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Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewga) intensified its efforts during the first quarter of this year by implementing natural gas projects and services, revealing the delivery of natural gas to 189 new projects and the completion of the extension of natural gas lines in 9 areas in Al Seyouh at a total length (200) km. ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business At a panel discussion organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) at the ‘Tales from the East’ exhibition, cultural experts called for the introduction of a unified indexing system to help enumerate the manuscripts in existence with the tools of the digital age, and to bring its inherent wealth of knowledge in sciences, humanities, and other ...

ABU DHABI / WAM To date, Suqia UAE, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, has succeeded in reaching more than 13 million people across 36 countries with more than 1,000 sustainable water projects. In cooperation with its strategic partners, Suqia UAE intends to achieve further milestones to highlight Emirati authentic humanitarian values and to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Misdemeanour Court convicted a social media celebrity for reckless driving on a public road at speeds exceeding 205 kilometres per hour (kmph), putting his life and the lives of others at risk. The court also convicted a second defendant for participating in the crime of asking the celebrity to drive at high speed and ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the ‘Food Tech Valley’ a new initiative that seeks to triple the UAE’s food production. The launch was attended by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The ...

Dubai / WAM Since its inception in May 2017, Area 2071, the innovation ecosystem of Dubai Future Foundation (DFF), hosted more than 780 physical and over 80 virtual events, including conferences, forums, workshops and interactive sessions, attracting more than 26,000 participants from around the world. The ecosystem has also organised many innovation programmes, including ones from TechStars and Microsoft, and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE sent an aid plane containing 51 metric tons of food aid to the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of its humanitarian initiatives during the Holy Month of Ramadan. “The UAE and Bosnia and Herzegovina share close historical ties and have engaged in joint action in many areas as part of the keenness ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Within the framework of enhancing and developing future cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel, and for strengthening the cultural relations in the interest of the two friendly countries, the UAE National Archives and the Israeli National Library signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). It aimed for supporting shared goals, boosting programs and activities of ...

DUBAI / WAM The distribution of food has begun in three African countries namely Ghana, Angola and Uganda targeted under the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign, which aims to provide food aid for disadvantaged communities in 30 countries. The campaign’s organiser, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), is collaborating with local food banks and charities in the beneficiary countries ...

Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is in talks to sell a 1% stake in state oil giant Saudi Aramco to a “leading global energy company” as he forecast an economic rebound after the coronavirus pandemic. The kingdom is looking at the potential sale — which could be worth about $19 billion, based on the company’s market value — as a way to ...