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King of Jordan praises ties with UAE

Amman - His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan has expressed appreciation to the GCC countries, including the UAE, for their continuous support to his country's economy.
King Abdullah said in an interview with Jordan News Agency (Petra) that alth

UAE signs air services MoU with Jordan

The United Arab Emirates, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has initialled "open Sky" Air Services Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Jordan The MoU was signed by Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, the Director General of UAE Gene

UAE prepared to defend itself against security threats

The country will continue working to protect its natural resources, including oil, from security threats which have become a heavy burden on the global economy, said Lieutenant-General Hamad Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Force

Contract for Khalifa medical complex in Morocco signed

A contract for building the Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed specialised medical complex in Casablanca, Morocco, was signed Wednesday between Abu Dhabi Municipality and French Jacob France Engineering Consultancy Group. The US$ 100 million health facility wi

Saudi official praises UAE pavilion at Expo Zaragoza

Zaragoza - The UAE pavilion at the international Expo Zaragoza in Spain has exhibited the impressive progress and prosperity in the UAE, according to a senior Saudi official. ''The progress we saw yesterday at the UAE pavilion is a source of proud fo

ADNOC announces retrospective crude prices for June 2008

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) yesterday announced the retrospective prices for June 2008 for Abu Dhabi's four main grades of crude oil. The price for the onshore Murban crude was set at US$134.00 per barrel, while prices for the three of

UAE has lowest subsidies on fuel among oil producers

The UAE has the lowest subsidies on fuel prices among oil producers and experts believe this has contributed to accelerating inflation in the country. Details published in London this week based on 2006 figures showed the UAE did not have any subsidy

Abu Dhabi Economic Development Council calls for measures to streamline investments

The Abu Dhabi Economic Development Council has called for new but stringent measures to streamline local investments in a manner that would curb the operations and existence of bogus investment companies.
In a report released in Abu Dhabi yesterd

UAE set to become dominant banking force

A rapid growth in credits and other financial operations have coupled with an ongoing capital increase drive to turn the UAE into the largest banking sector in the Arab world, overtaking Saudi Arabia in almost all banking components. At the end of Ma

Telecom market to rise 63pc

The UAE telecoms market is projected to grow 63 per cent to Dh35.27 billion in four years on the back of increased mobile phone penetration rate hitting a regional high of 188 per cent. The record high penetration, shared by etisalat and du, also imp

etisalat and France Telecom to make joint investments

etisalat and France Telecom will collaborate in a number of diversified areas including in Home services, contents, international network, besides making joint investments in the sector.
An MoU which was signed in Paris, yesterday between Mohamm

Emirates flight receives warm Chinese welcome

Guangzhou - After Hong Kong, Shanghai and Beijing, Guangzhou has become the fourth destination of Emirates Airlines in China as Dubai's leading airline launched its inaugural flight to the southern Chinese city on Tuesday. Today, Emirates will be op

Nakheel breaks ground on W Bangkok

Nakheel Hotels broke ground this week on its W Bangkok hotel development, the firm's latest project in Southeast Asia. The 400-room property, to be managed by Starwood Hotels & Resorts, is expected to open at the end of 2010, the company said in a st

Mansour bin Zayed inaugurates new beach on Abu Dhabi Corniche

Under the patronage of General HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs yesterday opened the new be

UAE national filmmaker takes second place at Rotterdam film festival

The Emirates Foundation announced Wednesday that Bint Mariam won second place in the short film category at the Arab Film Festival held June 18-22 in Rotterdam. The film previously won second prize at the Gulf Film Festival in Dubai in April.
Bin

Documentary festival to feature 20 films

Dubai will host another first-of-its-kind film festival in the region called "Documentary Voices: Pulling Focus" � a film festival focusing exclusively on documentaries. It will open on Saturday. About 20 documentary films depicting various themes, i

College plans robotic replica of Ibn Seena

Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and the Chancellor of UAE University (UAEU), yesterday attended the opening of the Ibn Seena Media Centre at the College of Information Technology.
The ce

Maktoum Foundation to publish Arabic Narrative Encyclopaedia

The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Foundation yesterday announced it will publish the world's first comprehensive 'Arabic Narrative Encyclopaedia', exploring, analysing and documenting the Arabic literary genre.
The encyclopaedia, comprising sev

Cultural body launches festival of classical music in Abu Dhabi

A new classical music festival, titled Abu Dhabi Classics, was yesterday unveiled by the Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture and Heritage (ADACH). Abu Dhabi Classics will span over half a year -from October 24 this to May 7, 2009. According to ADACH Dep

DHA unveil its new web site

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) yesterday unveiled a number of online initiatives to provide information on its ongoing transition programme. The DHA Director-General, Qadhi Saeed Al Murooshid, said, "Following the recent unveiling of our new logo,

New low-income categories to get health insurance cover

New categories of low-income persons will be eligible to enjoy services provided under the basic health insurance cover according to an amendment introduced by the Abu Dhabi Executive Council (ADEC) to the executive regulations of Law No 23 of 2005 f

Khalifa receives Arab League chief

President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan received in Abu Dhabi yesterday Amr Musa, Secretary General of the Arab League. Sheikh Khalifa and the visiting Arab League chief discussed latest developments in the Arab arena, with particular emphasi

Foreign Minister meets Amr Musa

Foreign Minister, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan met in Abu Dhabi yesterday Arab League Secretary General, Amr Musa, at a luncheon he held in honour of the latter. They discussed matters related to boosting the role of the Arab League and o

FNC holds second term's final session

The Federal National Council yesterday convened its 15th and last session of the second ordinary term of the 14th legislative chapter. At the end of the session, Dr Mohammed Salem Al Mazrouei, FNC Secretary General, read federal decree issued by Pres

UAE Ambassador presents RCA donation for Sudanese orphans

UAE Ambassador, Isa Abdullah Al-Basha yesterday presented to the Secretary General of Al-Zubair Foundation, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul Halim, a cheque of Dh1.322 million from the UAE Red Crescent Authority (RCA). The amount represents six-month maintenance al

Al Mansouri calls for closer ties with Mediterranean countries

Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy, has highlighted the importance of greater co-operation between the GCC and Mediterranean countries at the 6th edition of the Euro-Mediterranean Annual Conference held in Milan. The event was att

Foreigners to undergo compulsory medical check-up

Foreigners who came to the UAE to live, study or work, for a period not less than six months, will now have to undergo medical check-up for some contagious diseases like HIV AIDS, Hepatitis B and leprosy. Minister of Health, Humaid Mohammed Al Qattam

MBRHE begins construction of 525 housing units

The Mohammed bin Rashid Housing Establishment (MBRHE) has begun construction work on the Dh3 billion housing project in the Al Barsha area of Dubai. The move represents phase 1 of the 252 housing-unit-project being executed jointly with the Arab Tech

Abu Dhabi unveils food security plan

Abu Dhabi plans to develop over 70,000 acres of farmland in Africa''s largest country Sudan as the first step in a broader strategy to secure food supplies amid rising prices. Mohammed Al Suwaidi, acting director-general of the Abu Dhabi Fund for De

Dubai exchange to introduce new software from Nasdaq OMX group

United Arab Emirates - The Dubai International Financial Exchange will start working with a new software supplied by Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. that will enable the exchange to trade in equity derivatives, its representatives said Tuesday in a press state