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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, received on Sunday, Prime Minister Ruhakana Rugunda of Uganda, who is currently visiting the country to attend Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). During the meeting, held at the Beach Palace, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Authority for Standardisation and Metrology (Esma), announced that the UAE is currently developing a regional regulation for air-conditioning systems for energy consumption in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), countries. According to Abdulla Al Maeeni, ESMA Director-General, this regulation will be in cooperation with the Gulf Standardisation Organisation (GSO), and will be inspired by its ...

Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, received on Sunday, Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Eni, Italy’s largest energy company, during which a long-term agreement in oil and gas exploration was signed. The agreement awards Eni three long-term concessions to explore and develop onshore oil and gas fields in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Nine UAE innovators have been selected as finalists in the Climate Innovation Exchange (CLIX) – a World Future Energy Summit initiative – and a platform that will be hosted by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2019. With nine innovations out of 48, these Emirati innovators represent around 19 ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Company (Adnec) finished preparations as it prepares to host the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) to its halls from January 14 to 17. Serving as a platform where governments, corporations, entrepreneurs and investors can share knowledge and solutions to the world’s growing energy challenges, WFES 2019 expects over 850 exhibitors ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) identified an increasing demand on its various applications. DLD monitored the activity of its customers, the number of times customers downloaded DLD applications on Android and iOS platforms. The monitoring included DLD’s various applications: Dubai Brokers, Dubai Rest, Dubai Land Department, Ejari, Mashrooi, Rental Disputes Center, Smart Investment Map, and Dubai Real ...

SHABWA / WAM A total of 1,272 food baskets have been distributed by Emirates Red Crescent’s (ERC) convoys across remote and nomadic pastoralist areas in a number of districts in governorate of Shabwa, from which 7,709 eligible locals benefitted. The convoys, fitting within the UAE continued aid programmes in Yemen, reached out to medical and disabled rehabilitation centers as well as ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, on Saturday said that the oil market will be ripe for more price corrections by the end of January following the deal reached by Opec and non-Opec members in December to cut their combined oil output by 1.2 million barrels per day to balance ...

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, on Saturday received General Austin Scott Miller, Commander of Nato’s Resolute Support Mission and US Forces-Afghanistan. During the meeting, held in Al Shati Palace, they discussed cooperation and joint coordination between the two sides ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai visited the Dubai Future Foundation on Saturday and was briefed on the development of work at various projects undertaken by the foundation. Sheikh Mohammed toured Area 2071, which is designed as a collaborative innovation hub that brings ...