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Adu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi General Services Company ‘Musanada’ has revealed that work is progressing on schedule on 15 projects that will expand Abu Dhabi Police’s network and renovate some of its existing buildings. The company announced in a statement that the AED808 million projects include the construction of three civil defence centres, three police stations, and the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal National Council (FNC) approved two draft federal laws on amending certain provisions of Federal Law No.18 for 1981 that regulates commercial agencies and the country’s strategic food reserves. The draft laws were approved during the fifth session of the first ordinary session of the FNC’s 17th legislative chapter, chaired by Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, on Monday announced it has granted Nawah Energy Company the operating licence for Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, making the UAE the first country in the Arab region to operate a nuclear power plant. In a press conference in Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / WAM Figures released by Dubai Customs showed a three percent growth in Dubai’s external trade in foodstuff in 2019, reaching AED86.2 billion compared to AED84 billion in 2018. According to the customs authority, which revealed the figures during the Gulfood 2020 Exhibition currently taking place in Dubai, exports totalled AED16.94 billion, a growth of 15.3 percent, compared to ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation, described the Global Women’s Forum Dubai 2020 as a major event that supports comprehensive women’s empowerment. Holding the forum in the UAE is the outcome of the global attention ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation Group, has bolstered its global handling partnership agreements with dnata, an Emirati airport services provider. The new agreements align the two UAE-based companies until 2023, with dnata providing warehouse and cargo handling services to manage 180,000 tonnes of air cargo carried annually across 15 gateways in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Organised by the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, the 2nd Abu Dhabi Manuscripts Conference kicked off on Monday at Saadiyat Island’s Manarat Al Saadiyat. The event aims to highlight issues and technical challenges in the field of manuscript preservation, while exploring practical solutions. Taking place under the theme, ‘Issues and Insights’, the opening ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Maritime Academy signed a strategic partnership agreement with MICE Global Singapore to augment the academy’s current programme. The agreement with MICE Global Singapore, a specialist in professional marine training is part of the academy’s commitment to providing world-class training and education in the maritime sector, not only for the UAE but also for ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirati-designed Expo Live Pavilion in Expo 2020 Dubai’s Opportunity District aims to inspire millions of visitors to become change-makers by showcasing the social innovators, supported by Expo Live, who are having a measurable impact on people’s lives across the world. A human-focused experience, ‘The Good Place’ was designed by Ahmad Abdulrahman Bukhash, founder of Dubai architecture ...

DUBAI / WAM The 9th edition of the STEP Conference, the leading technology festival for emerging markets, under the theme, “the World in Dubai”, just concluded with over AED600 million worth of funding deals announced between companies, regional and homegrown start-ups. The two-day event drew 7000 visitors with a total of 300 international and local exhibitors from 24 countries and ...