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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Zayed House for Islamic Culture (ZHIC) has shifted all its e-services to Abu Dhabi Unified Government System (TAMM), in a move aimed at enabling the emirate’s community to complete comprehensive digital government services through a single point of contact easily and conveniently. This step comes as a part of Abu Dhabi digital strategy to develop, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Shaheen Al Marar, Minister of State, has participated in the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition Against Daesh, which was co-chaired by the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States in Marrakesh. During the meeting, Al Marar underscored the need to enhance cooperation to counter the terrorist acts committed by Daesh, and prevent the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The green hydrogen projects of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) are progressing very well, a senior executive told the Emirates News Agency (WAM), adding that green hydrogen, dubbed as the oil of the future, will play a significant role in the company’s growing portfolio of renewables. “We are currently in the techno feasibility stage ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque received 459,126 worshippers and visitors during the Holy Month of Ramadan and the Eid Al Fitr holidays. The worshippers who flocked to the mosque throughout the days and nights of Ramadan to pray and reflect reached 219,378, of which 80,782 attended the Isha and Tarawih prayer, and 100,996 attended the Tahajjud ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed House for Islamic Culture (ZHIC) has shifted all its e-services to Abu Dhabi Unified Government System (TAMM), in a move aimed at enabling the emirate’s community to complete comprehensive digital government services through a single point of contact easily and conveniently. This step comes as a part of Abu Dhabi digital strategy to develop, ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates and Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore joint cooperation and initiatives targeted at attracting more investments into Dubai by supporting new and existing businesses registered or licenced in the free zone. Under the MoU, the parties will explore opportunities to offer a number of travel-related incentives for ...

  Dubai / WAM Amanat Holdings has announced its financial results for the quarter ended March 31. The company recorded a total income of AED46.9 million in 1Q-2022, a growth of 12% versus the AED42.0 million recorded in 1Q-2021. On an adjusted basis, excluding the prior year result from divested entities, the company recorded a total income of AED46.9 million, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Food producers around the world face multiple challenges, and soil degradation is one of the most serious ones. According to global statistics, 52% of the world’s agricultural soil is currently degraded to varying degrees. Unsustainable human activities put a strain on the soil and deplete its organic content. This leads to soil degradation, exacerbating food shortages, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Alpha Dhabi Holding has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, reporting a net profit of AED2.84 billion, up significantly year-on-year from AED100 million. Revenues stood at AED8.17 billion for the first three months of 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 700% with strong contributions from investments in the healthcare sector, which ...

  New Delhi / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said the implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between India and the UAE on February 18 came into force on May 1 with the arrival of the first imports exempted from tariffs. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Marri said ...