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DUBAI / WAM Following the UAE cabinet’s approval of the Third Update of the country’s Second Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) on Tuesday announced a comprehensive roadmap to achieving 40 percent emission reduction by 2030 compared to business as usual. The Third Update of the Second NDC marks a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a written letter to Carlos Vila Nova, President of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, 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 ...

LIMA / WAM Mohamed Abdulla Al Shamsi, UAE ambassador to the Republic of Peru, has met with Alex Contreras Miranda, Minister of Economy and Finance, at the Ministry’s headquarters in the Peruvian capital, Lima. During the meeting, they reviewed prospects for cooperation between the UAE and Peru. Al Shamsi and Miranda also discussed promising investment opportunities and stimulating investment flows, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) announced, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education (MoE), Emirates Schools Establishment, and the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek), that all schools in the emirate have now pledged to join EAD’s Sustainable Schools Initiative (SSI), globally recognised by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). This initiative will ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Executive Council (SEC) held on Tuesday its weekly meeting under the chairmanship of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of SEC. The meeting discussed a number of topics on its agenda covering several topics, including progress of government work in the emirate, the development of ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH) announces the signing of an agreement with Tim Investment that will launch an MRO hangar at Dubai South that caters to wide-body aircrafts. The signing ceremony took place at Dubai South HQ and was attended by Khalifa Al Zaffin, Executive Chairman of Dubai Aviation City Corporation and Dubai South, Tahnoon ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Ukhnaagiin Khurelsukh of Mongolia on the occasion of his country’s National Day. 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 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Investments and E20 Investment, an Abu Dhabi-based agribusiness investment company, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop 3,750 Ha of agricultural land in Angola, harnessing the potential of the country’s agricultural sector for sustainable growth and economic development. E20 Investment, specialises in investing in operating farms and processing facilities across the globe, with a ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Edge Group PJSC, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, announced the acquisition of a 100% stake in Etimad Holding LLC (Etimad), a technology solutions and services company with a focus on security systems solutions, systems integration, projects fulfilment, and execution in the fields of border security, law enforcement, critical infrastructure, urban management, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) announced five major strategic transformational projects to support its ongoing endeavours to implement national priorities and improve government financial work with the aim of further enhancing future readiness. These projects align with the ‘We the UAE 2031’ vision, which represents a national plan through which the UAE will continue its development path ...