Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Tawazun Economic Council (Tawazun) have signed an MoU to establish and organise Research and Development (R&D) planning and execution for the defence and security sectors. The MoU was signed by Major-General Staff Pilot Ishaq Saleh Al-Balushi, Assistant Undersecretary for Industries, Ministry of Defence and Tareq Abdulraheem Al Hosani, Chief Executive ...
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UAE to celebrate 60th Kuwaiti National Day
Abu Dhabi / WAM The United Arab Emirates will celebrate, on Thursday, the 60th National Day of Kuwait, which underscores the close ties and strong strategic partnership between the two countries. The UAE will host a series of distinguished activities to celebrate the annual National Day of Kuwait, which takes place on February 25. The celebrations will include illuminating the ...
Read More »UAE leaders chair govt retreat to plan next 50 years
DUBAI / WAM The government retreat to plan the next 50 years, chaired by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, began on Tuesday, with the participation of ...
Read More »Japan-UAE bilateral trade hits AED82.4b in 2020: Minister
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE is a long-time partner that has supported Japanese economy and society, and economic relations remain robust with $22.4 billion bilateral trade in 2020, a top Japanese official told WAM. “As one of the most significant crude oil suppliers to Japan, the UAE is a very important partner that has supported our economy and society ...
Read More »Etisalat’s profit up 3.8% to AED9 billion in 2020
ABU DHABI / WAM Etisalat Group announced that its twelve month ending on December 31, 2020, consolidated revenues reached AED51.7 billion, while consolidated net profit after Federal Royalty amounted to AED9 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent compared to last year. The Group’s Board of Directors proposed dividend payout of 40 fils per share for the second half of 2020, ...
Read More »UAE condemns attack on WFP convoy in Congo
ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the cowardly attack that targeted a convoy of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) near Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The Italian ambassador to the DRC and two other people were killed during the attack. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ...
Read More »Idex 2021: AED17.91b deals signed in 3 days
ABU DHABI / WAM The third day of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) 2021 has seen the UAE Armed Forces sign 12 new deals, worth AED 5.589 billion, with local and international companies. The cumulative value of deals signed at Idex and Navdex 2021 is now AED 17.913 billion. Staff Brigadier-General Mohammed Al Hassani, ...
Read More »Oil climbs near $62 with traders predicting rally may go further
Bloomberg Oil rose near $62 a barrel with investment banks and traders predicting the market’s rally can go further. Futures in New York gained 0.8% on Tuesday and are up almost 30% so far this year. The market is heading towards what could be the tightest quarter since at least 2000, according to Morgan Stanley, while Socar Trading SA sees ...
Read More »Tawazun, Yahsat to develop local satcom solutions
ABU DHABI / WAM Tawazun Economic Council and the UAE’s flagship satellite services operator, Yahsat, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a new company to develop critical in-country capabilities in relation to the development and manufacture of advanced satcom solutions within the UAE, with a focus on building intellectual property locally for increased national security and advanced ...
Read More »VP, Mohamed honour ‘Hope Probe’ team
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, honoured the Emirates Mars Mission “Hope Probe” team of more than 200 engineers on ...
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