ABU DHABI: His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces, and His Excellency Paolo Gentiloni, Prime Minister of Italy, witnessed, today, the signing of two historic agreements awarding Italy’s multinational oil and gas company Eni stakes in two of Abu Dhabi’s offshore concession areas. …

DUBAI: Following ten days of literary celebrations, the 10th Emirates Airline Festival of Literature concluded on a high with a sold-out session with renowned comedian and bestselling children’s author David Walliams. The event capped off the Festival’s most successful edition, which featured 180 authors from nearly 50 countries. Held by the Emirates Literature Foundation, the Festival is under the patronage …

By Rafiq Vayani DUBAI: The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has announced the formation of the Retail Business Group, a new organisation that aims to promote the cooperation among retailers in Dubai, serve common interests and promote transparency within the sector. The announcement was made during a special launch event hosted at Dubai Chamber’s headquarters. The event was attended …

ABU DHABI: The National Media Council (NMC), announced the winners of the “Reading Radar” competition. The NMC launched the competition in cooperation with the Ministry of Education to mark the Month of Reading, which takes place during March of every year. the contest allows students to appreciate reading,builds their fast-reading abilities, and develops their conversation skills. The competition targeted school …

KARACHI: H.E Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, Chairman – AAOIFI Board of Trustees, would be the Chief Guest at World Islamic Finance Forum (WIFF) 2018, a unique conference being organized by CEIF-IBA in collaboration with LUMS and INCEIF, to bring together researchers, academicians and practitioners for generating innovative ideas to stimulate Islamic Finance growth while overcoming present day industry challenges. …

DUBAI: The final fixture of the 2018 Dubai World Cup Carnival, Super Saturday lived up to its billing with both Group 1 features producing memorable winning efforts. Introduced in 2003 as a dress rehearsal for the Dubai World Cup card three weeks later, all seven races are mirror images of a race to be contested on that ultra-valuable occasion when …

DUBAI: UAE’s geographical location and infrastructure make the country an ideal supply and re-distribution gateway and offer huge growth potential to logistics companies in the country, according to an industry specialist. Fortunately, the UAE is strategically located at the centre of international trade as over one-third of the world’s population lives within a 4-hour flight and two-thirds of the world’s …

LONDON: More than 60 British Airways women have shown off their aviation skills and expertise during the UK’s biggest ever all-female flight – to inspire others and mark International Women’s Day, March 8. BA1484 from Heathrow to Glasgow on Monday, March 5 brought together women in roles including baggage handlers, pilots and cabin crew, flight managers, loaders and push back …

DUBAI: Gulf Pinnacle Transport (GPT), one of the leading school bus transport providers in the UAE, on Wednesday received the prestigious Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport (DAST) in the “Transport Safety” category at the 10th edition of the Award as the first winner. The award is the highest recognition in the UAE transport system and also is one of the …

ISLAMABAD: Contrary to the recent statements made in the media, GE entered into agreements to provide six high-efficiency 9HA gas turbines, two each to HEI for the Bhikki and Balloki power plants, and to SEPCOIII for the Haveli Bahadur Shah (HBS) power plant. HEI and SEPCOIII are the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors in charge of the three sites and …