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RIYADH/ WAM The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GCAA) is participating in the 15th edition of the ICAO Air Services Negotiation Event (ICAN2023), hosted by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the capital, Riyadh, from 3rd to 7th December 2023. The conference brings together civil aviation authorities, airlines, and more than 100 countries, international organisations, and over 700 experts in ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation held discussions today on the multifaceted ties between the UAE and Russia. The two sides also explored prospects to enhance relations within the context of the bilateral strategic partnership. Additionally, their dialogue covered various regional and international issues ...

DUBAI/ WAM The first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting Methanol to SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) has taken place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 in the UAE. Masdar, TotalEnergies, the UAE General Civil Aviation Authority, Airbus, Falcon Aviation Services and technology licensor Axens all contributed to the successful flight. The Alcohol-to-Jet Synthetic Paraffinic Kerosene pathway (ATJ-SPK) ...

ABU DHABI / WAM NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) has received a commitment from Mubadala to sponsor its Arabian Centre for Climate and Environmental Sciences (ACCESS). As part of the strategic partnership, the centre has officially been renamed the Mubadala ACCESS Centre. The Mubadala ACCESS Centre is a leading research centre on the climate and environment of the Arabian Peninsula and ...

DUBAI / WAM Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE), the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, have signed a trilateral agreement to accelerate the hydrogen economy in Abu Dhabi and position the UAE as a global leader for the production and export of low-carbon hydrogen. The agreement was signed during the UN ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Head of the Office of Development Affairs and Martyrs’ Families at the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Early Childhood Authority (ECA), has launched the second edition of WED, a visionary movement uniting the UAE with global multi-disciplinary experts, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, chaired the Ministerial Development Council meeting, which was held at Qasr Al Watan, Abu Dhabi. The meeting discussed a number of legislations and policies aiming at supporting and developing the government work ecosystem, including the climate action ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) project in the world, within the fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai. The 950-megawatt (MW) fourth phase is the largest investment project ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE adopts a set of integrated policies to enhance and diversify job opportunities, boost employment rates, and drive economic prosperity in the country as part of its tireless efforts to combat climate change. This statement was made during a special session by the International Labour Organisation (ILO), held on the sidelines of the 28th United Nations ...

DUBAI / WAM On Wednesday, the COP28 Presidency joined with the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP28, and Bloomberg Philanthropies to call on housing, urban development, environment, and finance ministers to back the ‘Joint Outcome Statement on Urbanisation and Climate Change’ (the Statement). The statement, which was supported by over 40 Ministers ...