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Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of the road safety campaign, the Abu Dhabi Police (ADP) urged pedestrians to respect road safety rules by only crossing at allocated places, as well as use bridges and tunnels and follow pedestrian light signals at crossroads that operate in conjunction with traffic lights. The ADP also warned about risks posed by crossing roads ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A new research finding on radiation will support the UAE’s ambitious project to build the first human settlement on Mars by 2117, a scientist told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “Radiation is one of the biggest roadblocks in planning long-term space missions, especially the project to establish a human presence on Mars [UAE’s Mars 2117 project],” said ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) sent a relief plane to Sudan to provide the necessary and urgent humanitarian needs to support those affected by floods in several Sudanese states. This came in line with the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Steel has named Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI) as its credit insurance partner to provide export credit protection to its global exports. Emirates Steel has signed with ECI for a comprehensive trade credit insurance package, which will protect Emirates Steel against commercial risks of its customers such as insolvency, payment default, and political risks. Under the agreement, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) on Sunday said it carried out over 87,336 additional Covid-19 tests in the country over the last 24 hours, uncovering 513 new cases. It also announced the recovery of an additional 2,443 individuals from the virus, bringing the total number of recoveries to 66,095. No new deaths were recorded ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the new national airline of the United Arab Emirates celebrates the arrival of its first state-of-the-art new Airbus A321neo aircraft to Abu Dhabi International Airport. Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the joint-venture established between ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies, and Wizz Air Holdings Plc, has recently received national carrier ...

New Delhi / WAM India’s External Affairs Minister, Dr S. Jaishankar has described the enhancement of relations with the UAE as one of the top foreign policy achievements of the Narendra Modi government in its first five years in office. “The sense of extended neighbourhood, the much greater interest in the Gulf, much closer linkages, these are big changes that ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The 10-megawatt solar photovoltaic plant, which was inaugurated in Cuba last year, has received a capacity boost to 15 megawatts (MW). The grid-connected project, financed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) currently supplies enough electricity for an estimated 10,000 homes. The funding is part of ADFD’s commitment of $350 million to support renewable energy uptake ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates will provide medical treatment for former President of Mali Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, according to a UAE diplomat. Mohamed Al Shamsi, Director of the African Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said the decision comes in response to a request by the ruling military junta in Mali and in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Cabinet Member and Minister of Economy, has re-affirmed the ministry’s commitment to continue to work closely with its partners to address all besetting challenges through a flexible package and general plan to support the country’s economy. The minister made the remarks at a meeting held at the ministry’s HQ in Dubai ...