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ABU DHABI / WAM Tadweer Group has announced the closed bidding for the planned development of Abu Dhabi’s first greenfield Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The state-of-the-art facility will recover recyclable materials derived from municipal solid waste, significantly maximising the diversion of waste from landfills through recycling and preparing feedstock for the Abu Dhabi Waste to Energy facility. This will enable ...

DUBAI / WAM Spinneys, recently listed on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM), announced its financial results for the three-month period ending on March 31. Revenue grew by 10.9% year-on-year to reach AED815 million, driven by an increase in retail revenue, with transactions remaining healthy, up by 9.5% year-on-year. In a statement, the company said gross profit increased by over 15% ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc has delivered the world’s first certified bulk commercial shipment of low-carbon ammonia enabled by carbon capture and storage (CCS) to Mitsui and Co, Ltd (Mitsui) for use in clean-power generation in Japan. The low-carbon certification process, from production to delivery, has been conducted by TÜV SÜD, an internationally renowned certification agency. The landmark shipment produced ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), is welcoming submissions to its 19th edition until September 1, 2024. This year, the award is receiving submissions across 10 categories: Literature, Translation, Contribution to the Development of Nations, Arab Culture in Other Languages, Children’s Literature, Editing of Arabic Manuscripts, Literary ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (ETCC), on Tuesday honoured the winners of the second edition of Nafis Award 2023-2024, during a ceremony held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, have sent congratulatory messages to Jeremiah Manele on his election as the Prime Minister of the ...

DUBAI / WAM The General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has unveiled the “Protocol to Enhance Global Aviation Safety and Public Health Resilience”, aimed to combat the spread of communicable diseases through air travel. The UAE delegation presented the Protocol during the Collaborative Arrangement for the Prevention and Management of Public Health Events in Civil Aviation (CAPSCA) Joint Meeting in Germany. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Edge, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, signed a $27 million (AED99 million) agreement to supply an ammunition production line to PT Pindad, an Indonesian state-owned enterprise and one of Asia’s leading defence manufacturers. The agreement is for the production of 5.56x45mm and 7.62x51mm calibre ammunition. It was signed in the presence ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has officially announced May 20 as the launch date of the National Survey for Health and Nutrition 2024 campaign, in collaboration with the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Centre, health authorities, and local statistical centres. The announcement follows the completion of all technical preparatory stages related to the national survey. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) and M42 have collaborated to launch the Abu Dhabi Biobank, with its first offering being the region’s largest hybrid cord blood bank. Reinforcing the emirate’s position as a leading destination for life sciences, the initiative aims to shorten waiting times for treatment, increase therapeutic access for patients, improve ...