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DUBAI / WAM Emirates and Kenya Airways (KQ) have announced an interline partnership that will allow customers of both airlines access to new destinations on the two airlines’ networks within a single itinerary. The agreement will provide customers with increased travel options as well as seamless baggage check-in to their final destination. Emirates customers will now be able to fly ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has inaugurated the Sweihan housing project as part of the integrated Emirati Neighbourhood initiative, providing 204 new homes to citizens ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company — Masdar has signed a roadmap for developing up to 1 gigawatt (GW) wind power plant in Kazakhstan to support the country’s goal of achieving half its energy mix from renewables by 2050. The Central Asian country is a key strategic market for Masdar, the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, which ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE sent a plane carrying 51 tonnes of relief and food supplies to help thousands of people affected by the Mayon Volcano in Albay Province in the Philippines, which caused landslides and lava flows and displaced thousands of people, mostly children, women, and the elderly. The UAE’s rapid response to provide relief to Albay Province ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, held a bilateral meeting with Lee Young, Minister of SMEs and Startups of Republic of Korea, to explore the strengthening of cooperation in promoting entrepreneurship and supporting the growth of small and medium enterprises in the two countries’ markets. The meeting took place as part of the K-Business ...

DUBAI / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has welcomed Raziff Aljunied, Consul-General of the Republic of Singapore to Dubai, as part of the diplomatic and consular visits to Dewa. The two sides discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the renewable and clean energy, water, and infrastructure sectors. Al Tayer emphasised ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) and the Ukrainian Business Council (UBC) signed a strategic agreement to boost economic collaboration, paving the way for greater investment prospects, and further strengthening the bilateral ties between the UAE and Ukraine. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed by Rakez’s Chief Government & Corporate Relations Officer Yaser Abdulla ...

SHARJAH / WAM “Sabaa Sanabel” flour, made from the wheat indigenously produced in Emirate of Sharjah, has clinched a new laurel becoming the first national product to obtain the “Made in the UAE” mark.The ‘Sabaa Sanabel’ wheat flour has met the highest quality and safety standards in force in the UAE, boosting its competitiveness in the market and earning the ...

KIEV / WAM President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine has received Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, who is leading a UAE delegation on an official visit to Ukraine. Almheiri conveyed to the Ukrainian President the greetings of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan; His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

TOKYO / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, has discussed with Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, means of developing joint cooperation and strategic partnership between the UAE and Japan as part of both countries efforts to achieve sustainable economic growth. During the meeting, which was held in Tokyo, both sides ...