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  ABU DHABI / WAM ADQ has announced that Hisham Khalid Tawfiq Abdulkhaliq Malak has been appointed as Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX). He also serves as the Undersecretary of the Department of Finance. Additionally, Saeed Al Dhaheri, Chief Executive Officer of ADX, will also be ADX’s Managing Director.

  Dubai / WAM Green Universe has showcased its initiative titled “Creative Solutions for a Sustainable Green Connection of UAE”, in which it has addressed in detail the environmental, economic, health and social effects of the benefits generated from implementing the initiative. The function was attended by Ermal Dredha, ambassador of Albania in the UAE, Xhabir Hamiti, ambassador of Kosovo ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Atlantic Council announced on Friday that the 2022 Global Energy Forum will now be held alongside Expo 2020 in Dubai from March 28-29. The forum, which is part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, will also be hosted in conjunction with the 2022 World Government Summit a major global convening focused on the tools, policies, ...

  DUBAI / WAM Issam Kazim, CEO, Dubai Corporation for Tourism and Commerce Marketing met on Friday with YB Dato Sri Haji Abd Karim Rahman Hamzah, Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youth and Sports Sarawak, Malaysia and his accompanying delegation, at Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET). During the meeting, they discussed a number of topics of common interest ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 384,622 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 Department of Community Development (DCD) in Abu Dhabi has concluded the first phase of the Virtual Reality (VR) initiative for the elderly, in cooperation with the Family Development Foundation (FDF). The experiment witnessed the participation of senior citizens and residents and was designed to explore the impact of VR and modern technology in strengthening communication ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM BBC Travel, a designated BBC portal for travel stories, has praised on Thursday the UAE’s “resilience” during the Covid-19 global pandemic. “Even as the Omicron variant has parts of Europe on lockdown again, the UAE has managed, so far, to stay open to most travellers while keeping infections low,” said the report headlined “Why is ...

  AJMAN / WAM His Highness Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ajman, approved AED2.417 billion for Ajman Government’s 2022 budget. His Highness Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of Ajman Executive Council, said the Ajman Government’s budget embodies the vision of the emirate’s leadership and its plans ...

DUBAI / WAM The World’s Coolest Winter campaign, which celebrates the UAE’s most beautiful tourism destinations, is extending humanitarian support to more than 100,000 refugees and people in need through a new humanitarian initiative called Warm Winter. The campaign will collaborate with Galaxy Racer’s Content Creator AboFlah, to support hundreds of thousands of refugees and families in need in Africa ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Central Region Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) implemented a number of development projects during 2021. As many as 80 projects have been implemented for network modifications and the installation of approximately 50 transformers in the central region. Cables have been extended to implement these projects with up to 197,624 km ...