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EGA marks 100th shipload of bauxite exported from Guinea

Dubai / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) marked on Sunday the 100th shipload of bauxite exported from the Republic of Guinea since the start-up of its wholly-owned bauxite-mining subsidiary Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC) in August 2019, according to an EGA press release on Sunday. EGA uses capesize vessels to transport much of its bauxite ore. Capesize vessels are up to ...

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Aldar launches exclusive land plots at Al Gurm

Abu Dhabi / WAM Aldar Properties has announced the launch of the second phase of its Al Gurm development, a waterfront community on the south-west side of Abu Dhabi’s main island. The beach facing land plots at Al Gurm are exclusively available to purchase by UAE nationals, Aldar said in a statement on Sunday. A total of 71 new plots ...

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Arada secures AED250m additional funding from DIB

SHARJAH / WAM Arada, a property development company in Sharjah, has announced that it has secured an AED250 million Islamic facility from Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) to finance general construction at its Aljada megaproject in the heart of New Sharjah. The credit facility is in addition to an initial AED300 million financing arrangement secured from the bank at the start ...

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Masdar City’s ‘smart garden’ teaches children basics of homegrown food

Abu Dhabi / WAM This month, young visitors to Kidzania’s outlets at The Dubai Mall and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall, will learn how to easily grow healthy fruits and vegetables at home, through a unique interactive experience delivered by Masdar City-based start-up innovation, the HydroArtPod. As part of KidZania’s ‘Kids For A Greener World’ interactive workshop, kids will learn how ...

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Pro-Zuma protests spread to S Africa’s economic hub

Bloomberg Violent protests in South Africa linked to the arrest of former President Jacob Zuma have spread to the nation’s economic hub in Johannesburg with another major road shuttered. That follows the closure of a key trade route in the country’s KwaZulu-Natal Province after trucks were torched before the weekend. Parts of the N3 Toll Route, which links the port ...

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Abu Dhabi develops strategy for healthcare information security

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has announced the Abu Dhabi Healthcare Information Security Strategy. The strategy will serve as a framework that defines the important principles that guide the comprehensive approach to enhance Abu Dhabi’s healthcare sector to securely and effectively mitigate cyber threats. DoH is the first entity in the region to ...

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UAE halts flights from Indonesia, Afghanistan

ABU DHABI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and the National Emergency Crisis and Disasters Emergency Management Authority (NCEMA) have announced the suspension of all inbound flights for national and international carriers coming from Indonesia and Afghanistan, effective 11:59 on Sunday, July 11. The travel suspension includes inbound transit passengers except transit flights coming to the UAE and ...

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UAE an inspiring model in empowering people of determination: Kyrgyz PM

BISHKEK / WAM Ulugbek Maripov, Prime Minister of Kyrgyzstan, said that the UAE is an inspiring model in empowering people of determination, especially with the support and efforts of its wise leadership to make the country a pioneer in this field. This came during his meeting in the Kyrgyz capital, Bishkek, with Majid Al Osaimi, President of the Asian Paralympic ...

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UAE’s vast AgTech potential takes centre stage at Dubai summit

Dubai / WAM The huge potential of the UAE’s advanced agricultural technology sector to meet the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) was a key topic taking centre stage at the UAE National Food System Summit Dialogue, which was held virtually. Hosted by Mariam Hareb Almheiri, Minister of State for Food Security, the dialogue under the theme ‘Special Zones for Modern ...

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Resurgence of Taliban raises alarms from Moscow to Beijing

Bloomberg The Taliban’s lightning-fast advance to control more territory in Afghanistan is raising alarms from Russia to China, as US President Joe Biden’s move to withdraw troops disrupts a balance of power in South Asia that has held steady for about two decades. At least 1,000 Afghan troops this week retreated into Tajikistan, prompting the country mobilise an extra 20,000 ...

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