UAE Deputy Prime Minister H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan left Jakarta yesterday at the end of his several days official visit to Singapore and Indonesia.

The UAE has been officially recognised as the leading cultivator of date palms in the world with 42 million trees, it was announced on Sunday according to a report in "Gulf News."

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Minister of Presidential Affairs HH Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan attended yesterday a ceremony to launch the new Arabic newspaper 'Alrroya Aleqtisadiya' from Abu Dhabi.

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) yesterday announced plans to build 16 eco-friendly Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) pumping stations as part of the drive to diversify sources of energy.

The chief executive officer of Masdar has announced the company will attend a three-day European Energy Forum in Bilbao, Spain, between June 9 and 11 according to a report in "Gulf News."

The Emirate of Sharjah has secured the award for Best Middle Eastern Exhibitor at the International Tourism Bourse (ITB 2009).

More than 50,000 homes will be built for Emiratis over the next 20 years, the Abu Dhabi Urban Planning Council (UPC) said yesterday.

Overflowing bins could soon be a thing of the past in Abu Dhabi.

Goods worth Dh14.2 billion were exported by members of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) in February, the organisation's Emirates Business quoted the DCCI's monthly report.