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UAE, Algeria advancing economic partnership

ABU DHABI / WAM The 15th session of the joint UAE-Algeria Economic Committee has been held in Abu Dhabi under the chairmanship of Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, and Algerian Minister of Industry, Ahmed Zaghdar, in the presence of Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade. “The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan ...

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UAE, Egypt, Jordan, Bahrain sign $2b of industrial deals

AMMAN / WAM    Companies from the UAE, Egypt, Jordan and Bahrain signed industrial agreements with an investment value exceeding $2 billion at the third Higher Committee meeting of the Industrial Partnership for Sustainable Economic Development. The meeting kicked off in Amman on Sunday in the presence of Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology ...

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Participants excelled in first round of UAE MotorSurf Championship

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME The first round of the UAE MotorSurf Championship, which was organised by Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club on Saturday at Abu Dhabi breakwater, saw a great technical success considering the number of competitors that participated in the four categories of the championship. The first round recorded 24 participations. The Czech Republic’s Matias Novotny and Eliska ...

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UIM F1H2O: Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan applauds UAE teams

KOPIKO, INDONESIA / GULF TIME Sheikh Mohammed bin Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan, President of the UAE Marine Sports Federation and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club, met the Emirati teams participating in the first round of Formula 1 World Championship, held in the city of Kopiko on Lake Toba, Indonesia. Sheikh Mohammed ...

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Hamdan launches ‘Emirati’ digital services for citizens

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, First Vice President of the Dubai Council, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Development and Citizens Affairs, has launched the ‘Emirati’ initiative, a comprehensive single-window platform exclusively designed to offer UAE citizens all the city services they need ...

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World’s Coolest Winter campaign concludes its 3rd edition successfully

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government Media Office announced the success of the third edition of the “World’s Coolest Winter” campaign, launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on December 2022, in Al Zorah Natural Reserve in Ajman. The campaign promoted tourism, natural sites and ...

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Deals worth AED23.34 billion signed at Idex, Navdex 2023

Abu Dhabi / WAM Tawazun Council signed 11 deals, worth AED2.2 billion, with local and international companies on behalf of the Ministry of Defence on the fifth and final day of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) 2023. This makes the cumulative value of the deals Tawazun Council signed on behalf of the Ministry of ...

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UAE leaders wish President of Estonia on Independence Day

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Alar Karis of Estonia on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day, marked on February 24. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, dispatched similar messages ...

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UAE, Kuwait non-oil trade surges 87% in ten years

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Non-oil foreign trade between the UAE and Kuwait has grown 87% over the past ten years to reach AED43 billion by the end of 2022, compared to AED23.3 billion in 2013, according to preliminary data issued by the UAE’s Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre (FCSC). The FCSC data showed total trade between the two countries ...

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Masdar makes investment in one of world’s largest geothermal players

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, a leading global clean energy company, has announced a strategic investment in Pertamina Geothermal Energy (PGE), one of the largest geothermal players worldwide. This marks Masdar’s entry into the geothermal energy sector, in the world’s second-largest geothermal market. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and Chairman Masdar, said, “Achieving ...

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