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ABU DHABI / WAM UAE stock markets continued their rise for the second consecutive day, amid improvements in trading, with market capitalisation of trading companies reaching AED7.1 billion. The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange General Index increased 68 points or 1.34 percent since the beginning of 2020. Today’s numbers reveal the Abu Dhabi Securities Market rose to 5,168.62 points, a 1.07 ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The world’s first commercial-scale indoor tomato farm using only LED lights to grow fresh tomatoes will begin operation in Abu Dhabi later this year, as part of Madar Farms’ investment in a new multi-million-dirham farming facility. Announced during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, UAE-based Madar Farms has partnered with Certhon, Inno-3B, and Signify to operate the 5,000 ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A new partnership between Etihad Airways and easyJet will allow customers to purchase tickets through the easyJet worldwide website connecting the two airlines’ networks and opening new possibilities for travel between Europe, Africa, the Azores and the UAE. The collaboration, which comes into effect immediately, follows easyJet’s accelerated and successful roll out programme with world-leading flight ...

DUBAI / WAM Individuals can now utilise their caravans for camping on Dubai’s beaches without incurring fees, Dubai Municipality announced on Tuesday. The decision was announced following directives by His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council. In a statement, Dawood Al Hajri, Director-General of Dubai Municipality, confirmed ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, on Tuesday announced that it finished 2019 with the highest rate of Emiratisation in the 40-year history of the company through a focus on attracting and developing talented youth. Some 39.8 percent of in-focus roles at EGA are now held by UAE ...

SHARJAH / WAM The pathway to adopting a broader approach to defining and curating content and debating the strategic role of communication in an age of radical technology disruption will be among the key discussion topics at the ninth edition of the International Government Communication Forum (IGCF). The region’s leading forum on government communication – scheduled to open in March ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, has received Akie Abe, wife of the Prime Minister of Japan, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development, who paid a visit to learn about the UAE’s efforts to promote its culture and values. Al Kaabi briefed Abe on the UAE’s ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) – a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Power Corporation, ADPower – illustrated a number of its most advanced initiatives at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2020, reinforcing its firm commitment to driving sustainability within its operations and customer base, and accelerating the emirate’s progress alongside the UAE’s sustainability goals. Commenting on the ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority, (DSOA) on Monday laid the foundation stone for the W Motors Automotive Facility at the Dubai Silicon Oasis, UAE, the first manufacturing facility of its kind in the Middle East, with an investment of AED370 million. The groundbreaking event was also attended by ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), the leading international financial hub in the Middle East, Africa and South Asia (MEASA), region, on Monday announces that His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, in his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, has enacted the Employment Law Amendment Law No. 04 ...