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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has successfully completed the construction of Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, the Arab World’s first nuclear energy plant located in the Al Dhafra region of Abu Dhabi. The unit has now been officially handed to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), ENEC’s operating and maintenance subsidiary, for operational readiness ...

Dubai / WAM A new launch date for the UAE Hope Probe mission to Mars have been set for Friday July 17 at 12:43am UAE time. The UAE Space Agency and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, made the announcement following a decision to delay the mission due to bad weather conditions. The UAE’s ...

Bloomberg The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) expects demand for its crude oil to rebound sharply next year, surpassing levels seen before the coronavirus crisis, as rival producers struggle to revive output. The Opec forecasts the need for its crude will surge by 25% in 2021 to average 29.8 million barrels a day, higher than the level required in ...

MORONI / WAM President Azali Assoumani of the Comoros received a delegation from the UAE, led by Saeed Mohammed Saeed Al Muqbali, UAE Ambassador to the Comoros, in the presence of Ahmed bin Mohammed Al Jarwan, President of the Global Council for Tolerance and Peace. During the meeting, both sides discussed ways of strengthening their mutual ties, in addition to ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co. will be banned from the UK’s next generation mobile networks, in a sweeping crackdown on the Chinese company that will delay 5G roll-out and hit businesses with billions of pounds in extra costs. Under the blueprint agreed by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, operators will not be able to add any new Huawei components to their 5G ...

Bloomberg Google is in advanced talks to buy a $4 billion stake in Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s technology venture, seeking to join rival Facebook Inc. in the chase for growth in a promising internet market. The Mountain View, California-based titan has been discussing the investment in Reliance Industries Ltd.’s digital arm, Jio Platforms Ltd., the people said, asking not to ...

Dubai / WAM Director-General of Dubai Customs, Ahmed Mahboob Musabih, continued his virtual meetings with directors of customs departments around the world to develop means of cooperation in what has been a testing time for all. He held a video meeting with Marcello Minenna, Director-General of the Italian Customs, to discuss best practices to protect the society from the hazards ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Air Arabia Abu Dhabi on Tuesday marked the inauguration of its operations with its first flight to Alexandria in Egypt. A second Air Arabia Abu Dhabi flight will operate from the UAE’s capital to the Nile city of Sohag on July 15. The launch ceremony was attended by senior leadership teams of Etihad Aviation Group, Abu ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, DCT Abu Dhabi, has hosted a virtual awareness session on the recently launched ‘Go Safe’ certification programme for hotels across the UAE capital. Led by Ali Hassan Al Shaiba, Executive Director of Tourism and Marketing at DCT Abu Dhabi, the online session was attended by more than ...

Sharjah / WAM The Institute of Environmental Management and Sustainability (IEMS) Academy, has been recognised as an NOCN Centre and will launch a number of qualifications within the Environmental, Sustainable and Resource sector. IEMS will start with offering a Level 1 Qualification, the IEMS Award Principles of Waste and Resource Management which is a co-branded certification course. As part of ...