DUBAI / WAM The National Biosecurity Committee, chaired by Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, convened its first meeting in 2023 to discuss topics aimed at strengthening biosecurity. The session reviewed, with members receiving updates on the national campaign to combat mosquitoes, discussing the mechanism for implementing the National Biosecurity Framework, examining the registry of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The board of directors of Oman-Etihad Rail Company have met to review the company’s achievements, developments, research and studies conducted during the recent period on the joint railway network connecting Sohar Port with the UAE National Rail Network. The board members praised the leadership of both countries for their support of this joint project. The backing ...

MONTREAL / WAM The UAE, represented by the General Civil Aviation Authority, has won the bid to host the third edition of the ICAO Conference on Aviation and Alternative Fuels. All member states of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) unanimously accepted the UAE’s bid in a meeting of the Council held at the ICAO headquarters at ...