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DHAKA / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and COP28 President-Designate, met with the Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh, as he continued his discussions with global leaders to focus on delivering for COP28. Following his speech in Brussels, he continued to share his core action agenda to fast-track a just energy transition; ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a written letter to President Gustavo Petro of Colombia, which included an official invitation to the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which will be held at Expo City Dubai this November. The letter was delivered by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE-Türkiye Business Forum, held in Abu Dhabi, witnessed the unveiling of two major agreements aimed at catalysing investment across key sectors of both nations’ economies. The two announcements, designed to enhance cooperation between the business communities in the two countries, were announced during the Business Forum, which aims to increase economic partnership and drive investments ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group and China Machinery Engineering Group Corporation (CMEC GROUP), a state-owned key enterprise directly managed by the central government of China, have recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a strategic cooperative relationship. The MoU details how the two companies will explore opportunities globally, particularly in the Middle East, Central Asia, South ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has ranked first globally in mobile internet speed for the month of June, with a download speed of 204.24 Mbps and an upload speed of 22.72 Mbps, according to the Speedtest Global Index published by Ookla, a web service that provides analysis of Internet access performance metrics. According to the index, the UAE topped ...

AJMAN / WAM Omar bin Omair Al Muhairi, Director-General of the Department of Lands and Real Estate Regulation in Ajman, confirmed that statistics on real estate mortgages showed a rise in value during the first half of 2023. A total of 972 mortgage transactions valued at AED1.5 billion were recorded, a 41 percent increase compared to the same period in ...

AUCKLAND / WAM A delegation from the Emirates News Agency (WAM), headed by Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of WAM, has visited New Zealand to discuss ways of enhancing its news exchange and media cooperation with officials from various local media and press entities. They also talked about the participation of the New Zealand media outlets in the upcoming edition ...

DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has received a high-level delegation from Sungrow, the global leading inverter and energy storage system solution supplier, and exchanged valuable insights on the current market trends and the growing importance of renewable energy solutions in the region. The delegation was led by Cao ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received congratulatory messages from the kings, presidents and princes of Arab and Muslim countries, on the occasion of the new Hijri Year. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Taxi, a part of Osool Transport Solutions, has commenced testing its first electric vehicles at Sharjah International Airport. Testing of its fleet of limousines is a pioneering endeavour towards environmentally friendly transportation in the emirate of Sharjah, with the ultimate goal of achieving carbon-free public transportation by 2050. The Skywell electric vehicle is an eco-friendly and ...