Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist bombing that targeted a mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul, which resulted in a number of deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all forms of violence ...
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UAE, Germany to boost financial, investment ties
Berlin / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Christian Lindner, German Minister of Finance, in Berlin, during his official visit to Germany. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Abdullah and minister Linder discussed the UAE-German strategic relations and means to develop them in the financial, investment and ...
Read More »UAE, India discuss opportunities within energy transition, trade
Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy for Climate Change, held a series of high-level meetings with government and business leaders in India, focused on opportunities within the energy transition and industrial growth. The visit comprised bilateral meetings with senior Indian government officials, including Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Minister ...
Read More »Dewa wins three ‘global excellence’ awards in US
DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has won three Global Excellence Assembly Awards 2022. These are the Excellence in Innovation Award, the Business Innovation Award, and the Outstanding Customer Service Award. Dewa is the first entity to win three awards in the same cycle based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework criteria, the highest level of recognition ...
Read More »UAE, France discuss defence cooperation
Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received a call from Sébastien Lecornu, French Minister of Defence. During a phone call, the two sides discussed cooperation relations between the two friendly countries, especially with regard to defence and military issues and ways to further develop them to serve the mutual interests ...
Read More »DP World explores metaverse to solve supply chain challenges
Abu Dhabi / WAM DP World, a leading global end-to-end logistics provider, on Thursday announced the creation of DPMETAWORLD, a new initiative aimed at bringing cutting edge virtual solutions to real-world supply chain challenges. Across the industries in which DP World operates, supply chains are moving from analogue to embrace new digital solutions. This project will allow DP World ...
Read More »UAE University, MBZUAI strengthen research ties
Abu Dhabi / WAM A delegation from UAE University (UAEU) was welcomed at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) by Professor Fakhri Karray, Provost of MBZUAI, and Sultan Al Hajji, Vice President for Public Affairs and Alumni Relations. Professor Ahmed Ali Murad, the Associate Provost for Research, who was also in attendance, highlighted that the visit aimed ...
Read More »GPSSA to disburse AED646m in retirement pensions today
Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) announced on Thursday that pensions for May are due to be disbursed on Friday. This month’s pensions amount to AED646,085,610.82, which is an increase of AED59,468,297.02 in comparison to May 2021, during which the value of pensions amounted to AED586,617,313.80, the UAE pension authority explained. GPSSA explained ...
Read More »EGA, AUS collaborate to research food waste re-use
Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced a collaboration with the American University of Sharjah’ (AUS) College of Engineering to research the economic and environmental benefits of re-using food waste to enrich manufactured soils made from bauxite residue, and further applications in waste-to-energy. The AED1.6 million three-year research project is the second phase of EGA’s ...
Read More »Dewa wins three global excellence assembly awards
Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has won three Global Excellence Assembly Awards 2022. These are the Excellence in Innovation Award, the Business Innovation Award, and the Outstanding Customer Service Award. Dewa is the first entity to win three awards in the same cycle based on the Baldrige Excellence Framework criteria, the highest level of recognition for ...
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