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  Abu Dhabi / WAM Bangladesh is keen to establish a direct shipping line with the UAE, which will reduce the existing navigation time by two thirds and pave the way for exponential growth in bilateral trade, a top Bangladeshi diplomat told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). AK Abdul Momen, Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, who is on a four-day official ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government Media Office announced the success of the second edition of the “World’s Coolest Winter” campaign, that was launched by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on December 2021. The campaign promoted tourism, natural sites and entertaining destinations and experiences ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Danube Home, the leading one-stop retail solution for all home interior and improvement needs in the region, opened its newest showroom in Dibba, Fujairah. The showroom was inaugurated by Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad bin Saif Al Sharqi, President of the UAE Federation and Vice-President of the Asian Federation of Body Building and Physical Strength, in ...

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Municipality on Sunday said that it has added 2.83 million square metres of green areas to the city by planting more than 170,000 trees in various locations, as well as along roads and squares in Dubai in 2021. An average of 466 trees were planted per day, 130% higher than the initial target, increasing the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Media Regulatory Office of the Ministry of Culture and Youth has announced that cinemas in the UAE will be operating at maximum capacity from Tuesday, February 15. The decision was issued by the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Management Authority (NCEMA). NCEMA stipulates that each emirate can modify cinema capacity, easing or tightening procedures ...

  NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates highlighted its ongoing efforts to help countries around the world recover from the Covid-19 pandemic during the 60th session of the United Nations’ Commission for Social Development. Covid-19 assistance that the UAE has provided includes more than 2,000 tonnes of supplies and nearly 200 medical assistance flights sent to 135 countries. ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) on Friday reported consolidated financial results for the year ended December 31, 2021 with net income (Taqa-share) of AED6.0 billion, an increase of AED3.2 billion, thanks to greater contribution from the oil & gas segment and reflecting the AED1.5-billion post-tax impairment charge in the previous year. The group revenues ...

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Djibouti Information Agency (Agence Djiboutienne D’Information) in the news service exchange and media content fields. This came during a meeting between Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director General of WAM, and Abdoulrazak Ali Dirneh, Director-General of Djibouti Information Agency and in line with distinguished ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, on Friday announced the central bank of the UAE has granted an in-principle approval to launch a new digital banking platform, which will be called Wio. With its headquarters in Abu Dhabi, Wio will enhance the capital’s growing reputation as a global financial services center at the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Israel signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their tourism and economic cooperation and reinforce their bilateral ties. The MoU was signed by Dr. Ahmed Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State of Entrepreneurship and SMEs and Chairman of the Emirates Tourism Council, and Yoel Razvozov, Israeli Minister of Tourism, who is ...