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Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Festival enter fifth day

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 11:32:29 pm

ABU DHABI, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Zealous participants, ardent coaches and enthusiastic audience gathered today for the fifth day of the Abu Dhabi Jiu-Jitsu Festival. The Festival was open to all nationalities, for the first-time ever in the Championship, and witnessed world’s leading professional athletes from the female kids’ category (4-17), male and female in the Adult (18 and above) white belt categories as well as male and female Masters (31 and over) tournaments at Mubadala Arena, Zayed Sports City. Senior government officials and...

Kuwait reiterates OPEC output cut conformity

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 11:03:43 pm

JEDDAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM)-- The State of Kuwait has been committed to cutting oil production so as to restore balance at global markets, Kuwaiti Minister of Oil, Electricity and Water Bakheet Al-Rashidi said on Friday. The minister made the statement to KUNA after he had led Kuwait's delegation participating in the eighth meeting of the Joint OPEC-Non-OPEC Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) hosted by the Saudi city of Jeddah. OPEC and non-OPEC oil producers' commitment to the output cut deal reached 149 percent, said the...

Declaration of Cooperation still having positive impact on world oil markets: UAE Minister of Energy

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 10:45:21 pm

JEDDAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The Declaration of Cooperation by OPEC-Non-OPEC Producing Countries is still having positive impact on the world oil market thanks to the diligent work and dedication by the 24 participating countries, said Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Industry and President of OPEC. ''In March, OPEC and participating non-OPEC countries have achieved a conformity level of 149 percent with their voluntary production adjustments, the highest level so far. OECD commercial stock levels have dropped...

EU, Egypt to sign new strategic partnership on energy

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 10:16:24 pm

BRUSSELS, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Climate Action and Energy Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete will be in Egypt on 22-24 April for a high-level visit with government officials and energy stakeholders. On behalf of the Commission he will sign a Memorandum of Understanding for Strategic Cooperation in Energy between the EU and Egypt. The Commissioner will also meet with European energy companies and open the EU-Egypt Sustainable Energy Business Forum & Exhibition. Furthermore, an on-site visit to the Zohr onshore gas facility in Port Said...

OPEC-non-OPEC countries achieve highest ever conformity level at 149% in March

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 10:01:53 pm

JEDDAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- OPEC and participating non-OPEC countries have achieved a conformity level of 149 percent in March with their voluntary production adjustments, the highest level so far, announced the OPEC/Non-OPEC Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC) following it 8th meeting in Jeddah, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, on 20 April 2018. ''Once again, participating countries have demonstrated unwavering dedication to achieving the rebalancing of the global oil market, as demonstrated by the high conformity level of 149 percent. Their collective efforts continue...

Youngsters taught to make pop-up book style creations during Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 09:42:27 pm

SHARJAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Children were taught how to transform a humble piece of paper into 3D art during a workshop on pop-up books at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival (SCRF). Italian children’s book publisher Matteo Faglia guided youngsters through the process of drawing, cutting and folding paper to build basic structures. The hour-long session initially got children familiar with the unique art style of the books before they turned their own hands to creating. "Many of the children have never even seen...

Interactive workshops, educational talks await art enthusiasts at World Art Dubai

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 09:30:21 pm

Dubai, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Following three days of enthusiastic crowds and sales, the 4th World Art Dubai, the region’s largest affordable art fair, will enter its final day on Saturday, 21st April, at the Dubai World Trade Centre. Part of the Dubai Art Season, this year’s edition of the four-day event has expanded in offering Dubai’s community of established art collectors, first-time purchasers, style hunters and those who are curious about art a unique opportunity to invest in a 4,000-strong collection of works...

Emirates scoops four awards at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2018

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 09:20:28 pm

DUBAI, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, has been recognised at the World Travel Awards Middle East 2018 with four awards - Middle East’s Leading Airline, Middle East’s Leading Airline Brand, Middle East’s Leading Business Class Airport Lounge and Middle East’s Leading Cabin Crew. The red carpet ceremony was attended by more than 500 industry leading figures and professionals from across the Middle East. Khalid Al Serkal, Emirates’ District Manager Sharjah received the awards on behalf of the airline. Sheikh...

Yemeni National Resistance controls strategic sites in Yemen’s Red Sea Coast

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 09:03:37 pm

YEMEN, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The Yemeni National Resistance, led by Staff Brigadier-General Tarek Mohamed Abdullah Saleh, has taken control of strategic sites in the east of Mocha and Al Barh, west of Taiz Governorate, following heavy fighting with the Iran-backed Houthi militias in the country’s Red Sea Coast. Backed by the UAE Armed Forces, operating as part of the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, the National Resistance forces inflicted heavy losses in equipment and personnel among the Houthis, in an operation backed by the Yemeni Southern...

Mansour bin Zayed Festival Endurance Rides make a stop in Italy on Saturday

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 09:00:36 pm

ABU DHABI, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival makes a stop in Arborea - a town in the province of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy – to stage endurance rides as part of ‘SARDEGNA ENDURANCE FESTIVAL’ on Saturday, April 21 and the Wathba Stallions Cup flat race on Sunday, April 22, 2018. On Saturday’s the Festival supports rides which includes the two-star H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Ladies CEI Cup and the H.H. Sheikh...

Fikra Labs finalists meet with Under-Secretary of Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 08:45:17 pm

ABU DHABI, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Before embarking on their four-week incubation programme, the 12 finalist of the Fikra Labs, an acceleration programme for the travel and tourism industries in Abu Dhabi, met with Saif Saeed Ghobash, Under-Secretary of the Department of Culture and Tourism-Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, to discuss the issues of how technology is disrupting the tourism industry, and how to harness its power to promote Abu Dhabi’s tourism sector. The meeting also focussed on assessing the experience of the finalists...

UAE continuing efforts to fight obesity: health experts

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 08:44:28 pm

ABU DHABI, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The UAE's efforts to fight obesity have received the support of health professionals and experts, at the end of the two-day Gulf Obesity Summit and Regional Congress 2018, the first regional obesity congress in the Middle East, which was held in Abu Dhabi, under the theme, "Achieving the UN’s Targets by 2025." The experts told the Emirates News Agency, WAM, that the UAE aims to introduce strict food regulations and standards, as part of the government's policy to...

UAE Ambassador meets Kazakh minister of education

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 08:43:44 pm

ASTANA, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Dr. Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, has met Erlan Sagadiev, Kazakhstan's Minister of Education, to explore prospects of cooperation between Emirati and Kazakh universities in area of exchange of expertise and visits. The UAE ambassador highlighted the importance of developing bilateral cooperation, particularly in scientific research. For his part, the Kazakh minister expressed his ministry's keenness to boost cooperation with its UAE counterpart and to draw lessons from the UAE education expertise, especially in...

Age of dinosaurs brought back to life at SCRF 2018

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 07:16:03 pm

SHARJAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- The age of the dinosaurs was brought back to life during the "Dinosaur Quest of Dr. T-Rex" show at the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival, SCRF, 2018. The children expressed their delight as they saw Velociraptors and Brachiosaurs on stage during the 30-minute show, which featured a joke-telling baby dinosaur, as well as a dig to find ancient fossils. The audience was led through their journey back in time by Dr. T-Rex. "Dinosaurs have been alive for decades in our...

Students learn robotics and AI through lego at Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival

2018 Apr 20 Fri, 07:09:01 pm

SHARJAH, 20th April, 2018 (WAM) -- Students aged between six and ten attended a workshop on robotics and artificial intelligence through the use of lego during the Sharjah Children’s Reading Festival. The "Robotics Fun Club", offered by UAE-based Fun Robotics, strengthened children’s understanding of science and engineering through problem-solving, modelling, prototyping, investigating and analysing, as well as interpreting data and asking questions. Each one of the company’s seven workshops focuses on different aspects of the STEM education. "It’s a simple programme that allows students to...