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  Dubai / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) has confirmed the launch of the second mission of the UAE Astronaut Programme which is scheduled for no earlier than February 26. Aboard SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft, Sultan Al Neyadi along with two astronauts will launch to International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at Nasa’s Kennedy Space Center ...

  Sharjah / WAM Beeah Recycling has signed an agreement with the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI) and the American University of Sharjah (AUS) to collaborate on establishing the nation’s first recycling plant for end-of-life batteries from electric vehicles. The agreement was signed during the 2023 World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi at the Ministry of Energy ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM For the fourth consecutive year, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has maintained its position and first place in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI). The UAE is considered one of the safest of several countries that take effective measures to combat terrorist and extremist activities, and one of the safest countries in the world with a “very ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Wizz Air Abu Dhabi, the ultra-low-fare national airline of the UAE, has commenced operations on a new route of Ankara, the second largest city in Türkiye, with tickets on sale on the airline’s website and mobile app with fares starting as low as AED199. The national airline now flies to more than 36 destinations ...

  Sharjah / WAM A high-level Dutch trade mission to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023 consisting of a 25-member delegation representing 15 companies, yesterday paid a visit to Sharjah Sustainable City to learn more about the city’s sustainable housing solutions. In particular, the visit focused on exchanging knowledge on integrated, sustainable, future-proof solutions related to water, food, sustainable energy ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has showcased the critical role of nuclear energy as a global climate change solution at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), in Abu Dhabi. WFES is a key element of the 15th edition of the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the leading business event for energy and sustainability that brings ...

Bloomberg Close to half a million workers are ready to strike on a single day as Britain faces an escalation of industrial action across a number of sectors. Unions representing civil servants, teachers, university staff and train drivers have said their members will walk out on Feb. 1 as part of demands for higher pay to cope with the worst ...

  Bloomberg President Joe Biden’s plan to subsidize clean energy is “dangerous” and risks pushing the world toward protectionism, Britain’s Business Secretary Grant Shapps said, in the UK’s bluntest criticism to date of the US Inflation Reduction Act. European Union leaders say the US legislation will unfairly benefit American firms and violate World Trade Organization rules. To date, Prime Minister ...

  Bloomberg US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, declaring that African can help shape the future of the global economy, will set out why the Biden administration intends to elevate its focus on the continent over the next two years in a speech she’s slated to deliver Friday in Dakar, Senegal. “The United States is committed to building on Africa’s significant ...

  Bloomberg Prices for Swiss single family homes fell for the first time since before the pandemic, raising the prospect that a market that has boomed for decades may be turning. Transaction prices declined 0.18% in the final three months of 2022, data compiled by Zurich-based real-estate consulting firm Wuest Partner show. The last time they fell was in the ...