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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) announced on Sunday that its subsidiary, Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) awarded projects worth up to AED 900 million ($245.03 million) to expand the company’s recycled water distribution programme. “The two new projects will upon completion have a combined capacity to transmit approximately 85 million imperial gallons per day (MIGD) of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development and Elite Agro, a leading UAE-based food and agricultural investment organisation, on Sunday announced the signing of a two-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). The MoU between the two respective parties has been developed to manage and operate a number of protected farms that fall under the umbrella of Khalifa Fund, with ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has begun a project to rehabilitate mountainous natural habitats in the Jebel Hafit National Park by propagating threatened local plant species like Dwarf Palms, Caralluma and Arabian Moringa in its native plant nursery. Within a valley in the Jebel Hafit National Park, 55 Dwarf Palms, 30 Carulluma and 30 ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai has launched a compliance programme to certify and recognise hotels and retail establishments, F&B outlets and attractions that have implemented all public health protocols for the prevention and management of Covid-19. The initiative is part of efforts to showcase Dubai as one of the world’s safest destinations as it continues to receive tourists following the city’s ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA) region, continued to drive the future of finance during the first half of 2020. The centre made progress on its 2024 strategic priorities and achieved a record number of registrations in the first six months of 2020. These ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Electricity and Water Authority (Sewa) joined the membership of the International Organisation for Electrical Energy Systems (Sigri) which was founded in 1921 in the French capital Paris, and is concerned with energy affairs of production, transport and distribution, aiming to improve the future of networks. The membership will contribute to enhancing participation and knowledge exchange among ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE leaders reviewed the Hope probe’s pre-flight preparations days before its historic launch to Mars from Japan’s Tanegashima Space Center in the first ever Arab interplanetary mission. Through a video meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, reviewed with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the strategic relations between the two friendly countries and prospects of propelling cooperation across various fields. This came over a phone call between the two top diplomats, wherein they ...

Dubai / WAM Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) participated on Saturday in the fourth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) Finance and Central Banks’ Deputies which was held remotely on July 16 and 17. The meeting discussed the third G20 Finance Track Communiqué which reflects the group’s commitment to bring the financial response ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), announced on Saturuday an exciting initiative to enhance Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education among kids in the UAE. The initiative, called “STEM@Home”, enables children to remotely access STEM resources and learn new skills through engaging science-based challenges. Adnoc embarked on the initiative to promote STEM education online ...