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Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced the inauguration of 20 new electricity substations in 2020, as part of its efforts to provide electricity and water services according to the highest standards of availability, reliability and efficiency. The move includes a 400 kV substation in Dubai South with a conversion capacity of 2020 megavolt-amperes (MVA) and nineteen ...

DUBAI / WAM Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced the arrival of all the 50 new Dubai Metro trains. 15 of these trains, he said, are designated for serving Expo 2020, and the remaining 35 trains are meant to improve the level of service of the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates sent an aid plane containing 12 metric tonnes of medical supplies, testing kits and ventilators to Jordan. The aid will assist approximately 12,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Ahmed Ali Al Balushi, UAE Ambassador to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, said: “In continuation of the UAE’s efforts to ...

Dubai / WAM With the global oil and gas industry looking for improved efficiencies in a post-Covid world, exhibitors at Adipec 2000 Virtual, the world’s largest online industry gathering, say automation will be the key driver of future remote hydrocarbon operations. The forecast comes as the industry readies to probe how it can build for future business resilience through technology, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, on Wednesday held a virtual meeting with Anton Siluanov, Russia’s Minister of Finance, as part of the Ministry of Finance’s endeavour to deepen financial and economic cooperation with various countries of the world. The meeting discussed ways to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries in ...

Dubai / WAM flydubai, the Dubai-based carrier, has announced the start of flights between Dubai and Tel Aviv from November 26. The carrier will operate 14 flights a week offering a double daily service between Dubai International (DXB) and Tel Aviv Ben Gurion (TLV) and flights are now available to be booked on flydubai.com. This announcement follows the air transport ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Zaki Nusseibeh, Minister of State, on Wednesday hold a video conference with Maria Camilleri, Ambassador of Malta to the UAE. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways of developing cultural cooperation between the UAE and Malta, and stressed the importance of reinforcing their overall bilateral ties while highlighting the necessity of strengthening their diplomatic and cultural ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, has received aircraft wheel chocks from Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination. The wheel chocks bear the Bee Logo, a distinctive trademark that designates the wheel chocks as products by people of determination, said an Etihad press release issued on Wednesday. Wheel chocks are wedges of latex ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention, MoHAP, announced that it conducted 116,083 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. As ...

Fujairah / WAM Oil product stockpiles at the UAE’s Fujairah port rebounded from a 13-month low, with middle distillates expanding to near the record high set in June. Inventories as of November 2 were at 20.243 million barrels, up 9.6% from a week earlier, according to data released on Wednesday from the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone. Stocks of jet fuel, ...