June, 2016

• 18 June

  ADNOC’s largest Service Station

    ABU DHABI / EMIRATES BUSINESS ADNOC Distribution announced the opening of Motor World service station in Shamkha area of Abu Dhabi. The station is the largest within the company’s network of stations and petroleum services. The opening ceremony was attended by Abdulla Salem Al Dhaheri, Director, Sales and Marketing Directorate, ADNOC Group and Saeed Mubarak Al Rashdi, Acting Chief ...

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• 18 June

  UAE diplomat highlights strong trade ties with US

    NEW YORK / WAM The UAE Consul-General in New York, Majid Al Suwaidi visited Charlotte, North Carolina, to meet with local government officials and business leaders, and highlight the strong bilateral relationship between the UAE and US. He visited the city to deliver his keynote remarks at the World Affairs Council of Charlotte’s Annual Meeting, where Al Suwaidi was ...

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• 18 June

  DED briefs govt delegations on innovative customer services

    Dubai / wam The Business Registration & Licensing (BRL) sector in the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai recently received delegations comprising representatives from Dubai Airports, Roads & Transport Authority (RTA), and the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) at the Dubai Business Club, a 6-Star facility opened recently in DED to provide an exceptional experience and improved ...

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• 18 June

  Hackers divert $50mn in virtual currency

  

    New York / AFP Hackers have diverted more than $50 million in digital currency from an experimental fund meant to demonstrate that such money is safe for use, according to the New York Times reported. The sum was stolen from a project called the Decentralized Autonomous Organization (DAO), which had collected the money in Ether, a form of currency ...

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• 18 June

  US$5 million Sheikha Fatima Hospital opens in Pakistan

  

    wana / wam The Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Hospital built at a cost of US$5 million has been inaugurated in the Shulam area of South Waziristan, Pakistan. The project is in implementation of the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

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• 18 June

  FNC Speaker receives Indian Ambassador

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Amal Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Speaker of Federal National Council (FNC), received TP Seetharam, Indian Ambassador to the UAE, at the FNC’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi, to discuss ways of promoting parliamentary cooperation relations between the UAE and India as part of the distinguished and growing strategic partnership the two countries share. During the meeting, Dr ...

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• 18 June

  Commercial firms to pay AED2,000 per day for delay in ‘late adjustments’

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Cabinet recently approved a proposal by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, to extend the period for existing companies in the UAE to comply with Federal Law No. 2 of 2015 on Commercial Companies by one more year. Companies established before the issuance of the new law under Article No. 374 were ...

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• 18 June

  Mohammed issues decree on innovation award

    Dubai / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued Decree No (18) of 2016 on the establishment of the ‘Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management’. Under the Decree, a Board of Trustees will manage the Award. The Board will ...

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• 18 June

  TRA unveils ‘In The Presence of a Book’ initiative

  

    Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) launched the initiative, ‘In The Presence of a Book,’ which includes quarterly discussion sessions. Each session will highlight one book published locally and to be discussed in the presence of the book’s author, intellectuals and TRA employees, where attendees will have an open forum with the author. The initiative ...

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• 18 June

  Dubai wins bid to host World Real Estate Congress in 2018

  

    Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Business Events (DBE), the city’s official convention bureau and a division of Dubai Tourism, in partnership with the Dubai Real Estate Institute (DREI), the education arm of the Dubai Land Department (DLD), on Saturday announced that the Emirate will host the 69th World Real Estate Congress in 2018. The annual event organised by the ...

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