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  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has commenced the operations of the first phase of its new District Cooling plant in Za’abeel, Dubai, with a cooling capacity of 27,750 refrigeration tonnes (RT). The total cooling capacity of the plant will be 50,000 RT upon completion and will be interconnected with the company’s existing district cooling plant ...

  Dubai / WAM Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Chairwoman of the National Committee on Sustainable Development Goals stated that projects with immediate impact would be at the top of the committee’s agenda and implementation strategies during the upcoming period. Al Hashemy’s remarks were made during the committee’s first meeting in 2022, and ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi University (ADU) signed agreements with Malaysian academic institutions during a delegation visit led by Dato’ Professor Dr Husaini Omar, Director-General of the Ministry of Higher Education in Malaysia, and 30 delegates from 10 prestigious Malaysian universities. These partnerships will enable the ADU to provide its students with valuable knowledge transfer and exchange opportunities. ...

  DUBAI / WAM Hewlett Packard Enterprise on Monday announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the UAE Cyber Security Council to enhance cyber skills training in schools and prepare Emirati youth for careers in the technology industry. HPE and the Cyber Security Council will launch various initiatives nationwide and expect to work with more than ...

  Dubai / WAM Arada, a Sharjah-based development company, has purchased the last remaining beachfront land plot on the Crescent of the world-famous, award-winning Palm Jumeirah, marking the fast-growing developer’s first project outside Sharjah and its entry into the Dubai property market. Valued at AED240 million, the plot has been bought from Nakheel, the master developer behind Palm Jumeirah. Located ...

  RIYADH / WAM Security and police forces from the UAE are participating in the joint tactical exercise, “Arab Gulf Security 3”, which is taking place in the Eastern Region of Saudi Arabia, with the participation of security forces from all member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) for Arab States. The exercise a concerted effort to help boost ...

  BOGOTA / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM) discussed ways to enhance cooperation with a number of media entities in Colombia, along with their participation in the Global Media Congress, which will be hosted by Abu Dhabi next November. The discussion took place during the visit of delegation, led by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE National Cyber Security Council and Injazat, the UAE’s home-grown technology champion in digital transformation, cloud, and cyber security, on Sunday announced the signing of a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the aim for further improving coordination and response time to potential cyber-attacks in the UAE. The MoU was signed by Ussama Dahabiyeh, Chief ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The eighth edition of EcoWaste 2022 Exhibition and Forum kicks off on Monday under the slogan “exploring future opportunities for waste management to achieve a circular economy”. EcoWaste 2022 will be held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and organised with the strategic partnership of the Abu Dhabi Waste Management Centre (Tadweer). The exhibition ...

  Dubai / WAM The production capacity of the first project of the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has increased from 300 megawatts (MW) to 330MW, announced Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa). This results from using the latest solar photovoltaic bifacial technologies with Single Axis ...