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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is hosting the 24th Annual Middle East Petroleum and Gas Conference (MPGC 2016) in Abu Dhabi, UAE from April 24-26. In a company statement, ADNOC said preparations are rapidly gathering steam with ministers, super major CEOs, oil companies’ senior management from ADNOC and its Group of Companies, and other industry ...

BRUSSELS / AFP A series of explosions ripped through Brussels airport and a metro train on Tuesday, killing around 35 people and injuring more than 200 in the latest attacks to rock Europe. Security was tightened across the jittery continent and transport links paralysed after the bombings that Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel branded “blind, violent and cowardly”. “This is ...

Naypyidaw / AFP Aung San Suu Kyi was nominated as a cabinet minister in Myanmar’s civilian government on Tuesday, giving the democracy champion a formal position despite being blocked from the presidency in a nation ruled for decades by the military. The Nobel laureate, who has vowed to rule above the next president Htin Kyaw, was named first in a ...

Geneva / AFP The UN refugee agency on Tuesday harshly criticised an EU-Turkey deal on curbing the influx of migrants to Greece, saying reception centres had become “detention facilities”, and suspended some activities in the country. “Under the new provisions, these sites have now become detention facilities”, the UNHCR said in a statement. “Accordingly, and in line with our policy ...

RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS Internet in last few years has changed our world, way beyond any set notions. Things that once seemedimpossible are now not just possible; they are rather ‘common’ and usual. But just like every human discovery, the internet and its high penetration into our day to day lives, has invited some inevitable problems. Talking specifically about ...

RITIKA SHARMA / EMIRATES BUSINESS With e-commerce in the UAE projected to reach US$10 billion by 2018, it makes sense for most businesses to diversify and invest in online platforms of their own. The same became the reason for Beauty Solutions Trading and Consulting, leading marketer and distributor of globally recognised lifestyle and beauty brands in the Middle East to ...

ALKESH SHARMA / Emirates Business The smartphone boom — triggered by affordable smart handsets priced as low as US$80, and dual-SIM devices — is apparently putting a heavy toll on the traditional slate tablets in the region. A recent research revealed that tablet shipment in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) region has dipped by 3.1 percent year-on-year in 2015. ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The wait is over! Italian luxury vehicle manufacturer, Maserati’s Levante — The luxury SUV, which made its World Premiere at the 2016 Geneva Motor Show, has now arrived in the UAE. Al Tayer Motors, the official importer-dealer for Maserati, staged a special preview of the SUV at an event in Dubai. Hossam Hosni, General Manager, ...

Sunaina Rana / Emirates Business The Palma Development has announced a significant progress in its construction of the premier residential complex, Serenia Residences, with 25 percent of its raft casting already completed. Kareem Derbas, CEO and Co-Founding Partner of Palma Holding, told Emirates Business, “Serenia Residences is one of our most anticipated developments. The construction is well under way and ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, has announced plans to increase the number of baby-friendly accredited hospitals in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The baby-friendly hospital initiative was launched to ensure that all maternal care facilities support breastfeeding, a practice that is ...