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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Wednesday sent a third aid plane carrying 14.4 metric tons of medical supplies and testing kits to the Gaza Strip in coordination with the Commission for solidarity in Gaza, benefiting more than 14,000 healthcare professionals as they work to combat Covid-19. This comes as part of the UAE’s efforts to offer assistance in ...

CAIRO / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt, on Wednesday discussed the prospects of further consolidating the strong cooperation ties between the UAE and Egypt. This came as President el-Sisi received His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) announced the expansion of its global network into Asia with the opening of a representative office in Jakarta, Indonesia. FAB Indonesia will serve as a bridge to facilitate trade and investment flows between the UAE, wider GCC region, Egypt and Asia. The representative office will support bank customers with interests in ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The General Administration of Abu Dhabi Customs announced that the volume of non-oil trade exchange between the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the Kingdom of Bahrain through the emirate’s ports amounted to AED 41.83 billion during the period from 2015 to November of this year, which reflects the development of economic and trade relations between the ...

Sharjah / WAM Hussain Al Mahmoudi, CEO of Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park) announced the inauguration of first house built in the region with 3D printing technologies with traditional architecture on the complex grounds, expressing his happiness with this achievement. He pointed out to “Sharjah 24” that this house is Arab design and heritage, and we aspire ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) held a virtual media briefing on Wednesday on the launch of the UAE Environmental Policy, approved by the UAE cabinet in late November. The policy aims to enhance the quality of life, support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), promote economic diversity and prosperity, and preserve ecosystems ...

Sharjah / WAM Arada has launched Naseej District, an upscale neighbourhood that celebrates art, design and culture at the AED24 billion megaproject in the heart of New Sharjah. Naseej, which means fabric, reflects the developer’s aspiration to weave together diverse skills, talents and backgrounds to turn the cultural district into a coherent social space for the creative community in Sharjah. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala, the Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investment company, on Tuesday announced that it will be taking a significant stake into Asper Investment Management’s (Asper) Dorothea investment vehicle (Dorothea). Dorothea is targeting to deploy more than AED 2.1 billion (€ 500 mn) into building a network of district heating services across the Netherlands. Asper is Europe’s leading independent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has called for a prayer for rain, known in Arabic as Salaat Al Istisqaa, to be performed at all mosques and prayer areas across the UAE, ten minutes before the Friday prayer, on December 18. The prayers were held to keep with the tradition of the Prophet ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) has approved five investment projects worth AED 524 million to establish fish, vegetable, fruit, cattle and poultry farms on a total land and sea area of approximately four million m2. The investment opportunities, identified and managed in cooperation with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), will be ...