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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) is taking part in the 30th session of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), which is being held untill May 29 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, as part of its efforts to promote the dissemination of legal culture and raise legal literacy among the community members, to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, received on Tuesday a telephone call from Scott Morrison, Australian PM, during which they discussed ways of enhancing the distinguished friendship ties and advancing bilateral cooperation and joint action for serving mutual interests of their ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Tuesday that it has signed long-term gas sales agreements with two of the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) leading industrial companies: Emirates Steel (ES), the largest integrated steel producer in the UAE, and Arkan, a construction and building materials company in Abu Dhabi. The agreements underscore the role ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties (Aldar) announced the launch of 189 standalone villas at Noya Luma on Yas Island. Noya Luma sits adjacent to the rest of the Noya community on the north side of the island and is open to buyers from all nationalities on a freehold basis. With significant interest registered in four-bedroom villas during the first ...

Moscow / WAM The Director-General of Emirates News Agency (WAM), Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, met Mikhail Gusman, First Deputy Director-General of Russian News Agency (TASS), and discussed ways to enhance cooperation and exchange of experiences between the two news agencies, based on the well-established UAE-Russia relations. This came during the visit of Al Rayssi to the headquarters of TASS, accompanied ...

DUBAI / WAM The constant and rapid accumulation of data on smart devices has driven the development of several innovative businesses that are enabled by data. This has led to the emergence of the global data economy in which companies and countries are collecting, processing and analysing data to generate insights but also underpin artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Monday that it will advance a world-scale “blue” ammonia production facility in Ruwais, Abu Dhabi, in the UAE. Adnoc is an early pioneer in the emerging hydrogen market, driving the UAE’s leadership in creating local and international hydrogen value chains, while contributing to economic growth and diversification in ...

Dubai / WAM DMCC — the world’s flagship Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise — has announced the launch of the DMCC Crypto Centre, a comprehensive ecosystem for businesses operating in the cryptographic and blockchain sectors. The official inauguration was attended by a number of high-profile government and industry representatives including Dr Thani bin ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai has registered 25,455 real estate transactions worth AED92 billion from January – April 2021, thus achieving an increase of 51 percent in terms of the number of transactions and 72 percent in terms of their value compared to the same period in 2020. According to the real estate bulletin issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD) under ...

DUBAI / WAM The Business Registration and Licencing (BRL) sector of Dubai Economy has issued 15,475 new licences during the first quarter of 2021, a growth of 19 percent compared to Q1 2020, when 13,027 licences were issued. This highlights the resilience of the business environment of Dubai and the emirate’s economic competitiveness and ability to attract businesses to across ...