ABU DHABI / WAM MW Energy, a joint venture between Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and W Solar Investment, has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MOEWR) to explore 500 MW capacity of clean energy projects, including floating solar power and hydropower, in landlocked and water-abundant Tajikistan. The MoU was signed during ...
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CBUAE lifts monitoring imposed on bank operating in UAE
ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) announced the conclusion of administrative measures it had previously imposed on a bank operating in the UAE. This is a result of the bank’s adherence to the directives of the CBUAE with regard to the appointment of a consultant to take action and remediate its Anti Money Laundering (AML) ...
Read More »UAE Foreign Minister, Chilean counterpart discuss bilateral cooperation in Santiago
SANTIAGO / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Alberto van Klaveren, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, discussed bilateral relations and means to further develop them across various sectors. This came during the meeting held in the capital, Santiago, as part of the working visit that HH Sheikh Abdullah made to the ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Energy joins EAD’s commitment to nature-based solutions, planting 700,000 mangroves
ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Energy, the Abu Dhabi-based international energy company, has announced a major commitment to enhancing the role of nature–based solutions by planting 100,000 mangroves a year until 2030. The company is one of the first to join forces with the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) and its Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative (ADMI) to accelerate conservation ...
Read More »Adnoc, Fertiglobe to pilot modular carbon capture technology
ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc and Fertiglobe, the strategic partnership between Adnoc and OCI Global, on Tuesday announced the pilot deployment of the world’s first cost-effective modular CycloneCC carbon capture unit at Fertiglobe’s 100 percent owned nitrogen fertiliser plant in the Al Ruwais Industrial Complex, Abu Dhabi, UAE. The CycloneCC technology, which has been developed by Carbon Clean, is designed ...
Read More »COP28 Presidency launches programme to help Mena SMEs on net-zero strategies
ABU DHABI / WAM The COP28 Presidency, in collaboration with the SME Climate Hub and We Mean Business Coalition, has launched a dedicated programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Middle East and North Africa implement net-zero strategies. COP28 & SME Climate Hub for Mena was developed to elevate the role of SMEs and non-state actors in ...
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid presides over the swearing-in ceremony of new DIFC Courts judges
DUBAI/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, presided over the swearing-in ceremony of two new judges of the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Courts. H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid wished the newly appointed judges success in their new roles and highlighted the importance of constantly ...
Read More »Saif bin Zayed meets with Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs
ABU DHABI/ WAM Lt General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, met on Monday with the Belarusian Minister of Internal Affairs, Ivan Kubrakov, and his accompanying delegation in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations in police and security matters. H.H., along with Kubrakov, signed a ...
Read More »Airport Show’s 23rd edition to open in Dubai in May 2024
DUBAI / WAM Dubai is hosting the 23rd edition of the Airport Show, the largest annual exhibition dedicated to the Middle East, Africa and South Asia region’s airports industry, from 14th to 16th May 2024 at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The exhibition will also host four co-located events — Air Traffic Control Forum, Airport Security Middle East, the Global ...
Read More »Under patronage of Sheikh Khalid, World Congress on Rehabilitation 2024 to take place in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khalid bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of Zayed Higher Organization for People of Determination (ZHO), the World Congress on Rehabilitation 2024 will take place in Abu Dhabi from 23-25 September 2024 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec). Marking the first time the event will be held ...
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