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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE sent an aircraft carrying 16 tonnes of urgent medical aid to Sierra Leone, to mitigate the effects of the humanitarian disaster facing the capital, Freetown, following the explosion of a petrol station, which led to several deaths and injured dozens, most of whom were women and children. The UAE expressed its solidarity with the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Khalifa Saif Al Muhairbi, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arabian Gulf Investment Company, said that the Cityscape Global Real Estate Exhibition at the “Dubai Exhibition Center” in Expo 2020 Dubai from November 9-11 is very important for real estate development and investment companies to introduce their projects. It is also an opportunity for ...

Glasgow / WAM Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, announced the UAE’s endorsement of the Policy Action Agenda for Transition to Sustainable Food and Agriculture, at a high-level event on ‘Accelerating a just rural transition to sustainable agriculture for people, climate and nature’ that took place as part of COP26 Nature Day. The document sets ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc Distribution on Tuesday reported that its Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortisation (EBITDA) stood at AED2.3 billion, with a net profit of AED1.7 billion for the first nine months of 2021. For the third quarter, EBITDA was AED737 million with a net profit of AED529 million. The company continues to see recovery with September ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Cabinet, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved a temporary licence to test self-driving vehicles, a move that comes as a part of the government’s continuous efforts to adopt advanced technologies within all sectors. The meeting, held on Tuesday ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Insurance Company (Adnic) on Tuesday reported its financial results for the nine-month period ended on September 30, 2021. The company’s net profit increased by 18 percent to AED333.7 million, compared to a net profit of AED282.8 million for the same period in 2020. Adnic’s gross written premium increased by 2.4 percent to AED3.24 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of trade and logistics, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Egyptian Group for Multipurpose Terminals, the commercial arm of the Egyptian Ministry of Transportation, for the development and operation of a multipurpose terminal in Safaga Port. The signing was conducted on the sidelines of the 4th Smart ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has begun the final assessment of the Food Safety Index for the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), where various local and federal government agencies related to the Food Safety Index participate in the assessment. The index ...

NAIROBI / WAM Trade enabler, DP World, on Tuesday announced the launch of its global wholesale e-commerce platform DUBUY.com in Kenya. This latest expansion of DUBUY.com follows its successful launch in Rwanda earlier this year, where the platform has become a major gateway for trade in the East Africa region. DUBUY.com is an innovative online marketplace that will help unlock ...

Dubai / WAM National Bonds, an investment company owned by The Investment Corporation of Dubai, has increased its stake in Taaleem Holdings (Taaleem), a company with paid up capital of AED 750 million, from 19.6 percent to 23 percent, which makes National Bonds the largest shareholder in Taaleem. “We are delighted to strengthen our journey with Taaleem, a world-class innovative ...