Abu Dhabi / WAM Micco Logistics, a subsidiary of AD Ports Group, acquired 31 tipper trucks as part of its effort to offer broader integrated logistics support to the UAE’s construction and metals manufacturing sectors. The trucks will join Micco’s existing ground fleet of 400 plus vehicles that currently service several industry sectors, including the Pharmaceutical, Healthcare, Fresh and General ...
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UAE introduces new personal status law for non-Muslims
Abu Dhabi / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a law to regulate personal status matters for non-Muslims in Abu Dhabi to provide a flexible and advanced judicial mechanism for the determination of personal status disputes for non-Muslims. The decision, which is ...
Read More »Sheikh Mohamed calls Iraqi PM to check on his heath
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, checked on health of Iraqi Prime Minister Dr Mustafa Al Kadhimi following the heinous assassination attempt that targeted his residence in Baghdad. This came in a phone call wherein HH Sheikh Mohamed reaffirmed UAE’s solidarity ...
Read More »UAE’s food commodity trade surges by 9% in H1 of 2021
Dubai / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, opened Gulfood Manufacturing, the largest food and beverage processing and packaging show for the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia (Measa), which has reconvened the global industry at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) to power smart innovations in food manufacturing and reignite live, face-to-face big business opportunities over ...
Read More »China records $84.54bn trade surplus in October
Bloomberg China posted a record monthly trade surplus in October as exports surged despite global supply-chain disruptions. Exports rise 27.1% in dollar terms last month from a year earlier to $300.2 billion, data from the General Administration of Customs showed on Sunday. That was the 13th straight month of double digit growth, and exceeded economists’ expectations of a 22.8% gain. ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi implements plan for climate-smart agriculture
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) announced the implementation of a comprehensive agricultural development plan aimed at increasing the efficiency of sustainable agricultural production in Abu Dhabi. The plan adopts the principle of regional planning of the emirate’s farms, so that the similar areas are identified in terms of development and resources, and ...
Read More »Sheikh Zayed Festival to begin on November 18
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Festival will begin on November 18, in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and upon 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 ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijan keen to bolster trade exchange
Abu Dhabi / WAM Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discussed with Orkhan Mammadov, Executive Director of the Agency for SMEs Development under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, the prospects of boosting trade exchange and flow of goods to meet strategic economic developments of both countries. This came during the visit of ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi implements plan for climate-smart agriculture
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) announced the implementation of a comprehensive agricultural development plan aimed at increasing the efficiency of sustainable agricultural production in Abu Dhabi. The plan adopts the principle of regional planning of the emirate’s farms, so that the similar areas are identified in terms of development and resources, and ...
Read More »UAE, Serbia keen to boost cooperation in education
BELGRADE / WAM Branko Ruzic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, received Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education. Ruzic welcomed Al Hammadi, lauding the distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries and the continuous keenness to promote them for the benefit of the two peoples. Al Hammadi highlighted the Ministry ...
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