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DUBAI/ WAM Dubai Police, through the General Department of Forensic Science and Criminology, has successfully integrated its Ballistic Identification Network with Interpol’s database. This remarkable scientific achievement in forensic sciences enhances Dubai Police’s ability to compare over 1,800,000 ballistic fingerprints worldwide in under an hour. Major General Ahmad Thani bin Ghalita, Director of the General Department of Forensic Science and ...

DUBAI / WAM In recognition of its efforts in promoting the transition towards renewable and clean energy, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has won the Hydrogen Project of the Year 2023 Award for its green hydrogen project at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This was part of the Hydrogen Future Awards 2023, organised during the Connecting ...

WASHINGTON / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Finance, participated in the meeting of finance ministers, central bank governors, and heads of regional financial institutions in the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Menap) region. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Highness Sheikh Zayed bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan have presented trophies to the winners of the Jiu-Jitsu President’s Cup 2023 in the Under 14 and Adults divisions at Mubadala Arena in Zayed Sports City. During the visit, Their Highnesses congratulated the players ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has issued Law No. (9) of 2023 regulating the operations of autonomous vehicles in Dubai. The new law aims to accelerate Dubai’s smart mobility transformation, attract investments in the sector and provide a regulatory environment that facilitates ...

DUBAI / WAM A total of 2,709 real estate transactions worth AED11.6 billion were conducted during the week ending on April 14, according to figures released by the Dubai Land Department (DLD). The DLD report showed that 226 plots were sold for AED5.76 billion, 2,020 apartments and villas were sold for AED4.43 billion. The top three transactions were an AED3.87 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) accompanied a high-level delegation from the World Hydrogen Mena on a tour of its Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world using the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model, which will have a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030. The visiting delegation ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Universities Climate Network (UCN), a network of universities and higher education institutions in the UAE chaired by NYU Abu Dhabi, has been launched to encourage youth engagement in the country in the lead up to COP28, the UN Climate Conference to be held later this year in Dubai. The UCN is comprised of 12 UAE-based ...

WASHINGTON / WAM Mohamed Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, led the UAE delegation to the Second Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting of the Finance Track of the G20 for 2023, which was held on the sidelines of the 2023 Spring Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) ...

DUBAI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Honorary Chairman of Young Arab Leaders (YAL), affirmed that enhancing the leadership and influential role of youth, as well as empowering them with the necessary tools and innovative skills, are key pillars of growth in Arab countries. These pillars are essential for successfully ...