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  Dubai / Gulf Time Mensa Technologies, a leading company in the technology industry based in Dubai, has announced the launch of their game “Mensa Card” which consists of many different card games that will allow friends and individuals to play games virtually using video calls in the game. Dr Shasha Tan, founder and partner at Mensa Technology said: “We ...

  LONDON / WAM Dr Ali Rashid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of the Defence, Interior and Foreign Affairs Committee in the UAE Federal National Council, has met with Dr Liam Fox, a member of the British Parliament and Chair of UK Abraham Accords Group, at the British Parliament. Several FNC members attended the meeting. During the meeting, they discussed joint parliamentary ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has confirmed that the current production capacity of Hassyan Power Complex reached 1,200 megawatts (MW), using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. A further 600 MW will be added in Q4 of 2022, and an additional 600 MW will be added by Q3 of 2023. This will raise the capacity ...

  Bloomberg Oil rises for an eighth straight week as tensions between Ukraine and Russia heightened concern about tight global supplies. The global benchmark rose 1.3% this week, touching $95 a barrel before paring gains. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said that the US believes Russia could take offensive military action or attempt to spark a conflict inside Ukraine as ...

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai World Trade Centre Authority (DWTCA), on Sunday opened the 27th edition of Gulfood, the world’s largest food and beverage sourcing event, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). HH Sheikh Ahmed toured the show accompanied by Mariam Al Mheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi School of Government (ADSG) and Udacity signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Sunday that fosters collaboration in scientific and training fields of common interest. Through this MoU, the parties will combine efforts to launch targeted and tailored programmes to uncover the digital and leadership career potential of Abu Dhabi government employees, ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) completed the extension of 394 kilometres of fibre optic (FO) ducts in 2021 across different areas in Dubai. This increased the total length of these cable ducts since 2015 and until the end of last year to 3,275 kilometres. The external FO ducts protect and direct all fibre optic cables ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The upcoming visit of President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to the UAE on Monday reflects a significant step towards enhancing the growing strategic relations between the two regional partners. The Emirati-Turkish relations witnessed a qualitative leap with the visit of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and ...

  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 ...