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  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched an express bus route to shuttle commuters between Dubai and Hatta to support the public transport services to Hatta. At the same time, it launched another domestic bus route to operate within Hatta, which is experiencing extensive improvements in infrastructure and tourist facilities and services. The area boasts ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Trends Research and Advisory Centre unveiled the main features of its Strategic Work Plan for 2023, which aims to firmly establish the centre’s international presence, its meaningful participation in shaping the future, and its role in spreading objective, research-based knowledge. The Strategic Work Plan for 2023 was reviewed in a work meeting between the CEO ...

  Fujairah / Gulf Time In a nationwide first, National Bank of Fujairah (NBF) on Wednesday announced the introduction of CVVkey, a proven solution to online card fraud that can be used across all credit and debit cards issued by the bank. CVVkey will be a key element in NBF’s efforts to improve cybersecurity across its operations and protect its ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Tuesday strongly condemned the storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard by an Israeli minister under the protection of Israeli forces. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) reiterated its firm position on the need to provide full protection for Al-Aqsa Mosque and halt serious and provocative violations taking ...

  Dubai / WAM Ducab Group—one of the UAE’s largest industrial manufacturing businesses—is supplying 633 kilometres of medium voltage and earthing cable to a new Egyptian 70-turbine windfarm in a move that reinforces the strong industrial partnership between the UAE and Egypt. The Gulf of Suez project, for Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority will play a key role in ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday issued a Federal Decree appointing Staff Lieutenant General Engineer Issa Saif Mohammed Al Mazrouei as Chief of Staff of the UAE Armed Forces, at the rank of minister. The Decree shall be published in the Official Gazette and come into force on the date ...

  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 toward net zero. The Green Hydrogen Summit 2023, taking place on January 18, will ...

  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. ...

  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 ...

  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 ...