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Sharjah / WAM Sultan Abdullah bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Sharjah Economic Development Department (Sedd), and Dr Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams), discussed cooperation and enhancing coordination between the two parties for the benefit of the investor. Earlier, Al Suwaidi and several directors and advisors received Dr Al Midfa and his delegation at the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business With the end of school term and the start of the holiday season, Emirates is expecting over 1.1 million passengers to pass through Terminal 3 at Dubai International during this busy travel period which will run through until December 21. This weekend will see a peak surge of close to 250,000 travellers departing from Terminal 3. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 242,454 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, has received the coveted ‘Award of Excellence – Power’ at the S&P Global Platts Global Energy Awards 2021, beating companies from across the entire energy sector and demonstrating its leadership in clean energy. The US-based event is one of the most prestigious for the global energy industry. ...

DUBAI / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, and Commissioner-General of Expo 2020 Dubai, and Dr Nayef Falah Mubarak Al Hajraf, Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), attended the launch of the GCC Youth Forum hosted by the Youth Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai. Held under the theme “United Youth, Shared Vision”, and ...

BRASILIA / WAM A delegation from the Ministry of Defence led by Major General Staff Pilot Mubarak Ali Al Neyadi, Head of the Executive Department for Defense Policies and Strategic Affairs, participated in the 6th Brazilian Defense Industrial Base Exhibition (BID 2021). Major General Staff Pilot Mubarak Al Neyadi met with Brazilian Defense Minister Walter Braga on the sideline of ...

Sharjah / WAM Sultan Abdullah bin Hadda Al Suwaidi, Chairman of Sharjah Economic Development Department (Sedd), and Dr Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City (Shams), discussed cooperation and enhancing coordination between the two parties for the benefit of the investor. Earlier, Al Suwaidi and several directors and advisors received Dr Al Midfa and his delegation at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdulaziz Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber, has said that the number of companies from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) registered with Dubai Chamber has increased by 35.5 percent since 2018 to exceed 3,300 members. The announcement was made by Al Ghurair during his opening speech at the first Global Business Forum (GBF) Asean, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Journalists Association (UAEJA) and the Saudi Journalists Association (SJA) signed a cooperation agreement to consolidate ties, being the two authorities representing journalists in the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The signing took place as the UAEJA received a high-level SJA delegation, led by Khalid Al Malik, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the SJA, ...

WAM / Gulf Time The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) is amending its trading week to Monday through Friday, effective January 3, 2022. Trading hours will remain unchanged, opening at 10:00am and closing at 3:00pm. The exchange’s new trading week follows the recent announcement made by the UAE government to adopt a four and a half day working week, with ...