UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed meets Dutch PM Mark Rutte

The UAE’s President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with the Prime Minister of Netherlands Mark Rutte in Abu Dhabi, reported state news agency WAM. The two leaders met at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, where the UAE President welcomed Rutte and expressed his hope the visit would contribute to advancing UAE-Netherlands relations in […]

UNGA78: UAE, India foreign ministers meet, discuss COP28

The UAE’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, met with Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, the External Affairs Minister of India, on the sidelines of the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York, reported state news agency WAM. The meeting, held against the backdrop of longstanding friendly relations, focused […]

ADNOC Distribution board approves $350m interim dividend

ADNOC Distribution’s board of directors has approved an interim dividend of $350m (Dhs1.3bn) for the first six months of 2023, equivalent to 10.3 fils per share. The interim dividend represents the first part of the expected full-year 2023 dividend payment of a minimum of $700m (Dhs2.57bn), which is equivalent to 20.57 fils per share, in […]

India to export rice to the UAE: 75,000 tonnes approved through NCEL

The Indian government will allow the export of rice to the UAE. This exception to the export ban was made by the Indian government for a pre-determined quantity of non-basmati white rice. According to the notification by India’s Directorate General of Foreign Trade on Monday evening, the UAE will receive to the tune of 75,000 tonnes […]