DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum issued decree No. (24) of 2021 regulating the use of 3D printing in the construction sector in Dubai. Dubai Municipality is tasked with overseeing the implementation of the new decree. The new legislation supports ...
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Dubai Police, Iraqi ministry discuss ties
DUBAI / WAM A delegation from Iraq’s Ministry of Interior recently visited the Dubai Police General Command headquarters to discuss ways of cementing collaboration and coordination between both entities. The Iraqi delegation was received by Major General Khalil Ibrahim Al Mansouri, Assistant Commander-in-Chief for Criminal Investigation Affairs at the Dubai Police, and several senior police officers and employees. Al Mansouri ...
Read More »Wizz Air Abu Dhabi adds Tirana, Sarajevo to network
ABU DHABI / WAM Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, a UAE national airline, has announced adding two new destinations to its network, by providing flights to Tirana in Albania and Sarajevo in Bosnia and Herzegovina, bringing its network to a total of 31 routes. The flights to each destination will commence on September 11 and October 03 respectively. The flight to ...
Read More »SEDD, UAE ministry to boost joint cooperation
SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) and the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure discussed ways of boosting their cooperation, in light of their mutual keenness to help achieve their strategic goals and establish effective relations. This came as part of a meeting between Sultan Abdullah bin Hedah Al Suwaidi, Chairman of SEDD, and Sharif Salim Al Olama, ...
Read More »Voting for UAE Pro League Awards sees high turnout
ABU DHABI / WAM Voting for the UAE Pro League Awards, which is scheduled to end on August 05, has been witnessing wide participation and tight competition between nominees over the past 72 hours, creating a thrilling atmosphere as the winners are set to be revealed at the UAE Pro League Awards ceremony on August 16. The awards honour the ...
Read More »UAE coders’ program, Facebook to train students on AI skills
DUBAI / WAM The National Programme for Coders and Facebook announced on Wednesday the launch of the “Facebook AI Campâ€, available for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region. The camp, slated to be held between August 15-26, will equip students with a variety of digital skills and train them in programming languages. The initiative ...
Read More »Dubai set to host major business events as Expo 2020 approaches
DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s business events sector continues to build on its momentum as one of the first cities in the world to reopen for international meetings, with a busy calendar of high profile conferences, meetings and incentives on the horizon through the rest of 2021 and into 2022. Following on from the resumption of international tourism to the city ...
Read More »Adnoc, Fertiglobe sell UAE’s first blue ammonia to Japan’s Itochu
ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Tuesday that, in partnership with Fertiglobe, it has sold its first cargo of blue ammonia to Itochu in Japan, for use in fertiliser production. The sale builds upon recently announced joint efforts to enhance industrial cooperation between the UAE and Japan and support the development of new ...
Read More »Etihad Rail, Western Bainoona Group sign partnership deal
ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Rail, the developer and operator of the UAE’s National Rail Network, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Western Bainoona Group. Etihad Rail will deliver rail freight services to the Group for their construction materials from Western Bainoona Group’s facilities in Fujairah to Abu Dhabi and Dubai. The agreement comes following the directives of HH ...
Read More »Taqa-Emirates Steel pact to enable Mena’s first green steel manufacturing
ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in the region, announced on Tuesday a partnership with Emirates Steel, the leading integrated steel plant in the Middle East, to develop a large-scale green hydrogen project enabling the first green steel produced in the Mena region. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...
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