Dubai / WAM A total of 16,000 new companies joined Dubai Chamber in the first eight months of 2021, bringing its total membership to over 275,000, a year-on-year growth of 68.5 percent. The value of ATA Carnets, international customs documents that permit temporary import of duty-free and tax-free goods, issued by Dubai Chamber and received by the country, between January ...

Beirut / WAM The UAE Embassy in Beirut has held a virtual seminar entitled, “The Importance of the Human Fraternity Document to Research and Academic Work.” The seminar was attended by Prof Roula Talhouk, Director of the Islamic Christian Research and Documentation Centre (CEDIFR), at the Saint Joseph University of Beirut; and Dr Bilal Orfali, Sheikh Zayed Professor for Arabic ...

Al Ain / WAM Researchers at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) have made an unprecedented scientific advance that has the potential to revolutionise the water desalination industry. Scientists in the university’s National Water and Energy Centre have invented a new desalination system that dramatically reduces energy consumption during the desalination process. The low-energy desalination system has been granted a ...