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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million guests in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year’s passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital’s hub. The Abu Dhabi Airport released its 2021 passenger traffic results, revealing that 5,262,376 passengers were served compared to ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, attended the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoU) covering the cultural and health sectors between the UAE and Cuba at Expo 2020 Dubai. The MoU related to culture was signed by Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed an agreement with Borsa Istanbul wherein the latter will provide consultancy services and implementation support to Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in Information Technologies. The signing of the agreement came during the visit of the President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan of Turkey, to the UAE on February 14. The CEO ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM A report published by the media monitoring company, Strategico, revealed that the media content of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) was viewed nearly 470.3 billion times in 2021, including content shown by news agencies, newspapers, radio and TV stations, websites and social media accounts. Asia led the list, totalling 393.3 billion views, while the Americas ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 365,306 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

  Dubai / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkey, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, to step up cooperation in agriculture, rural development, and adoption of modern farming systems. The agreement aligns with the strategic direction of the UAE leadership to enhance international cooperation ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million guests in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year’s passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital’s hub. The Abu Dhabi Airport released its 2021 passenger traffic results, revealing that 5,262,376 passengers were served compared to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Defence is continuing its preparations for the launch of the Union Fortress 8 military parade, which will be held in March in South Expo near Expo 2020 Dubai. The event is taking place under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the ...

  DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, on Tuesday launched ‘Dubai Can’, a citywide sustainability movement designed to inspire people to make a difference through a series of sustainability-focused initiatives. This initiative, which will be implemented by Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism, will ...

  Manama / WAM Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset manager which counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, on Tuesday announced that it has acquired 64 industrial properties totaling approximately 5.6 million square feet across seven major US markets for an all-in value of $640 million. The properties grow Investcorp’s US industrial real estate holdings to approximately $3.5 billion across ...