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  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) and its subsidiaries celebrated the 10th anniversary of the construction of the first peaceful nuclear power plant in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi, which made the UAE the first in the Arab world to use nuclear energy technology to produce environmentally friendly electric power. The UAE has ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) commissioned a new 400/132 kV substation in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5, and ten 132/11 kV substations in different areas in Dubai, during the first half of 2022. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to provide an advanced infrastructure that keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy in Dubai. The ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) on Monday announced that Lord Abbett (Middle East) Limited, a leading asset manager, has received approval from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) to operate its first and only Middle East office. The approval will enable the company to bring its investment and client-led proposition to the Middle East investment community. ...

Paris / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with French Republic President Emmanuel Macron for a private lunch at the Elysée Palace on Monday. The two Heads of State discussed opportunities for collaborating and expanding their longstanding partnership alongside overall developments and approaches to topics of regional and global concern. His Highness also congratulated President ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and France are bound by longstanding strategic relations as they derive their strength from the support, follow-up and directives of the leadership of the two countries represented by President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Emmanuel Macron of the French Republic. During the past years, the distinguished relations between ...

  Paris / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has been welcomed at a formal reception ceremony in Paris to mark the official start of his inaugural state visit to France. His Highness was received at the Army Museum in Les Invalides by Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu, accompanied by members of the French Republican Guard. ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Emirates, the Dubai-based international airline, on Monday announced that from August 3, it will step up its frequencies from Dubai to Guangzhou to twice weekly from the current once a week service, operated with its flagship A380 aircraft. This added frequency will further help meet the growing customer demand on the back of gradually-eased travel ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec) announced opening of electronic registration for visitors to the Global Media Congress (GMC), which is being held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, from November 15-17. The Global Media Congress will host a pivotal ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) commissioned a new 400/132 kV substation in Al Qusais Industrial Area 5, and ten 132/11 kV substations in different areas in Dubai, during the first half of 2022. This is part of Dewa’s efforts to provide an advanced infrastructure that keeps pace with the increasing demand for energy in Dubai. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The President of Turkmenistan, Serdar Berdimuhamedow, received a written message from President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, inviting him to visit the UAE in line with strengthening relations between their countries. This came as President Berdimuhamedow received, at the Presidential Palace in Ashgabat, Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and ...