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Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar’s Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) platform has launched the fifth edition of its “Ecothon Innovation Challenge” under the Future Sustainability Leaders (FSL) programme, to develop circular economy solutions to tackle waste. Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Khalid bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S), a Masdar outreach initiative, invests and actively supports ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly denounced the Iranian-backed terrorist Houthi militias for attempting to target one of the petroleum tank farms at the Ras Tanura Port in the Eastern Region and Saudi Aramco’s facilities in Dhahran with a drone and ballistic missile, which were intercepted by the Coalition Forces. In a statement by Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...

ABU DHABI / WAM ADQ, a holding company with a broad portfolio of major enterprises spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s diversified economy, signed an agreement to merge its healthcare support services entities, Rafed and Union71, with Pure Health, an integrated healthcare solutions provider in the UAE. Under the terms of the agreement, ADQ will transfer its ownership of Rafed ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, has received Mu’izz bin Abdul Sattar Binameem, Ambassador of Tunisia to the UAE, to discuss ways of promoting bilateral ties between the UAE and Tunisia. Al Bowardi welcomed the Tunisian Ambassador, wishing him success in carrying out his duties in bolstering the bonds of mutual ...

Dubai / Emirates Business dnata, one of the world’s largest air services providers, has achieved a special cargo milestone in Dubai. Since March last year, the company’s highly-trained teams have handled over 5,000 cargo-in-cabin flights, safely moving 50,000 tons of shipments at Dubai International airport (DXB). In response to the strong air cargo market demand for the rapid, reliable and ...

Dubai / WAM The Sustainable City (TSC), the Middle East’s first fully-operational sustainable community, announced it has introduced a new electronic waste (e-waste) collection and management solutions for the community. The 24-hour e-easte drop-off station — created in collaboration with Efate, a UAE based e-waste management company — will provide a free and efficient e-waste management solution to residents and ...

Dubai / WAM Enoc group announced AED86.9 million in cumulative savings from the implementation of innovative ideas submitted by its employees on the group’s innovation programme. Since its inception in 2012, the group’s innovation programme has received 3,824 suggestions and implemented 332 ideas, which contributed to the group’s significant financial savings. In 2020 alone, Enoc employees submitted 661 suggestions to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of its efforts to combat extremist ideologies via the internet and promote positive alternatives, the Sawab Centre is launching a new campaign under the hashtag #AfricaAgainstExtremism. The messaging campaign will run from March 7-12 in Arabic, English and French on Sawab’s social media platforms Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube. The UAE and the United ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa University (KU) of Science and Technology on Monday announced it has risen 67 places to be ranked 214th globally in the “Engineering and Technology” category, in the UAE and in six subjects in the most recent 2021 QS (Quacquarelli Symonds) World University Rankings by Subject. The milestone achievement comes as Khalifa University has been ranked ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) on Monday organised a virtual seminar on “The Role of Reading to Serve the Scientific Research and Scholars for the future”, with the participation of a group of representatives from universities in the UAE, as part of the “Month of Reading”, which takes place in the UAE in March every year. The ...