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  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Member of Abu Dhabi Executive Council and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Office, on Wednesday launched the Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi project. The new museum, which will be the largest of its kind in the region, will take visitors on a 13.8 billion-year journey through time and ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The cosmopolitan city of Dubai which is synonymous with the plush shopping malls, penthouses and real estate activity is fast returning to normal. The operations which had taken a back seat due to the Covid-19 pandemic are gaining momentum. As per the figures issued by Dubai Land Department (DLD), Dubai real estate market recorded 368 ...

  DUBAI / WAM Investopia Summit, an initiative launched by the UAE Government in September 2021, and in partnership with the World Government Summit, announced a new world partnership through signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the world’s fastest growing cryptocurrency platform, Crypto.com. Under this agreement, Crypto.com will be the exclusive global Cryptocurrency Trading Platform partner of Investopia Summit, ...

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it has awarded a contract worth AED 193 million to build a new generation district cooling plant, with the aim of providing the Dubai Land Residence Complex (DLRC) region with company’s environmentally-friendly district cooling services in line with international standards. The construction of the building has already begun ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) participated in the inauguration of five colleges in Jordan, which were built with an ADFD funding of AED80.3 million. The initiative is part of the Jordanian Public Universities Development Programme that includes the implementation of 27 projects in the education sector at a total value of AED466 million to ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company announced on Tuesday that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Aris Gold Corporation (Aris Gold) for the operation of Soto Norte Gold Project in Colombia, one of the world’s largest feasibility-stage gold projects. Through a joint venture company, Aris Gold will acquire a 20 percent ownership interest in Sociedad Minera ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM President HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to Chinese President Xi Jinping over victims of the plane crash in Guangxi, China. HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai; and HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure and the Dutch Ministry for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on hydrogen energy. The MoU was signed by Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Liesje Schreinemacher, at the Netherlands ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the International Investment and Business Confederation (ULUSKON) discussed setting up trade and investment partnership between the two establishments. This came during a meeting between Mohamed Helal Al Mheiri, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Chamber, and Nezaket Emine Atasoy, President of ULUSKON, at the Chamber’s headquarters in Abu ...

  Dubai / WAM Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Teleworking Applications, confirmed that the UAE government, led by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, will adopt modern technology and artificial intelligence solutions to enhance its future readiness. The opportunities and benefits made ...