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ABU DHABI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan, effective 11:59 on Sunday, July 11. The travel suspension includes inbound transit passengers except transit flights coming to the UAE and ...

BISHKEK / WAM Ulugbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, said that the UAE is an inspiring model in empowering people of determination, especially with the support and efforts of its wise leadership to make the country a pioneer in this field. This came during his meeting in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with Majid Al Osaimi, President of the Asian Paralympic ...

Dubai / WAM The huge potential of the UAE’s advanced agricultural technology sector to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was a key topic taking centre stage at the UAE National Food System Summit Dialogue, which was held virtually. Hosted by Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, the dialogue under the theme ‘Special Zones for Modern ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 299,363 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 1,520 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 648,702. The ministry also noted that an ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, stressed that the Expo 2020 Dubai will be a global platform for foreseeing a future full of opportunities for generations to come. The UAE, which has a unique international developmental legacy established by the late Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (Taqa) and Abu Dhabi Ports (ADP) announced on Wednesday they are discussing the development of an industrial scale green hydrogen to ammonia export project in Abu Dhabi. A partnership on a green hydrogen to ammonia project on this scale between Taqa and Abu Dhabi Ports, would be a significant step towards ...

DUBAI / WAM Over the last 15 years, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has undertaken roads and transport projects worth more than AED145 billion, stated Mattar Mohammed Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority, (RTA), Commissioner-General for the Infrastructure, Urban Planning and Wellbeing Pillar in Dubai. This milestone was achieved ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM A team of Emirati entrepreneurs launched first satellite to track wildlife in UAE (Ghalib). Developed by Emirati firm Marshall Intech, the satellite was successfully launched on SpaceX Falcon-9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. The satellite entered its orbit, 550 km above sea level. Equipped with advanced technologies, Ghalib satellite allows researchers to track ...

Dubai / WAM DP World, UAE Region, the leading smart trade enabler, and Petrochem Middle East, the largest chemical distributor in the Middle East and Africa, signed a 30-year lease agreement that expands its business in the region. Petrochem Middle East will invest between $80 million to $90 million in developing a chemical terminal on Quay 7, adjacent to the ...

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) proposed a swathe of new rules to bring the world of finance in line with its ambitious goal to make the region carbon neutral by the middle of the century. The European Commission wants tighter measures on banks and credit rating agencies to better reflect the risks climate change poses to the financial system. The ...