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ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Space Agency discussed ways of bilateral co-operation and mutual collaboration with a delegation from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg at the Agency’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. Dr Khalifa Mohammed Al Rumaithi, Chairman of the UAE Space Agency, said the meeting was in context of UAE Space Agency’s collaboration with foreign agencies.

Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy, led a high-level delegation visit to the headquarters of the National Centre of Meteorology and Seismology (NCMS) to gain first-hand updates on the UAE’s efforts in driving cloud seeding operations managed by NCMS. Dr. Abdullah Al Mandoos, Director of NCMS, welcomed the delegation. Omar Al Yazidi, ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) will send some of their employees on a special expedition to the Amazon Rainforest in Peru in May 2016, as part of its ongoing efforts to achieve its vision to become a sustainable innovative world-class utility, and raise awareness about environmental issues, especially conserving natural resources and reducing carbon emissions. The ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business The General Authority for Regulating the Telecommunication Sector (TRA) announced the implementation of the new price caps for INTRA-GCC roaming services by UAE’s mobile operators resulting from the implementation of TRA Directive No. (4) of 2015 regarding Intra-GCC Mobile Roaming Charges issued by the TRA in September 2015. In average, the International roaming prices for ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Coinciding with the World Social Work Day, Zayed University students and academics gathered to highlight social workers efforts and recognize their invaluable contributions to society in a special ceremony held at Dubai campus. The World Social Work Day, which is observed on March 17, has been celebrated at the United Nations in New York for ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi will host, on Wednesday, the press conference to announce the event “This is the Arabian Gulf,” to be launched in Rome on May 27. Abu Dhabi will be the second capital of a Gulf country to announce such an event after Manama. The campaign will underscore the strenuous efforts of the GCC member states ...

Dubai / Emirates Business A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Aqdar – the Khalifa Empowerment Program for Students – and Nissan, representing a partnership that focuses on raising awareness of road safety issues among the youth, particularly the students’ community in the UAE. The MoU was signed by Colonel Expert Dr. Ibrahim Mohammad AlDabal, General Coordinator of ...

Sydney / Bloomberg Australia is prioritizing growth over deficit reduction in its economic programme, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said, signaling he expects to close the gap through rising tax receipts from faster expansion. The prime minister, a month out from the budget’s release, signaled no plans to try to accelerate a return to the black — despite eight years of ...

Tokyo / Reuters Influential members of Japan’s top economic advisory panel recommended the government take additional measures to boost consumer spending as a looming recession forces Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to roll out more pro-growth policies. The four private-sector members of the Council for Economic and Fiscal Policy (CEFP) also urged the government to accelerate its plans to raise the ...

Mumbai / Bloomberg Xiaomi Corp. is leading a $25-million investment in India’s Hungama Digital Media Entertainment, an online provider of music and videos, as it seeks to lure more customers in the world’s fastest-growing smartphone market. “India is a fast-growing, strategic geography for us and it’s about time we established our services offerings here,” said Hugo Barra, Xiaomi’s vice president ...