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Abu Dhabi / WAM Denmark’s Environment and Food Minister, Esben Larsen, is due to arrive in the UAE on Monday to start a three-day visit designed to promote collaboration on green energy and sustainability. The northern European country, according to information provided by its embassy, “has a particularly strong profile and a long history of producing green technology and green ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and South Korea signed a number of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), to enhance partnerships and cooperation between the two countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and South Korean President Moon Jae-in, attended the signing ceremony at the ...

Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), has opened its first electric car charging station at its site in Jebel Ali, in support of the Dubai Green Mobility Initiative. The opening was attended by EGA executives, as well as representatives from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. Four EGA employees, who already own Tesla vehicles, also attended and will be ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, has participated in a seminar entitled, ‘The Artificial Intelligence Revolution’. The seminar was among several events organised by the Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development as part of the UAE’s pavilion at the Riyadh International Book Fair. During the seminar, Al Olama expressed his deep ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, has announced the start of the second phase of developing the National Export Programme. Aiming to bolster a diversified and sustainable national economy, the programme will contribute to enhancing the ability of national exports to penetrate and compete in international markets. In ...

Dubai / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE, issued Decree No. 09 of 2018 forming the Board of Trustees of the British University in Dubai (BUiD). The Board is chaired by the Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and Chairman and CEO ...

Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), met Lauri Virkkunen, CEO of Pohjolan Voima, the Finnish clean and renewable energy production company. The meeting supports DEWA’s commitment to establish cooperation and joint efforts, and exchange expertise and insights with international organisations. Al Tayer welcomed Virkkunen, and reviewed DEWA’s progress in ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates completed the application of the specially-designed ‘Year of Zayed’ livery on ten of its aircraft. This tribute to the late His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was first unveiled in November 2017 on the fuselage of Emirates’ 100th A380 aircraft, and commemorates the 100th year of HH Sheikh Zayed’s birth. His Highness Sheikh ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai Land Department (DLD) has successfully participated at MIPIM, the world’s leading international real estate conference, which was held at the Cannes Festival Palace in Cannes, France. DLD held several successful meetings with the exhibition organisers to discuss future cooperation and DLD’s continued participation over the coming years. The conference was an opportunity for DLD’s delegation ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Dubai Industrial Park (DI), the industrial district within Dubai Wholesale City (DWSC), announced that Al Fares International Group (Al Fares), a leading UAE-based supplier of tents and mobile structures, is the latest entity to join DI’s community of business partners. In addition to locating its headquarters at DI, Al Fares is also launching a central warehouse ...