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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s air defence system has been very effective to thwart recent missile attacks on the country; still, the United States will work with the UAE to further improve the system, a top US military commander told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). General Kenneth F McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command (Centcom), added in an ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports Group on Tuesday announced its 2021 financial results based on preliminary, unaudited financials for the 12 months ended December 31, 2021, reporting revenue growth of 14 percent year-on-year to AED3.9 billion compared with AED3.4 billion in 2020, driven by volume growth, business diversification and new partnerships. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation ...

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), signed an agreement to promote and protect mutual investments with the Republic of Mozambique. The agreement, which was signed at MoF’s headquarters in Dubai, comes as part of the ministry’s ongoing efforts to strengthen and activate means of economic and investment cooperation with various countries of the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed Saif Al-Suwaidi, Director General of the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), received a delegation from the Republic of Sierra Leone led by Dr Austin Demby, Minister of Health and Sanitation. During the meeting, which was held at the fund’s headquarters, the two sides discussed opportunities to strengthen bilateral relations in the healthcare sector, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM On the directives of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the UAE, through ERC, is providing ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, announced a financial grant towards the Douglas Melton Laboratory at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, to bolster research focusing on accelerating gene editing approaches for pancreatic beta cell replacement therapy. The grant comes ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Following the announcement of the listing of its shares on the primary market of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), AD Ports Group on Tuesday commemorated its landmark achievement with an official bell ringing ceremony. The shares began trading on ADX on Tuesday under the ticker symbol “ADPORTS”. The ringing of the bell was conducted ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s air defence system has been very effective to thwart recent missile attacks on the country; still, the United States will work with the UAE to further improve the system, a top US military commander told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. General Kenneth F McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command (Centcom), ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has achieved 8 stars level in the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Innovation Lens with score of 800. This award measures innovation culture and its role in achieving results in leading organisations worldwide. Dewa is the first organisation in the world to receive this recognition and the outstanding ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM On 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, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the UAE, through the ...