Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Co (BPGIC) and Sahara Energy Resources DMCC Dubai Tuesday evening signed a partnership agreement to set up an oil refinery capable of producing bunker fuel with a capacity of up to 250,000 barrel per day (bpd) in the Emirate of Fujairah. BPGIC and Sahara Energy …
Read More »UAE Iftar programme continuing in world capitals
The UAE embassies and consulates in Colombia, Hungary and Pakistan are overseeing the Iftar Programme carried out by the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation, Dubai Charity and Emirates Red Crescent during the Holy Month of Ramadan. UAE Ambassador to Colombia, Salem Rashid Al Oweis, supervised the distribution of Iftar …
Read More »Hamdan bin Mohammed reviews Dubai Gov’t Employee, Customer Happiness 2018 survey results
H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has reviewed the results of the 2018 Government of Dubai Employee and Customer Happiness survey as part of the Dubai Government Excellence Programme, which analyses government services of various entities of …
Read More »Saudi Arabia’s oil pipeline attacked by drones
Saudi Arabia has confirmed that two pump stations on its East-West pipeline were attacked by armed drones, however asserted that its supplies and exports of crude oil and products are operating normally without interruption In a statement, Khalid A. Al Falih, Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources of Saudi …
Read More »5-year jail term to individual convicted of cybercrimes, joining Daesh
The State Security Chamber of the Federal Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates on Sunday issued a five-year jail sentence on a Comoran citizen (A.A.A.Z) aged 21 years, and a fine of AED1,000,000. The Court ordered the confiscation of all devices used to commit the crimes, as well as …
Read More »UAE Press: Sabotaging of ships a dastardly act
A UAE newspaper has said that the sabotage operation that targeted commercial and civilian vessels near the UAE territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, off the coast of Fujairah, is a dastardly act and those behind such reprehensible action should be forced to pay a price. “It’s fortunate that …
Read More »Emirati passport gets visa-free entry to 171 countries
UAE Passport continues to strengthen its rank in the Global Passport Index with visa exemption from 171 countries, with 4 countries away from the second place, and only 27 countries to go for visa-free entry to the whole world.
Read More »Mawaqif parking ticket to be used in all parking bays in Abu Dhabi
The Integrated Transport Centre, ITC, in Abu Dhabi has announced that premium parking tickets can be used in all premium and standard parking bays in Abu Dhabi. Whereas standard parking tickets can only be used in standard parking bays in all areas in Abu Dhabi Island. Khamis Al Dahmani, Head …
Read More »16 suspects arrested, 268kg of Heroin caught in UAE’s biggest drug seizure
Dubai Police have seized the largest amount of Heroin -268 kg- to ever be controlled in the country, hidden inside cars spare parts in the largest seizure operation in the UAE. The controlled drugs have an estimated worth of 134 million dirhams according to the market value of Heroin. Operation …
Read More »Dubai: Manager accused of sexually assaulting female employee
Dubai Criminal Court began the trial of an Asian businessman accused of raping a European female who works for him, after luring her into a restaurant near his home and harassing her on the way to his house. The victim went inside his house to receive a pay cheque but …
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