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Umex, SimTex conference kicks off in Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the fifth edition of the Unmanned Systems Conference 2022 that accompanies Umex & SimTex exhibitions 2022 kicked off on Sunday at Abu Dhabi under the theme is “Unmanned, Unbound: Realising ...

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Taqa, Aqdar, Blue Forest partner on largest tree planting initiative

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Empowerment Programme (Aqdar), a part of the UAE Ministry of Interior, has partnered with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in the region, and Blue Forest, a leading UAE-based reforestation service provider, on a major employee-based mangrove restoration initiative in the UAE. Entitled “Tree for 50,” ...

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Dubai: 461m people used public transport in 2021

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced that the number of riders using public transport, shared transport, and taxis in Dubai, which include the metro, tram, public buses, marine transport means (abras, ferry, water taxi, water bus), e-hail vehicles and taxis (Dubai Taxi and franchise companies) in 2021 amounted to about 461 million riders. The number ...

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HFZA emphasises need of innovation in business sector

  Sharjah / WAM The Hamriyah Free Zone Authority (HFZA) has emphasised the importance of innovation in the business sector as a critical driving force for economic growth and productivity improvement, and transformation towards a knowledge economy, in addition to its role in tackling the challenges facing the private sector. The authority also pointed to the value-add of innovation to ...

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Taqa, Aqdar, Blue Forest partner on largest tree planting initiative

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Khalifa Empowerment Programme (Aqdar), a part of the UAE Ministry of Interior, has partnered with Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), one of the largest listed integrated utilities in the region, and Blue Forest, a leading UAE-based reforestation service provider, on a major employee-based mangrove restoration initiative in the UAE. Entitled “Tree for 50,” ...

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Mansour bin Zayed grants judicial officer capacity to 78 inspectors

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), has issued decisions granting judicial officer capacity to 78 officers from three governmental departments of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, namely the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added), the Department ...

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Issues regarding Sharjah Sports Council discussed

  SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) discussed issues of the Sharjah Sports Council at the tenth session of the third ordinary session for the tenth legislative term at its headquarters in the city of Sharjah chaired by Ali Mehd Al Suwaidi. The SCC praised the vision and approach of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, ...

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Nakheel pledges to cut single-use plastic

  Dubai / Gulf Time Following the announcement of the Dubai Can initiative from His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, Nakheel, world-leading master developer, marked its participation in the city-wide initiative, by allocating free drinking water stations across Palm West Beach, Nakheel Mall and Dragon Mart, ...

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Cuban minister explores ways to boost cooperation with ADFD

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), received Malmierca Diaz, Minister of Trade, Foreign Investment and International Cooperation of Cuba, at the ADFD headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Present at the meeting were Khalifa Abdullah Al Qubaisi, Deputy Director General of ADFD; Roberto Blanco, Ambassador of Cuba to the UAE; ...

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Khalifa Fund to set up innovation, entrepreneurship centre in Kenya

  ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development announced its plan to establish an innovation and entrepreneurship centre in the Republic of Kenya. The centre will focus on launching programmes, workshops, and ...

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