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DFM achieves 96% compliance in listed companies' disclosure of Q2-2019 results

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 01:47:01 pm

DUBAI, 19th August, 2019 (WAM) -- Dubai Financial Market, DFM, today announced that its listed companies have recorded a 96 percent compliance regarding the disclosure of Q2-2019 results within the deadline of 45 days from the end of the period. The total number of UAE public and private joint-stock companies as well as the dually- listed companies on DFM, which disclosed their second-quarter results, reached 64 companies out of 67 companies, as both MARKA and Drake & Scull didn’t disclose their results, while Agility submitted...

UAE leaders congratulate Afghanistan on Independence Day

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 01:18:28 pm

ABU DHABI, 19th August, 2019 (WAM) -- President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, on the occasion of his country's Independence Day, which is marked on August 19th. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE...

Islamic New Year holiday announced for government entities

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 12:33:00 pm

ABU DHABI, 19th August, 2019 (WAM) -- The Islamic New Year holiday (1441 Hijri) for ministries and federal entities in the UAE will be on the first day of Muharram, according to the Islamic calendar. The first day of the Hijri New Year will be officially determined following a moon sighting later on this month. The announcement was made in a circular released today by the Federal Authority for Government Human Resources, based on the Council of Ministers Resolution No. 37 of 2019. The Authority...

OPEC daily basket price stood at US$59.13 a barrel Friday

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 11:41:26 am

VIENNA, 19th August, 2019 (WAM) -- The price of OPEC basket of fourteen crudes stood at US$59.13 a barrel on Friday, 16th August 2019, compared with $58.87 the previous day, according to OPEC Secretariat calculations. The fourteen crudes, from separate OPEC member countries, includes a mix of blends and light and heavy crudes, including the UAE’s Murban.

Etihad Airways most punctual airline in Middle East, figures show

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 09:20:15 am

ABU DHABI, 19th August, 2019 (WAM) -- Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was the most punctual Middle Eastern carrier in the first seven months of 2019. New figures produced by the aviation data company OAG show that Etihad was the only Middle Eastern carrier whose punctuality averaged more than 80 per cent for flights across this period. The data also showed that of the airlines monitored by OAG, Etihad was ranked 24th globally for on-time performance in July, the peak...

Bahraini King receives Commander of US Central Command

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 01:07:33 am

MANAMA, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa of Bahrain has received at Al-Safriya Palace, General Kenneth F. McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command, currently on visit to the Kingdom of Bahrain. In the presence of His Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Premier, the King welcomed General McKenzie, hailing the strong strategic relations and decades-long partnership binding the two friendly countries. He commended the steadily-growing military and defence cooperation between the...

Ecuador's participation in EXPO 2020 Dubai reviewed

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 12:36:49 am

QUITO, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- Ecuadorian Foreign Minister José Valencia today received a UAE delegation led by Yacoub Yousef Al Hosani, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for International Organisations Affairs, to review the American country's participation in the EXPO 2020 Dubai. The meeting, which was held at the premises of the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry here, touched on ways of propelling bilateral relations across various fields.

Five-day weather forecast

2019 Aug 19 Mon, 12:33:24 am

ABU DHABI, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- The National Center of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts weather over the coming five days to be partly cloudy in general with a chance of fog and mist formations. Following is a detailed weather forecast issued by the NCM today for the rest of the week: Monday: Fair to partly cloudy over some areas, some rainy convective clouds will form east and southwards by afternoon. Wind: Light to moderate southeasterly, becoming Northeasterly and Northerly winds, freshening at times, causing blowing...

Indian Prime Minister to visit UAE Friday

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 11:36:45 pm

ABU DHABI, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will start a visit to the UAE this Friday. During the visit, Modi will deliberate with His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, prospects to enhance the long-standing friendship relations and strategic co-operation between the UAE and India. They will also discuss the latest regional and international developments and issues of mutual concern. The visit goes in line...

Emirati riders dominate Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival UK Endurance Masters

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 10:12:51 pm

LONDON, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- Emirati riders dominated the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Endurance Cup Festival UK Endurance Masters, which took place in Euston Park, London, with 650 female and male knights from the UAE, and various world countries participating. Knight Salem Hamad Al Ketbi won the main 120 km race of the third day, finishing in 04:38:30 hrs. Abdullah Ali Al Ameri won the 120 km title for juniors, in 04:47:51, followed by Rashid Hameed Al Kindi, who finished in 04:47:51,...

Etihad Airways most punctual airline in Middle East for first half of 2019

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 08:36:58 pm

ABU DHABI,18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates, was the most punctual Middle Eastern carrier in the first seven months of 2019. New figures produced by the aviation data company OAG show that Etihad was the only Middle Eastern carrier whose punctuality averaged more than 80 per cent for flights across this period. The data also showed that of the airlines monitored by OAG, Etihad was ranked 24th globally for on-time performance in July, the peak summer...

Candidate registration open for Emirati parliamentary elections 2019 until August 22nd

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 08:29:33 pm

ABU DHABI,18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- The National Election Committee, NEC, today announced that nine candidate registration centres across the UAE are now accepting applications for Federal National Council, FNC, membership and will continue to do so until August 22, 2019. A total of 194 candidates registered on the first day, today, for the upcoming parliamentary elections, scheduled for October 2019, 67 of whom are women. In a press statement issued today, the NEC said the candidate registration centres across the UAE started Sunday and...

Interactive platform launched to drive future skills

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 06:31:44 pm

DUBAI, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- The UAE's National Programme for Advanced Skills, NPAS, has launched an interactive self-assessment tool enabling individuals to discover their most prominent skills out of the 12 outlines in the Advanced Skills Strategy. The platform includes the game, 'FutureFit', designed to provide all members of society to assess themselves to discover which of the skills they are most proficient in. The identification of this prominent skill represents the first stage of the programme, which then goes on to help users...

UAE is an honourable model in humanitarian field: Khalifa Foundation

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 06:04:59 pm

ABU DHABI, 18th August 2019 (WAM) -- The UAE has carried out relief and development initiatives in challenging humanitarian situations in many regions around the world, a top official said on the occasion of World Humanitarian Day. Such humanitarian projects have supported victims of crises, conflicts and wars and contributed to improving their lives, Mohammed Haji Al Khouri, Director-General of Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, said in a statement on Sunday. The UAE has offered aid through charity and humanitarian foundations in the country,...

UAE will exert all efforts to reinforce leading role in global humanitarianism: Hamdan bin Zayed

2019 Aug 18 Sun, 05:49:00 pm

ABU DHABI, 18th August, 2019 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler's Representative in the Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent, ERC, said on Sunday that the UAE plays a pivotal role in strengthening world humanitarian action and mobilising support towards humanitarian issues. He said that the initiatives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu...