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  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Scientists Council (ESC), chaired by Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, held the first meeting of its third cycle to discuss the council’s role in contributing to the major national initiatives launched as part of the ‘Projects of the 50’ and ‘Principles of the 50’. The ESC established ...

  Dubai / WAM The Ministerial Development Council, chaired by HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs, held its meeting at Expo 2020 Dubai and discussed several key initiatives and projects aiming to further develop government work ecosystem. The council discussed a number of legislations including the organisation of family business, the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has sent a plane carrying 47 tonnes of emergency relief supplies to Mozambique, to address the humanitarian situation of hurricanes, drought and terrorist attacks faced by some countries of the African continent. The assistance is part of provisions to support casualties and the displacement of many residents, which has left families, ...

  Dubai / WAM The Sustainable City, the Middle East’s first fully-operational sustainable community, and its sister development Sharjah Sustainable City, have won four gold awards at the Gulf Real Estate Awards 2022. The Sustainable City, operating in Dubai since 2016, placed first in both the ‘Customer Happiness’ and ‘Customer Experience Initiative’ categories. The win comes as recognition for the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Tawazun Industrial Park (TIP), a subsidiary of Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun), has announced the launch of a competition for unmanned systems, in collaboration with Khalifa University of Science and Technology. The announcement came on the sidelines of the UMEX Unmanned Systems Exhibition 2022 and the collaboration aims to attract young national talent and hobbyists to ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has discussed with Sergey Lavrov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, the friendship relations and strategic partnership between the two countries. In a phone call, the two sides also reviewed a number of regional and international developments and issues ...

Bloomberg With President Joe Biden’s signature environmental legislation indefinitely stalled, progressive Democrats and activists are lobbying the White House to declare a “climate emergency” to unlock executive powers. The tactic could allow Biden to shut down crude oil exports, suspend offshore drilling, and redirect funding for clean energy projects. Former President Donald Trump used a similar step to divert billions ...

  Bloomberg The US Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods as the US economy continues to be affected by congested supply chains, senior Biden administration officials say. “We’re proud to announce this funding to help ports improve their infrastructure — to get goods moving more ...

  Bloomberg United Parcel Service Inc lost a court fight for about $2 billion in compensation over the European Commission’s 2013 botched veto of its takeover bid for TNT Express. The European Union’s General Court on Wednesday dismissed the challenge, deciding that UPS failed to show how it had suffered damage. The dispute kicked off soon after UPS scrapped its ...

Bloomberg Germany’s economy minister said the country could do without Russian gas. But that won’t be easy. Europe’s industrial powerhouse currently relies on Russia’s Gazprom PJSC for more than half its gas. And if anything, demand will only grow as the country phases out nuclear and coal-fired electricity. No. 2 supplier Norway is already pumping at full tilt, and Germany ...