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AL AIN / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (Seha) has expanded its Mezyad Healthcare Centre, which is managed by Ambulatory Healthcare Services (AHS), to include a new building for specialty clinics in efforts to meet the community’s ongoing healthcare needs. The new 2-storey building comprises 14 rooms and provides a range of new specialty services, including cardiology, ophthalmology, ENT, ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) has completed 50 percent of the project to extend a strategic line to transfer water from Al Rahmaniya to Al Azra, to enhance the efficiency of the network and regulate water pressure, as well as serve all the areas that it passes through, especially the Sustainable City next to ...

MOSCOW / WAM A field of nine strong horses, aged four years and above from Russia, will compete in the sixth leg of the 28th UAE President’s Cup World Series for Purebred Arabian Horses, on Sunday, August 15, 2021. The Central Moscow Hippodrome, the largest horse racing track in Russia, will host the €50,000 Group 1 (2000 metre) race. Faisal ...

Dubai / WAM Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, affirmed that youth are the engine that drives development across all sectors and the main contributor to progress and development. In a statement marking the International Youth Day, Almheiri said that this year’s theme “Transforming Food Systems: Youth Innovation for Human and Planetary Health” highlights the pivotal role ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) reported a net income of AED2.9 billion for the period ended 30th June, 2021, an increase of AED2.4 billion, with a significantly higher contribution from the Oil and Gas segment and the fact that Q1 2020 was reduced by an AED1.5 billion post-tax impairment charge. Taqa, a diversified utilities and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (Seha), the UAE’s largest healthcare network, has announced its operational hours during the Islamic new year holiday, observed on August 12. Seha announced the Seha Covid-19 drive-through service centres in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain and the Northern Emirates will operate on Thursday, from 10:00 to 20:00. The SEHA Covid-19 Vaccination centres ...

NEW YORK/ ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Capital, the asset management subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), on Wednesday announced a significant investment into its Private Equity business led by BlackRock’s Secondaries and Liquidity Solutions group (BlackRock) and a consortium of global institutional investors. The BlackRock-led consortium’s investment was made into a portfolio of assets currently managed by Mubadala Capital, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure discussed, with a South Korean delegation, ways of strengthening their cooperation in the areas of hydrogen, water desalination, infrastructure development and public transport systems, in line with Dubai’s smart city plans and efforts to exchange expertise and develop innovative energy and transport solutions. The discussion took place during a meeting between ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Abu Dhabi’s Etihad Aviation Group, has reclaimed 90 percent of its pre-Covid destinations and recorded a 20 percent increase in tonnage compared to the same period in 2019, according to company’s press release. The award-winning UAE carrier currently services 72 network destinations across the Middle East, Asia, Europe, ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs has announced that the volume of external trade with India reached AED 67 billion in the first half of 2021 alone, across gold, jewellery, diamonds, vehicles, telecoms, and petroleum oils, compared to AED 89 billion in 2020. “This reflects the weight and significance of Dubai as a global hub for trade and tourism relying on ...