Sharjah / Gulf Time One of the most trusted and lovable brands of Ajman and the UAE, Hashim Hypermarket, an entity of Hashim Flour Mill, Ajman, has extended their wings with the opening of their first flagship hypermarket in Sharjah at Al Saja’a, near Rahmaniya recently. Known for serving the Emirates for around 43 years, Hashim Hypermarket symbolises authenticity and ...
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UAE sends more humanitarian aid to Pakistan flood victims
Karachi / WAM Hamad Obaid Salem Al Zaabi, UAE ambassador to Pakistan, accompanied by Bakheet Ateeq Al Rumaithi, UAE Consul-General in Karachi, attended an event commemorating the arrival of ships carrying 200 containers of food and medical supplies to support 500,000 Pakistani families affected by the floods that hit many parts of the country. The event was held in the ...
Read More »UAE to launch first lunar rover on November 22
Dubai / WAM The inaugural launch of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre’s (MBRSC’s) Rashid Rover is now scheduled no earlier than November 22. This updated target launch date is provided by the launch partners. Built by innovative Emirati minds, the rover will be launched on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space ...
Read More »Sultan Al Jaber calls for maximum energy with minimum emissions
Abu Dhabi / WAM  Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Monday called for maximum energy with minimum emissions to ensure global energy security in his opening address at the 38th edition of the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition Conference (Adipec). “A few ...
Read More »Adnoc, India’s Gail to explore opportunities in LNG supply
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and Gail (India) Limited signed a memorandum of understanding, on Monday, to explore collaboration opportunities in liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply and decarbonisation, including short and long term LNG sales agreements. The agreement also includes potential optimisation of LNG trading activities, the review of joint equity investments in renewables and ...
Read More »Adnoc sets upstream methane intensity target of 0.15% by ’25
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Monday, it has set a new Upstream Methane Intensity target of 0.15 percent by 2025. The new target is the lowest in the Middle East, reinforcing Adnoc’s status as a leader in the responsible production of lower carbon energy. Adnoc’s 0.15 percent methane intensity target means Adnoc will ...
Read More »UAE, Kyrgyzstan to bolster cooperation in key sectors
Abu Dhabi / WAMÂ President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, attended the exchange of several memoranda of understanding (MoUs) and agreements between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan to enhance cooperation in various fields. The MoUs and agreements exchanged between the two sides at Al Shati Palace included the following: An MoU ...
Read More »Dewa adds 600MW of clean energy production capacity
Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), announced that the entity had added 300 megawatts of photovoltaic solar energy in 2022 from the 5th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the world’s largest single-site solar park using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. The solar park ...
Read More »Empower sets IPO range at AED1.31-1.33 per share
Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced the price range and start of the subscription period for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM). The price range for the offering has been set between AED1.31 and AED1.33 per share, a company statement said on Monday. The total offering size is expected to ...
Read More »ERC: Phase 1 of housing project for flood-affected people opens in Malaysia
BAHANAG / WAM In the presence of King of Malaysia Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah, the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) has inaugurated the first phase of the housing project dedicated to people affected by floods that swept the state of Pahang last year. The fully serviced 123 housing units were built under the directives of President His Highness Sheikh ...
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