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Dubai / WAM Gastech, the world’s foremost exhibition and conference, begins on Tuesday at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The event, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, is organised by dmg events and will take place from September 21-23. It will converge ...

Dubai / WAM A total of 16,000 new companies joined Dubai Chamber in the first eight months of 2021, bringing its total membership to over 275,000, a year-on-year growth of 68.5 percent. The value of ATA Carnets, international customs documents that permit temporary import of duty-free and tax-free goods, issued by Dubai Chamber and received by the country, between January ...

Beirut / WAM The UAE Embassy in Beirut has held a virtual seminar entitled, “The Importance of the Human Fraternity Document to Research and Academic Work.” The seminar was attended by Prof Roula Talhouk, Director of the Islamic Christian Research and Documentation Centre (CEDIFR), at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut; and Dr Bilal Orfali, Sheikh Zayed Professor for Arabic ...

Al Ain / WAM Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry. Scientists in the university’s National Water and Energy Centre have invented a new desalination system that dramatically reduces energy consumption during the desalination process. The low-energy desalination system has been granted a ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it has made a new deal with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems to take advantage of Mitsubishi’s revolutionary air-conditioning and heating systems, leading to a qualitative leap in Empower’s environmentally friendly district cooling operations. Under the new deal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems will supply Empower with advanced water-cooled ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Management Team (SECDMT) approved updating the precautionary and preventive measures for home gatherings and social events in the emirate, stating that the number of attendees shall not exceed 50 people at home and 100 people in halls of the Districts and Villages Affairs Department with 4 meters to be kept as a ...

AJMAN / WAM Ajman’s Department of Finance announced that it has witnessed the opening of 44 free bids in its electronic procurement system. Since the opening of the free bids, the system saw the registration of 525 suppliers in its ‘Supplier Portal’ from April to August 2021, a 55 percent increase from 337 registered suppliers during the same period last ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group announced it will establish a state-of-the-art cruise terminal at Marsa Zayed in Aqaba, Jordan, following the signing of a Heads of Terms agreement with the Aqaba Development Corporation. It will be the first facility to be developed by AD Ports Group in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and its first cruise facility outside ...

Dubai / WAM National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) announced the launch of its electronic trading platform – NBFX, which offers customers digital experience to hedge their treasury requirements. The new platform is available for both conventional and Shariah-compliant banking customers on a 24/5 basis, which means that customers can execute transactions during and beyond the bank’s working hours and benefit ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A high-level UAE delegation headed by Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, will visit the United Kingdom this week to discuss the development of economic relations and explore more opportunities to enhance cooperation between the two countries. During the visit, the two sides will also discuss the expansion of partnerships at both public and ...