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Abu Dhabi to host first Green Hydrogen Summit on Jan 18

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development, will hold its first annual Green Hydrogen Summit this year, highlighting green hydrogen’s growing importance in the global drive towards net zero. The Green Hydrogen Summit 2023, taking place on January 18, will ...

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Sharjah Sustainable City marks year of milestones towards sustainable living

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Sustainable, in partnership with Diamond Developers, announced that the year 2022 was a year of milestones following an overwhelming response to the city’s movement towards a sustainable way of life. Sharjah Sustainable City is the first sustainable master-planned community developed by the Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq). Over the past year, the city’s first ...

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Dubai removes all waste from NY celebrations in record time

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality has announced the removal of all the waste collected from sites during New Year celebrations in the Emirate of Dubai. It also carried out almost 90 inspection and monitoring visits to ensure that the organisers of the accompanying events adhere to health and safety standards. The municipality teams completed field cleaning operations in record ...

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Etihad Cargo expands capacity offering to US

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Aviation group, will further reinforce its commitment to the US market with the introduction of an additional three weekly flights to John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) from April 24. The additional flights will bring Etihad Cargo’s total cargo capacity to over 600 tons out of ...

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Expo Centre Sharjah all set to host SteelFab2023

  Sharjah / WAM Expo Centre Sharjah (ECS) has announced the completion of all preparations for the 18th edition of the SteelFab (SteelFab 2023) exhibition, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region. The event is organised by ECS, with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI), from January 9-12. ...

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DFWAC reveals major achievements in 2022

  Abu Dhabi / WAM More than 3,000 women and children have benefited from the services offered by the Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) during 2022, Shaikha Saeed Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of the foundation, has announced. Al Mansouri also revealed that more than 10,000 people interacted with foundation through its platforms, while well over 2,000 people, including ...

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FAB facilitates cash, cheque services to Wio customers

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Wio Bank, the region’s first platform bank, is partnering with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) to offer its Wio Business customers cash and cheque facilities through FAB’s established ATM and CDM network. The Wio Business app has been integrated with the FABePay portal to enable users to initiate cash or cheque deposits in a simple ...

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Idex, Navdex 2023 to showcase range of new, exciting features

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Adnec group is set to host the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex 2023) and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence Exhibition and Conference (Navdex 2023), which will take place on February 20-24. Organised by Adnec group ...

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World of Coffee Dubai set to host 1,500 companies

Dubai / WAM DXB Live, the integrated event management and experiential agency of the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), said it has completed preparations for the three-day World of Coffee Dubai 2023, which is set to welcome coffee traders, industry professionals and enthusiasts from January 11-13. With more than 1,500 international, regional, and local companies and brands already registered, the ...

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Abu Dhabi issues 20,000 individual volunteer licences

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Community Development in Abu Dhabi (DCD) has issued 20,000 individual volunteer licences since the launch of volunteer licensing services in September 2021, promoting and encouraging the culture of volunteering in the emirate. This came as part of its efforts to increase the participation of individuals in a variety of volunteering activities, develop ...

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