DUBAI/WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), announced that Dubai’s energy demand increased by 5.4 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. Al Tayer said that energy demand in 2024 was 59,594 gigawatt hours (GWh), compared to 56,516 GWh in 2023. He further noted that DEWA continues to increase the capacity of transmission ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) has partnered with Taaleem Holdings PJSC (Taaleem), a leading K-12 premium education provider in the UAE with a portfolio of 34 schools, to develop a Harrow International School site on Saadiyat Island, Abu Dhabi, the first based in the GCC Region, as well as the first boarding school in the emirate. ...

SHARJAH/WAM The Friends of Cancer Patients (FOCP), a UAE-based non-profit organisation, has launched its annual Zakat campaign to collect funds and donations aimed at providing financial and emotional support to cancer patients. Under the theme “Togetherness Conquers,” the campaign seeks to alleviate the financial burdens of various cancer treatment programmes for patients and their families, making a real impact on ...