Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE began a new era of clean energy production and climate neutrality by producing the first kilowatt (KW) of energy from waste, through the inauguration of the Sharjah Waste-to-Energy Plant. The plant, the first of its kind in the region, will help turn nearly 300,000 tonnes of waste into energy annually, producing 30 megawatts ...
Read More »
Dakar / WAM The Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation (Zayed CHF) laid the foundation stone of the Sheikha Fatima Motherhood and Childhood Hospital in Dakar. The ceremony took place during the visit of Hamad Salem bin Kardous Al Ameri, Director-General of Zayed CHF, to Senegal to lay the hospital’s foundation stone, in the presence of Madior Diouf, Minister of ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has launched a new Mobile Visa Screening Clinic that can visit employees at workplaces across the UAE capital. The move aligns with the Abu Dhabi Health Services Company’s continuous efforts to expand and improve access to visa screening services for corporations. Commenting on the announcement, Dr. Omar Abdulrahman Al ...
Read More »ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) announced plans for a strategic collaboration with IBM, an American multinational technology corporation headquartered in New York. Senior leaders from both organisations signed a Memorandum of Understanding to advance fundamental AI research and accelerate the types of scientific breakthroughs that could unlock the potential of AI to ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE Space Agency is participating in the Global Aerospace Summit 2022, hosted by Mubadala Investment Company until May 27 at Emirates Palace Hotel, with the participation of leaders in the aviation, space, and defence sectors from around the world. The summit, held under the theme of “prosperity supported by digital technologies,” will outline the ...
Read More »
New York / WAM At a meeting of the UN General Assembly, the 193 member states of the United Nations paid tribute to the late President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. In his opening remarks to the UN membership, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, said, “At this time of mourning, let us ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, and Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), witnessed the signing of a partnership between Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), bp and Masdar to ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued directives to allocate an AED6 million grant to purchase a selection of books, and reference and educational materials from the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair (ADIBF), which launched its 31st edition on May 23. The purchased books and materials will be distributed to school ...
Read More »
Abu Dhabi / WAM Supporting priority sectors and opening up new horizons for businesses in Abu Dhabi and Portugal came at the top of discussions between Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Fernando Figueirinhas, Ambassador of Portugal to the UAE. The meeting took place at the chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi ...
Read More »
DUBAI / Gulf Time Dubai-based carrier flydubai and Standard Chartered, have successfully signed the sale and leaseback (SLB) agreement for five new Boeing 737 Max aircrafts. Four aircrafts were delivered between March and May with the remaining aircraft scheduled to arrive from Boeing, before the end of the first half of the year. The deal was structured, financed and ...
Read More »
The Gulf Time Newspaper One of the finest business newspapers in the UAE brought to you by our professional writers and editors.