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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 234,950 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, the ministry announced 823 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 1,003,129. MoHAP also noted that ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack that took place in the Yatenga Province, in northern Burkina Faso, which resulted in the death of dozens of innocent people. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) affirmed that the UAE expresses its strong condemnation of these criminal acts and its permanent rejection of all ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Defence has organised a briefing on the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC) and its research arm, the Technology Innovation Institute (TII). The briefing – held in the Emirates Hall of the Ministry of Defence — also highlighted TII’s research projects that are being implemented via its seven centres to provide the UAE ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received at Qasr Al Bahr Majlis a youth delegation representing various entities. During the meeting, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed exchanged friendly talks with the delegation’s members and congratulated them on the occasion of the World Youth Day, which falls on August 12 every year. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Shamma bint Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Vice President of the Arab Youth Centre (AYC), said the UAE believes in the youth and is enhancing its leading stature as a destination for life and work for young people. In her statement on World Youth Day, she stressed that in the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM A new generation of the Emirati passports will be issued from September 1, the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs and Ports Security (ICP), announced. It represents a new technological leap in line with the directions of the wise leadership to consolidate the movement towards the smart government to maximise the civilised status of the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, on Thursday discussed with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson bilateral relations and ways to enhance them in various domains. During a phone call, President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and Johnson also tackled a number of regional and global issues of mutual interest. They also ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) on Thursday reported its second quarter 2022 financial results, recording quarterly revenue of AED7.01 billion and a net profit of AED2.61 billion. For the first half 2022, Dewa’s revenue is AED12.08 billion, and net profit is AED3.30 billion. Dewa’s first half revenue increase of 15% to AED12.08 billion was mainly ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Clear, a subsidiary of the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), and the Securities Clearing Centre Company “Muqassa”, a subsidiary of Saudi’s Tadawul group, signed a memorandum of cooperation, creating a broad framework to strengthen collaboration and share knowledge on central clearing services as well as to actively explore ways of enhancing these services in line with ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM International Holding Company (IHC) on Thursday announced the acquisition of a 50% stake in Turkish clean energy market leader “Kalyon Enerji” for AED1.8 billion through its subsidiary International Energy Holding. Kalyon Enerji is owned by the giant Turkish group Kalyon Holding, which operates in the Construction, Energy and Aviation industries. In this transaction, IHC’s subsidiary, ...