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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) on Wednesday announced that it has entered a clean energy agreement with Mediclinic Middle East. The agreement will see Ewec’s clean energy sources powering 100 percent of the electricity consumption of Mediclinic’s Abu Dhabi hospitals and medical centres for a full operating year, supporting the hospital group’s efforts ...

Ajman / WAM A report by the Department of Municipality and Planning in Ajman revealed that the value of construction contracts in the emirate exceeded AED2.1 billion in the first half of 2022, higher than during the same period in the two previous years. In 2020, construction contracts were valued at AED800 million, and AED1.9 billion in 2021. Abdul Rahman ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has organised a national workshop in collaboration with the WHO Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean to address the “One Health” approach, an integrated, unifying tool for joint assessment and control of zoonotic diseases. The two-day workshop discussed the concept of the “One Health” approach, which requires combining the ...

  Dubai / WAM A steady surge of growth throughout the second quarter has propelled Dubai International’s (DXB) half yearly traffic to 27.9 million passengers. DXB achieved the milestone despite a significant reduction in capacity resulting from the 45-day closure of its northern runway in May-June for a major refurbishment project. Maintaining its growth recovery for the ninth successive quarter ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is continuing to strengthen its food security system, through a comprehensive range of policies that include promoting cooperation with other countries and markets, diversifying sources, and attracting local and foreign agricultural investment. The country’s food import rate increased by 21 percent in the first half of 2022, recording over 41,000 tonnes of imported ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, sent a written letter to General Evariste Ndayishimiye, President of the Republic of Burundi, congratulating him on the occasion of assuming the presidency of the East African Community. The letter was delivered by Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced that its High-Water Usage Alert service has helped to reduce 217,370 tons of carbon emission since its launch three years ago and until June 30. These reductions were from identifying 1,062,781 water leakage reports, 23,199 defects, and 11,566 cases of increased load. The service sends instant notifications to customers ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Waha Capital (Waha), an Abu Dhabi-listed investment management company, through its wholly owned subsidiary Waha Land, has agreed to the sale of 17 leased warehouse buildings situated on five plots at the Almarkaz Industrial Development to Peninsula Real Estate Management Limited (Peninsula), a real estate investment company incorporated in Abu Dhabi Global Market, for ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Department of Planning and Development — Trakhees, the regulatory arm of the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation, completed about 16,000 transactions through its Licencing Department during the first half of 2022, registering a growth of 22% as against the same period last year. The Licencing Department provides corporate licencing services to local and free ...

  SHARJAH / WAM Air Arabia, the Middle East and North Africa’s first and largest low-cost carrier (LCC) operator, has announced the launch of its direct flights from Sharjah to the city of Milan in Italy. The new direct flights will connect Sharjah International Airport with Milan Bergamo Airport with four weekly flights starting from December 7. Adel Al Ali, ...