ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a phone call from Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, dealing with bilateral relations and ways to enhance them as part of the strategic partnership between the two countries. President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed and the German Chancellor also tackled a number of ...
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Mohammad Barkindo, Opec Secretary-General, dies at 63
Bloomberg Opec Secretary-General Mohammad Barkindo, an oil industry veteran who steered the group through the creation of the Opec+ alliance, has died in his native Nigeria. He was 63. Barkindo was in the final weeks of his six-year tenure as the top diplomat at Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec), where he headed its Vienna-based secretariat. He had returned ...
Read More »ADX, Bahrain launch digital exchange hub
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and Bahrain Bourse (BHB) announced the launch of the region’s first digital exchange hub – Tabadul, with an official bell ringing ceremony live streamed from BHB and the ADX headquarters. Hisham Malak, Chairman of ADX, rang the market opening bell at ADX and Shaikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the ...
Read More »Adoption of digital health to unlock $230bn market over next 5 years
Dubai / WAM Increased adoption of digital-health technologies are expected to unlock an estimated $230 billion globally including $10 billion in the Middle East over the next 5 years, a new report entitled, ‘Digital Health: How Governments Can Accelerate the Value of Digital Health’, revealed. The report was produced by the World Government Summit (WGS) in collaboration with McKinsey ...
Read More »Deal signed to deliver clean energy to SeaWorld Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi / WAM Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, to deploy on-site solar energy systems at the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi theme park currently under construction on Yas Island. The project, which will have a ...
Read More »Etihad Airways to launch its first NFT collection
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, on Wednesday announced the upcoming release of the airline’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection, ‘EY-ZERO1’. The utility-driven series features ten highly detailed 3D aircraft models, each one showcasing a unique Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner livery. A total of 2003 limited-edition collectibles, symbolising the year when ...
Read More »AD Ports-SEG JV to set up logistics, food trading hub in Uzbekistan
Tashkent / WAM AD Ports group announced the launch of a joint venture with SEG, one of the largest oil and gas companies in Uzbekistan, to open new logistics and freight businesses and signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop a food trading hub in Uzbekistan. At a signing ceremony in Tashkent, the two companies signed the key ...
Read More »Emerge, Miral to deliver clean energy to ‘SeaWorld Abu Dhabi’
Abu Dhabi / WAM Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, announced on Wednesday that it has signed an agreement with Miral, Abu Dhabi’s leading creator of immersive destinations and experiences, to deploy on-site solar energy systems at the SeaWorld Abu Dhabi theme park currently under construction on Yas Island. The project, which will have ...
Read More »Enoc opens new compact station in Dubai South
DUBAI / WAM Enoc group on Wednesday announced the launch of its newest compact station in the Dubai South area, the master-planned city with eight different sub-areas that spans across approximately 145 square kilometres. The compact station will offer customers accessible and convenient refuelling services. The latest compact station is strategically located in Dubai South free-zone area, one of the ...
Read More »Etihad to launch its first NFT collection
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Etihad Airways, the national airline of the UAE, on Wednesday announced the upcoming release of the airline’s first non-fungible token (NFT) collection, ‘EY-ZERO1’. The utility-driven series features ten highly detailed 3D aircraft models, each one showcasing a unique Etihad Airways Boeing 787 Dreamliner livery. A total of 2003 limited-edition collectibles, symbolising the year when ...
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