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June 2021

ADNOC and Reliance to develop integrated chemical plant

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) announced that Reliance Industries Limited (Reliance), has signed an agreement to join a new world-scale chlor-alkali, ethylene dichloride and polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production facility at TA’ZIZ in…

India to provide free visas to stimulate travel business

UAE citizens and other nationalities requiring visas to visit India can avail themselves of gratis permission to travel to India as part of a COVID-19 recovery stimulus announced by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The free visa scheme…

General Budget Committee meet chaired by Sheikh Mansour

His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, chaired a meeting of the General Budget Committee, which was held at Qasr Al Watan. During the meeting, the committee discussed the…

UAE Ministry of Defense participates in MILEX 2021 in Belarus

A delegation from the Ministry of Defense, took part in the 10th International Exhibition of Arms and Military Machinery (MILEX 2021), which took place in the Belarusian capital Minsk. The delegation, headed by Major General Abdul Rahman…

Bomb explodes outside UN designated terrorist’s house

A powerful car bomb exploded outside the residence of the 2008 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and chief of the banned Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed in the provincial capital of Punjab on Wednesday, killing at least three people and…

UAE retail e-commerce predicted to grow to $8 billion by 2025

The UAE retail e-commerce market reached a record $3.9 billion in 2020, a 53 percent year-over-year increase driven by the COVID-19-led digital shift, while e-commerce accounted for 8 percent share of the retail market during the same year,…

Arab Health in-person event to welcome 20K attendees

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, today officially inaugurated Arab Heath and Medlab Middle East 2021. A total of 1,500…

IOC Vice President meets Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed

His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, President of the UAE National Olympic Committee, received the Vice President of International Olympic Committee, Ng Ser Miang. During the meeting, Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed and…

DEWA to showcase innovative projects at Expo 2020

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating at Expo 2020 Dubai with a large pavilion, characterized by a contemporary design that aligns with DEWA's role as the Official Sustainable Energy Partner of Expo 2020 Dubai.…

CBUAE report predicts 2.4 percent growth for UAE GDP in 2021

The UAE GDP is expected to grow by 2.4 percent in 2021 and 3.8 percent in 2022 while the non-oil GDP to expand by around 4 percent in both years, according to the Financial Stability Report (FSR) released by the Central Bank of the UAE…