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• [New] UAE state-owned oil company ADNOC had suspended its monthly export of approximately 1 million tons of naphtha from the Ruwais refinery in April following the disruption of shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. note
• [New] Asia Pacific is forecast to be the fastest-growing region through 2030, with hospitals in India, Vietnam, and the Middle East skipping legacy infrastructure entirely and government-funded programs in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Singapore investing in national AI in healthcare strategies. Glorium Technologies
• [New] By strengthening local industrial capabilities, the UAE is positioning itself to compete globally while ensuring greater self-sufficiency at home, building industries that can respond to disruption and sustain growth in an increasingly uncertain world. The National
• [New] Abu Dhabi has sought to position itself as a global trading hub for gold as it seeks to diversify from its oil-dependent economy, and may view Sudan's untapped mineral wealth, including gold, as an opportunity. Al Jazeera
• [New] The crude cargoes will be priced at a premium or discount relative to either ADNOC's official selling prices or the Dubai benchmark, depending on the grade and transaction terms. Egypt Oil & Gas | Connecting The Pieces
• [New] In the UAE, resilience is defined by strategic confidence, proactive governance, and a willingness to take bold risks without compromising control - and it significantly outpaces global norms across nearly every dimension. Aletihad Newspaper
• [New] Abu Dhabi aims to expand its production capacity to 5 million barrels a day by 2027. Daily Sabah
• [New] The UAE, holding proven crude oil reserves of approximately 97.8 billion barrels (roughly 8% of global proven reserves), had long operated under constraints that bore little relationship to what its geology and infrastructure could actually support. Discovery Alert
• [New] ADNOC has confirmed plans to award $55 billion in project contracts across 2026 to 2028, spanning both upstream oil and gas capacity expansion and downstream processing and industrial development. / UAE Discovery Alert
• [New] By integrating UAE-based manufacturers into the project delivery ecosystem, ADNOC reduces its exposure to global supply chain disruptions and compresses the time between contract award and first steel in the ground. Discovery Alert
• [New] The long-term question is whether the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's capacity expansion will translate into actual production volumes outside OPEC control. Daily Sabah
• [New] Outside OPEC quotas, the UAE may have greater flexibility to increase production toward the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company's target of 5 million barrels per day by 2027. Daily Sabah
• [New] Technologies developed within the UAE played a decisive role in neutralising threats during recent attacks, with locally produced systems deployed in real-time operations. Khaleej Times
• [New] Two months into heightened regional disruption, the UAE is leaning on decades of strategic planning, infrastructure investment and policy agility to safeguard supply chains and maintain strong economic momentum, senior officials said during a high-level panel discussion. Khaleej Times
• [New] For enterprises operating within the UAE, the technical ability to detect threats is inseparable from the legal obligation to protect personal information. OAD Technologies (A venture of OAD software services FZ
• [New] Understanding how edr stops advanced threats is no longer just a technical requirement; it's a strategic necessity for business continuity in 2026. / UAE OAD Technologies (A venture of OAD software services FZ
• [New] The exit from OPEC removed collective production caps that limited UAE output to about three point four million barrels per day, and Abu Dhabi has signalled an ambition to lift capacity to five million barrels per day by 2027. Construction World Magazine
• [New] With the constraints of OPEC membership removed, Abu Dhabi is now aiming to raise its production capacity to five million barrels per day by 2027, according to Free Malaysia Today. Market Research Company - Blackridge Research & Consult
• [New] Abu Dhabi aims to expand its production capacity to five million barrels a day by 2027. Macau Business
• Effective obesity interventions could help more than 1.2 million adults in the UAE to overcome obesity, potentially contributing $51 billion to GDP by 2031. tradearabia
• Accelerating obesity intervention in the UAE could help more than 1.2 million adults overcome obesity by 2031, while unlocking billions in healthcare savings and economic gains. Khaleej Times
• An accelerated intervention scenario where innovative weight-loss solutions reach 57% of adults living with obesity could reduce obesity prevalence in the UAE by 15 percentage points by 2031. Khaleej Times

Last updated: 19 June 2026