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DUBAI / WAM Dubai Municipality has further expanded its beach tourism offering with the opening of three new beaches for night swimming in Jumeirah 2, Jumeirah 3 and Umm Suqeim 1. The 800-metre-long night-swimming beaches feature lighting systems, which enable residents and tourists to swim around the clock, and electronic screens that display content aimed at increasing safety awareness among ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Waste to Energy plant, a first-of-its-kind project in the Middle East, has achieved multiple landmark milestones since its inauguration a year ago. Tied to the Sharjah electrical grid, the plant has generated enough energy to power over 2,000 homes per year while offsetting 150,000 tons of CO2 emissions. Around 60 percent of greenhouse gas emissions ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Second Deputy Ruler of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Media Council, met with the members of the Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs in Dubai at the Emirates Towers. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Mohammed reviewed outcomes of the committee’s efforts and initiatives ...

STOCKHOLM / WAM Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of State, participated in the European Union’s Ministerial Forum for Cooperation in the Indo-Pacific, which was held in the Swedish capital, Stockholm. The forum saw the participation of ministers from the European Union, in addition to government officials and experts from the Indo-Pacific region and representatives from a number of regional ...

DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, First Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of the UAE, and President of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), met with Julie Sweet, the Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Accenture, one of the world’s largest professional services firms. The meeting held at DIFC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has met with Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for Social Policies in Singapore, and discussed means of enhancing bilateral and strategic relations between the UAE and Singapore across various sectors. During the meeting held in Abu Dhabi, HH Sheikh Abdullah ...

LATAKIA / WAM As part of “Operation Gallant Knight 2” launched by the Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) provided food and clothing to more than 500 cleaners in Syria’s Latakia Governorate. The UAE has provided relief aid to Syrian families affected by the earthquake on February 6. It also launched the humanitarian ...

ABU DHABI / WAM  International Holding Company (IHC) on Friday announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2023. IHC recorded a group net profit of AED4.3 billion, representing a 20.5% increase compared to Q1 2022, with a net profit margin of 27.1%, demonstrating the continued momentum in executing its strategy and commitment to generating higher shareholder value. IHC ...

ABU DHABI / WAM   The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), in collaboration with the Department of Municipalities and Transport (DMT), on Friday announced that Phase 2 of the emirate’s energy-efficient Road Lighting LED public-private partnership (PPP) project had reached financial close. Nojoom, a 50-50 joint venture between EDF and Engie, was selected to deliver this key infrastructure project in the ...

DUBAI / WAM Taking a step forward in its drive to offer customers the convenience and assurance of digitally enabled travel journeys, Emirates will require most passengers departing Dubai to use a mobile boarding pass instead of a printed paper version, from May 15 onwards. Passengers checking in at Terminal 3 will receive their mobile boarding pass via email or ...