DUBAI / WAM The French Pavilion, located in the Mobility District, is rapidly shaping up, and is on track for a handover in September, in time for Expo 2020 Dubai. The organisers of the upcoming World Expo welcomed Erik Linquier, General Commissioner; Philippe Mille, Pavilion Director; and Architects, Bernard Mauplot from Atelier du Prado and Jacob Celnikier from Celnikier & ...
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Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the largest travel management companies in the Middle East, expanded its car rental portfolio by adding the quality services of Dollar Rent a Car and Thrifty Car Rental to its offering. Both brands are part of The Hertz Corporation, one of the global leading car rental companies, which dnata has been serving as ...
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (Fanr), announced that it has overseen loading of the nuclear fuel assemblies into the Unit 1 of Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to ensure it is completed according to the regulatory requirements. In a statement, the authority affirmed that its inspection activities indicated the fuel load has been safely completed. “Fanr ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) on Tuesday announced that it has joined Silver Lake and other investors including the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Magna International, and Andreessen Horowitz as part of a consortium to invest a total of $2.25bn in Waymo, the self-driving technology company owned by Alphabet, the parent company of Google. Waleed Al Mokarrab ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM A phone call from His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, to Chinese President, Xi Jinping, last week has sent a “positive signal to the international community,” according to a Chinese diplomat. “It has sent to the international community a positive ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), announced on Tuesday that, following the successful completion of fuel assembly loading into Unit 1, the UAE has officially become a peaceful nuclear energy operating nation. The UAE has also become the first country in the Arab World to achieve this status, joining a limited group of countries worldwide that ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s gross domestic product (GDP), in constant prices, is projected to grow to AED1.501 trillion in 2020 from AED1.464 trillion in 2019 and AED1.442 trillion in 2018, said Obaid bin Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and Chairman of the Federal Tax Authority. Al Tayer was answering a question from a member of ...
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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, chaired the UAE Cabinet on Tuesday and was briefed on the latest developments and preventive measures taken by all concerned national authorities to protect the community from the new coronavirus (Covid-19). The cabinet reviewed all procedures and ...
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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, on Tuesday opened the 45th edition of Middle East Energy, previously known as Middle East Electricity, the global energy platform running until March 5 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Touring the exhibition, HH Sheikh Ahmed explored the latest technology breakthroughs and solutions being ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa University of Science and Technology has once again validated its status as a pioneering research-intensive higher education institution, driving innovation in new technologies, after winning two top recognitions at the Abu Dhabi Awards for Intellectual Property. It was presented with the ‘Top University with Filed Patents’ award that was received by Dr. Steve Griffiths, ...
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