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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), made a new achievement by winning the “World Smart City Award for the Fastest Growing Practices”, presented by the German Sigfox Connect Company in Berlin. The awards attracted the participation of 52 countries from all over the world. Sami Abdul Qadir Al Hashimi, Manager of Technical Support for Infrastructure, and ...

Dubai / WAM The first of the new Dubai Metro trains had arrived in the emirate, with a total of 50 to be delivered by the end of October 2019. Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General and Chairman of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), said the first train has been transported to the Metro Depot at Rashidiya. ”The manufacturer, Alstom, will ...

Sharjah / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and Knowledge Development, inaugurated the Middle East’s first graphic design Biennial, and the first-of-its-kind in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), region. Over the course of the next 21 days, the UAE’s fictitious “Ministry of Graphic Design” will introduce visitors to the best and most ground-breaking graphic designs ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Louvre Abu Dhabi on Saturday announced that it has welcomed more than one million visitors in its first year, establishing itself as one of the leading cultural institutions on the global stage. Commenting on the first anniversary of Louvre Abu Dhabi, Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, met with Chiril Gaburici, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday. During the meeting, held at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development headquarters in Dubai, the two sides discussed means of developing ties in the infrastructure development sector. Dr Al Nuaimi ...

SINGAPORE / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has visited Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s Data Hub Integrated Solutions (MORO), a data hub that provides state-of-the-art data centre solutions and innovative business services. During the visit, Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by Abdulla Al Basti, Secretary-General of ...

Dubai / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, met Chiril Gaburici, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday. During the meeting, held at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development headquarters in Dubai, the two sides discussed means of developing ties in the infrastructure development sector. Dr Al Nuaimi praised ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM In yet another indicator of upbeat economic sentiments, the past 12 months saw the introduction of 50 new automatic teller machines (ATM) across the country, according to Central Bank of UAE statistics. The continual rise in ATMs reflects the UAE banking sector’s commitment to forging ahead with its plans to automate services in a way that ...

Fujairah / WAM The sixth Arab Conference for Investment in Food Security will be held in the emirate on November 14-15. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, the six edition is themed, ‘Smart Agriculture is a Promising Option for the Arab World’. The conference is being organised ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), is on its way to establishing the world’s largest district cooling project by increasing its capacity of district cooling in Business Bay. The Empower endeavour is based on a contract signed in 2005, which stipulates providing Business Bay with 350,000 Refrigeration Tons, in completion of its expansion plans to cover the entire ...