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ABU DHABI / WAM  Tawazun Council has established a free zone dedicated to the military and security sector in Tawazun Industrial Park. The free zone covers 2.8 square kilometres and has been established to commence operations related to defence and security industries, including electronic and technological activities, clear-cut metal industries, safety and security, research and development, as well as logistics ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Gas plc on Monday announced that, following approval from the SCA, its selling shareholder, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc or the selling shareholder) has exercised its right set out in the UAE prospectus to increase the number of ordinary shares offered in the initial public offering (IPO) of the company. Adnoc will now offer ...

DUBAI / WAM  In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued directives to immediately allocate 8,500 land plots to Emirati citizens in the Al Yalayis 5 area. The plots are located on an area spanning 120 million square feet. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha), part of the PureHealth group, has announced its key achievements in 2022 from the latest report curated by the Emirates News Agency (WAM). Some of Seha’s most notable achievements in 2022 include the closure of its Covid-19 testing centres and 5.1 million outpatient visits throughout the year. Collectively, a total ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE search and rescue team, as part of the “Chivalrous Knight / 2” operation in Syria, has returned home following the completion of the rescue mission in earthquake-hit Syria. Lt. Colonel Hamad Al Kaabi, Commander of the Emirati Search and Rescue in Syria, said that the team has made exceptional efforts in the rescue mission ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE witnessed a 32 percent year-on-year (YoY) growth in its 2022 green and sustainable finance issuing, a new report by leading consulting firm Arthur D. Little showed. Between 2019 and 2022, the UAE recorded increasing environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) reporting across major public and private institutions such as Dubai Financial Market, Ministry of Climate ...

SHARJAH / WAM  Sharjah Economic Development Department (Sedd) released the results of Sharjah’s commercial and economic activities report during 2022, where 64,089 licences were issued and renewed in the past year, with a growth rate of six percent over 2021. This report included 7,615 new licences issued and 56,474 renewed. The department reviewed the results and the main developments and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 15th session of the joint UAE-Algeria Economic Committee has been held in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, and Algerian Minister of Industry, Ahmed Zaghdar, in the presence of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade. “The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan ...

AMMAN / WAM    Companies from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain signed industrial agreements with an investment value exceeding $2 billion at the third Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development. The meeting kicked off in Amman on Sunday in the presence of Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME The first round of the UAE MotorSurf Championship, which was organised by Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club on Saturday at Abu Dhabi breakwater, saw a great technical success considering the number of competitors that participated in the four categories of the championship. The first round recorded 24 participations. The Czech Republic’s Matias Novotny and Eliska ...