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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) hosted its first ever virtual roadshow in China, connecting more than 100 Chinese tour operators and travel agencies with 37 of its partners and stakeholders, including Destination Management Companies (DMCs) from across the emirate, representatives from Etihad Airways, Yas island, and emirate’s hotels and ...

AL AIN / WAM A research team from the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) was able to accomplish a qualitative research project to extract the largest possible quantity of date seeds’ oils for the biofuel industry. The project was completed within two years at a cost of one million dirhams, and it is published in top ranked journals. Commenting on ...

Bloomberg Venezuela’s opposition-dominated National Assembly voted to continue meeting beyond its five-year term that ends on January 5, giving the nation two competing legislative bodies after members boycotted the congressional election pushed by autocrat Nicolas Maduro. The move paves the way for opposition leader Juan Guaido to remain as the “president in charge,” though lawmakers voted to impose more checks ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, received, on behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, an official invitation letter to the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Summit, set to be held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on January 5, 2021. ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Education is set to launch a virtual programme titled ‘Change Makers’ programme in partnership with EDGE Co. on December 27. The programme, which targets university students in UAE universities, is a series of specialised training programmes aimed at developing skills and enhancing knowledge. Aimed at spreading research and innovation updates in sustainability, diplomacy, technology, ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Charity International (SCI) has announced the launch of its seasonal campaign “Warm Winter”, which is concerned with distributing in-kind aid such as clothes, blankets and heating material to families and the needy to protect them from the winter. The campaign is in coordination with the country’s embassies and their representatives in these countries and through the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Khors (Arabic for water creeks), found in the major cities of the UAE, have been transformed from canals that serve fishing and trading activities into bustling tourist waterfronts that offer stunning waterside views, while surrounded by excellent restaurants and leisure facilities. In celebration of the ‘World’s Coolest Winter’ campaign, recently launched in the UAE, the Emirates ...

Bloomberg The UK clinched a historic trade deal with the European Union (EU), avoiding a bitter breakup and preparing the ground for a new relationship with its biggest commercial partner. Negotiators finalised the accord to complete Britain’s separation from the bloc on Christmas Eve, just a week before the country leaves the EU’s single market and customs union. It brings ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and a leading renewable energy companies, announced on Wednesday the financial close of the Nur Navoi Solar Project – Uzbekistan’s first successfully-financed independent power producer (IPP) solar project. Loan and guarantee agreements to finance the 100-megawatt photovoltaic plant were signed in a virtual ceremony with representatives from Masdar, Uzbekistan’s ...

Sharjah / WAM The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), a Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation dedicated to helping refugees and people in need worldwide, has announced the building of an AED2 million sustainable village in Niger in West Africa, which will be named after the late Sheikh Khalid bin Sultan Al Qasimi. To be implemented in partnership with Sharjah Charity International, the ...