan quadrant at Global Village this Friday evening. Organised and supervised by the Hamdan bin Mohammed Heritage Center (HHC) to revive heritage sports, the finalists will vie for the grand prize of AED 1 million and the Fazza Championship for Youllah ...

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• 8 December

  Emirates Soil Museum opens its doors in Dubai

    Dubai / WAM The International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA), and the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) inaugurated on Thursday the Emirates Soil Museum, a unique facility in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries and the Middle East and North Africa, MENA, region. The opening of the Emirates Soil Museum is a joint initiative between ICBA and ADFD. Speaking at ...

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• 8 December

  Etihad Airways voted best for excellence in service and hospitality

    New Delhi / Emirates Business Etihad Airways’ excellence in service and hospitality has been recognised once again with the Abu Dhabi-based carrier winning the Best International Airline Award at the annual Condé Nast Traveller India Readers’ Travel Awards 2016. The national airline of the United Arab Emirates was presented with the accolade at a prestigious awards ceremony attended by ...

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• 8 December

  USA, India and China top 3 shopping corridors for UAE consumers

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business PayPal and Ipsos released their third annual cross-border commerce report. The global insights research investigated the online domestic and cross-border shopping habits of more than 28,000 consumers in 32 countries, to uncover opportunities for consumers in the world’s commerce revolution. The Global Cross-Border report shows Middle-East as one of the regions with the highest incidence ...

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• 8 December

  Mashreq introduces UAE’s first ‘chatbot’

    Dubai / Emirates Business Mashreq, the UAE’s leading financial institution, has introduced its latest innovation – UAE’s First ‘Mashreq Bot’; an Artificial Intelligence agent – or chat-bot – programed to simulate an intelligent conversation with users. Customers can use the chat-bot to display Mashreq products and perform card-less cash transactions, low ticket local transfers and inquire about balance and ...

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• 8 December

  Winners of World Halal Tourism awards announced

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The second World Halal Tourism Awards 2016 winners were announced on Thursday. An unprecedented 1.9 million votes were received across the 16 Halal tourism categories making it the largest travel awards presentation in the world. The awards were independently verified by an industry governance panel ensuring that all nominations fulfilled criteria of each of ...

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