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VIENNA / WAM The Opec Fund for International Development has announced the signing of a $50 million term loan agreement with ACWA Power to support the construction and operation of a 1.5 gigawatt (GW) combined cycle gas-turbine power plant in Sirdarya, Uzbekistan. The new plant, located near the border with Tajikistan, will replace an ageing, less efficient thermal power facility, ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. has found potential electrical flaws in two additional areas of the 737 Max’s cockpit, a week after a similar manufacturing defect prompted a temporary flying halt for recently delivered jetliners, said people familiar with the matter. The planemaker has inspected the Max’s flight deck for other electrical faults near the flaw revealed last week with the plane’s ...

Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Chamber of Commerce & Industry discussed ways to boost the economic ties and strategic partnerships with the Republic of Belarus in a way that serves the interests of business communities in the two countries. This came during a meeting held at the SCCI headquarters between Abdallah Sultan Al Owais, Chairman of the SCCI, and Evgeny ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the ‘National Behavioural Reward Programme’ on Saturday morning at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The programme is one of the initiatives of the Department of Behavioural Rewards of the Ministry of Possibilities to support and ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Customs announced the completion of five million transactions in the first quarter of this year, according to latest figures. This is equivalent to double the number of transactions in the same period in pre-pandemic 2019, and 20 percent more than Q1 2020, in which 4 million transactions were completed, according to a Dubai Customs statement on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Ajou University, a leading research institution based in Gyeonggi-do, South Korea. The MoU will provide a framework for collaboration for research & development (R&D) and innovation in the energy fields. The MoU was signed by Mohamed Ibrahim AL Hammadi, the Chief Executive ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Emirati researcher Mouza Al Mansoori obtained a Doctorate in Business Administration from the Business School at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, which she attended on a scholarship from the Scholarships Department and External Cultural Relations Department of the Ministry of Education in the UAE. She has become the first Emirati Researcher to obtain a ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Police ‘Sail Safely’ service has successfully facilitated the rapid emergency response to 65 distress calls and helped warn thousands of registered users about sea conditions and hazards, since the service was launched two years ago. The number of owners and captains of marine crafts registered in the ‘Sail Safely’ service has reached 3,715 users on ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) has formally inaugurated the all-new Al Karamah Training Institute (AKTI), a tailored education centre providing the Students of Determination in the emirate with an increasing level of independence and access to vocational training in eight main areas of specialisation. The institute was officially opened during a tour ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Every year, the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (Adihex) attracts major American and European manufacturers of hunting weapons. The hunting guns sector is a major attraction at Adihex, the largest and one of the most prominent events of its kind in the Middle East and Africa, where enthusiasts and professionals from throughout the world ...