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Dubai / Emirates Business The UAE is the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region’s top solar energy producer, according to Top Solar Projects Mena, a report published by Netherlands-based Solarplaza. “Among the top five markets in the Mena region with the largest operational and in-the-pipeline solar projects include the UAE (58%), Egypt (23%), Jordan (10%) and Morocco (6%),” said ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has awarded 18 companies for their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), and sustainability efforts for the first half of 2019 during a ceremony held at its premises earlier on Monday. Congratulating the awardees for their achievements, Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman of Dubai Chamber, said, “The Dubai Chamber CSR Label honourees ...

DUBAI / WAM Several seatrade events will form an integral part of the UAE Maritime Week 2020, which will be held from December 6-10 next year at the new Dubai Exhibition Centre. Co-located at the Expo 2020 Dubai, the exhibition centre will host Seatrade Maritime Middle East; Seatrade Maritime Awards Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and Africa; Seatrade Shiptech Middle East, ...

Ras Al Khaimah / Emirates Business In an ongoing effort to further develop and expand the Emirate’s adventure tourism portfolio, Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) announced the official launch of the latest adventure tourism product on Jebel Jais, the “Jebel Jais Zipline Tour”, in partnership with ToroVerde, which will join and complement the existing attractions including the Jebel ...

Emirates Business Marine recreation enthusiasts, as well as those looking for a fun-filled family outing, are snapping up online tickets for Abu Dhabi’s much anticipated showcase event, the International Boat Show 2019 (ADIBS 2019). The event is scheduled to take place at Adnec Marina from October 16-19 and tickets are available on www.adibs.ae. In its second edition, the boat show ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, MoCCAE, on Monday announced the launch of its ‘Green Barjeel’ research project that aims to leverage innovative methods to grow microalgae biomass with a high lipid content in tower-shaped structures. Run in cooperation with American University of Sharjah and Khalifa University, the project involves collecting algae from the UAE’s desert ...

Sharjah / WAM The total number of male and female citizens, who have registered for the nine electoral zones of the upcoming Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC) elections, reached 35,595, a remarkable increase of 43 percent over the first direct elections held in 2015. The Higher Committee for the Council elections made the announcement on Monday, while congratulated HH Dr Sheikh ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The showpiece of the official 48th UAE National Day celebration will be a theatrical performance entitled ‘Legacy of our Ancestors’, with stories from the UAE’s past that showcase the country’s values long-embedded in its heritage and culture, organisers say. The event will take place in Abu Dhabi, on December 2 at Zayed Sport City Stadium. “The ...

Dubai / WAM HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, today announced the launch of the region’s first ‘Virtual Company Licence’, allowing investors worldwide to do business in Dubai digitally without requiring residence and in accordance with the highest international legal standards. The announcement is aligned with the third Article of the 50-Year Charter ...

Dubai / WAM UAE features among the top 10 markets that have rapidly improved their trade growth potential over the past decade, according to a new research from Standard Chartered, the Trade20 Index, which identifies the 20 rising stars of global trade. The Trade20 Index, which determined the potential of each market for trade growth over the past 10 years ...