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ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), and its subsidiary Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) announced that an extensive operational readiness assessment performed by an international team of nuclear industry experts from the Atlanta Centre of the World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO), concluded that Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in Abu Dhabi is ready ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed), on Tuesday released its audited financial results for 2019, reporting an 11% increase in net profit to AED472.5 million for full year, adding 51,336 Refrigeration Tonnes (RT), of new customer connections, resulting in the delivery of 1,182,715 RT of cooling capacity. Tabreed’s Board of Directors recommended a cash dividend for ...

SHARJAH / WAM Bee’ah, the award-winning UAE-based sustainability and environmental services pioneer, has been appointed as the waste management partner for Egypt’s new Administrative Capital, which is being developed by the Administrative Capital for Urban Development and is one of the largest urban development projects in the world. Bee’ah, the six-time winner of Waste Management Company of the Year in ...

DUBAI / WAM Burj Al Arab has been recognised as the ‘Best Hotel in the World’ as well as the ‘Best Hotel in the Middle East’ at the prestigious ‘Ultimate Luxury Travel Related Awards’, ULTRAs, for the second year in a row. Jumeirah Group, a global hotel company and a member of Dubai Holding, has announced that its iconic flagship ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, stated that the UAE has prioritised its relations with African countries based on mutual respect and common interests, to achieve the aspirations of their peoples for development, progress and prosperity. The UAE has made ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In an effort to reinforce the commitment of the Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE), to achieving the national agenda of Emiratisation and increasing the Emirati workforce, the bank is taking a leading role in Tawdheef, by aiming to recruit 50 UAE nationals by the end of 2020. As a central pillar of reference to the ...

Dubai / WAM Two streets in Dubai — Happiness Street and Al Mustaqbal Street — have had their names swapped. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), announced in a press statement on Tuesday that the renaming follows the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Happiness ...

Dubai / WAM Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, UAE Minister of Economy and Chairman of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), opened the second edition of the Global Investment in Aviation Summit (GIAS 2020), at Madinat Jumeirah, Dubai, which is offering a platform for stakeholders to share insights, experiences and expertise. Organised by the GCAA under the theme, “Enabling global ...

TUNISIA / WAM Kais Saied, President of Tunisia, received His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. At the start of the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah conveyed, to President Saied, the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Upon the directives of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) the ERC provided relief aid to those affected by a fire in the city of “Teen Hatti” in Karachi, Pakistan. Dr. Mohammed Ateeq Al Falahi, Secretary-General of the ERC, stressed that ...