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ADNOC Drilling Secures Transformational $1.7 Billion Contract to Unlock UAE’s World-Class Unconventional Energy Resources Award consolidates ADNOC Drilling’s position as leading regional provider of energy drilling services with expansion into unconventional energy. ADNOC Drilling establishes ‘’Turnwell’’ to execute the award and signs a term sheet for potential partnerships with global industry leaders SLB and Patterson-UTI Strategic joint venture, Enersol, will be instrumental in providing scalable innovative technologies to support cutting-edge AI smart drilling design, completions engineering, and production solutions. Contract award marks a significant step in recovery of Abu Dhabi’s unconventional energy resources underlining the UAE’s role meeting the world’s…

Microsoft is about to make copying and pasting much easier in Word, thanks to a new Merge Formatting option. In a Microsoft 365 Insiders blog post, the company announced the change, which was “implemented based on [user] feedback.” The change means that pasting text with formatting that doesn’t match your file will no longer ruin it, so you don’t have to spend more time fixing the formatting so it can match your formatting style. Unlike with “Keep Source Formatting,” the text you paste to your document will match your file’s formatting, font, color, and size, making the recently added text…

With the arrival of summer in the UAE after the spotting of ‘Al Shurtan’ constellation on May 12, temperatures in the country have begun soaring above 40°C. Besides the heat, beachgoers are cautioned about the dangerous currents known as ‘Al Sayura’, or the drawing current. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, president of the Emirates Astronomical Society, explained that the rising temperatures, exceeding 40°C, and a drop in humidity below 30 per cent during the day coincide with the appearance of Al Shurtan which consists of two stars. Earlier, The Emirates Astronomical Association announced the sighting of the constellation, stating that it had…

Britain’s King Charles handed over a senior military role to his son Prince William at a ceremony on Monday, marking a rare joint appearance for the pair as the king steps up his return to public duties after his cancer diagnosis. Charles presented William with the title of Colonel-in-Chief of the Army Air Corps, a position the 75-year-old monarch held for 32 years, in front of an Apache helicopter, and watched by service personnel at the Army Flying Museum in southern England. “He’s a very good pilot indeed,” Charles said of his son, a former helicopter search and rescue pilot…

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has opened discussions with Islamabad on a new loan programme, a Pakistan finance ministry statement said on Monday. The mission chief, Nathan Porter, met Pakistan’s Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb to “kick-start the discussions on further engagement with the fund”. Aurangzeb informed the team of improvements in the macro-economic indicators over the course of the standby arrangement and underscored the government’s commitment to continue and expand the reform agenda, the ministry said. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Pakistan is likely to seek at least $6 billion and…

The escape of an Iranian director and rumours over fresh MeToo allegations were setting the scene on Monday for a dramatic Cannes Film Festival, already packed with Hollywood icons and attention-grabbing films. Stars including Meryl Streep, Greta Gerwig, Kevin Costner and Francis Ford Coppola are among the invitees for the film industry’s biggest annual event on the Cote d’Azur, which runs from Tuesday to May 25. The organisers announced on Monday that the Olympic torch will also have its moment on the red carpet on May 21. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels.…

Sheikh Rashed bin Dalmook Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Racing Club (DRC), expressed his profound gratitude to Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for his continued trust, following the renewal of his Chairmanship at the DRC. Sheikh Mohammed recently appointed a new Board of Directors for the Dubai Racing Club once again chaired by Sheikh Rashed bin Dalmook bin Juma Al Maktoum. Members of the Board include Ali Abdulrahman Al Ali, who was promoted to the post of CEO, and Khalifa Thani bin Aboud Al Falasi. Sheikh…

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From the iconic Burj Khalifa to a desert safari, a group of visitors enjoyed a week-long tour around Dubai. What was different about this tour was that it was tailored for deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. The group of fifteen deaf travellers explored the city with sign language interpreters and specialised tour guides from Amsaan Accessible Tours (AAT). AAT collaborated with influencers to showcase Dubai to special visitors during Deaf Awareness Week, which takes place annually from May 1 to 7. In the week-long itinerary, participants had the opportunity to visit iconic landmarks such as the Burj Khalifa and the Museum…

Donald Trump’s one-time fixer and the star prosecution witness in the former president’s historic criminal trial testified on Monday in a dramatic courtroom face-off with his former boss. Michael Cohen’s testimony followed last week’s court proceedings in which adult film star Stormy Daniels gave toe-curling detail about her alleged sexual encounter with Trump which is at the heart of the case. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer Cohen for a hush-money payment to Daniels on the eve of the 2016 presidential election, when the story could have proved politically fatal. Stay up to date…