Abu Dhabi / WAM Edge group on Monday signed a major €1 billion ($1.07 billion) milestone contract which will see leading shipbuilder Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB) build a fleet of best-in-class 71-metre corvettes for the Angolan Navy. The BR71 MKII corvette is a highly sophisticated vessel fitted with advanced mission systems, including a 3D radar, electronic warfare suite, ...
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UAE ends rescue and search activities in quake-hit Türkiye
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Joint Operations Command of the Ministry of Defence has announced the completion of the search and rescue missions as part of the “Gallant Knight / 2” operation in Türkiye. The announcement follows the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (Afad) announcing the completion of its search and rescue operations. The Emirati search and rescue ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi Economic Summit to explore new frontiers of growth
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Economic Summit, set to take place on February 28, will bring together experts from the worlds of government, business, finance and technology to explore new frontiers of growth. The summit is hosted by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) and organised by Economist Impact Taking place under the theme “Looking ...
Read More »North London property prices jump as buyers return to capital
Bloomberg Property sellers are seeking sharply higher prices across north London as young professionals return to jobs in the capital after the pandemic, a survey showed. Asking prices for homes in Camden surged 17.2% from a year ago and by 6% in the past month alone, the property search website Rightmove said Monday. Barnet and Islington notched up annual ...
Read More »Bill Gates sees IRA driving ‘healthy’ growth in new energy technology
Bloomberg US government incentives to promote investments into nascent technologies such as green hydrogen will have a “healthy†impact, even as they risk distorting the trade in electric cars between Europe and the US, Bill Gates said. Speaking in a podcast interview with the head of Norway’s $1.3 trillion sovereign wealth fund, Nicolai Tangen, Gates extolled government policies for ...
Read More »Uniqlo’s quest to conquer US, one cashmere sweater at a time
Bloomberg The biggest challenge to Japanese fashion giant Uniqlo’s plan to take on the US? Getting more Americans to know who they are. The apparel maker, known for its affordable cashmere sweaters and solid basics, wants to go big in one of the world’s toughest consumer markets. Although Uniqlo is a fixture in shopping streets of New York and ...
Read More »Biden meets Zelenskiy on surprise Kyiv trip nearly year into war
Bloomberg US President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv and met with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskiy, declaring “unwavering support†in a dramatic show of solidarity as Russia’s invasion nears the one-year mark. Biden, who was originally slated to visit neighboring Poland this week, appeared in the Ukrainian capital at 8 a.m. on Monday as police sealed ...
Read More »China blasts US for ‘hegemony’ as ties sour
Bloomberg China laid out a fresh laundry list of problems it has with how the US uses its power, underscoring how tensions between the two nations have worsened over issues from the alleged spy balloon dispute to Russia’s war in Ukraine. The official Xinhua News Agency published a 4,000-word article on Monday titled “US Hegemony and Its Perils†that ...
Read More »UAE has made a major leap forward in defence industry
Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed the visitors at the 16th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex), the 7th edition of the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (Navdex) 2023, and the International Defence Conference (IDC), which are held ...
Read More »UAE opens Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Field Hospital in Turkey
HATAY, TURKIYE / WAM The Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Field Hospital in Reyhanlı district of Hatay Province in Turkiye has begun receiving the injured and those affected by the quake that struck the country recently, as part of Operation “Chivalrous Knight / 2’’. Saeed Thani Hareb Al Dhaheri, UAE ambassador to Türkiye, attended the opening the hospital accompanied by ...
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