ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nation Brand’s commitment to plant a tree for every vote received during the Nation Brand Selection Campaign is being fulfilled, despite travel restrictions, curfews and lockdowns being experienced as the world counters the new coronavirus. The long-term planting projects will bring much-needed stability and continuity to rural communities in both Nepal and Indonesia, with ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced on Sunday that the share of clean energy in Dubai’s energy mix has increased to around nine percent. According to a press statement issued by the authority, these latest figures exceed the target set in the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, which aimed to provide seven percent of Dubai’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has broadened the scope of its news services by adding five new languages, which are Sri Lankan (Sinhala), Malayalam, Indonesian, Bengali and Pashto, to offer its coverage to around 551 million people who speak these languages. The addition of the new languages is part of WAM’s efforts to achieve its news ...