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New data project to help UAE protect environment

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Ordnance Survey (OS) International, the global arm of the United Kingdom’s (UK) mapping agency, and space systems provider, Deimos Space UK, will work with Dubai’s space centre to help the UAE improve its planning and managing of its natural resources and infrastructure. OS International will help develop a single source for digital geospatial data for the ...

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DWC records 84.5% surge in passenger traffic in 2016

  Dubai / WAM Passenger traffic at Dubai World Central, DWC, Dubai’s second international hub, witnessed a strong surge in 2016, climbing 84.5 percent according to the traffic report issued by operator, Dubai Airports, on Tuesday. DWC welcomed a total of 850,633 passengers in 2016, up 84.5 percent compared to 461,063 passengers recorded in 2015. During the fourth quarter, passenger traffic ...

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UAE and Kazakhstan discuss cooperation

  Astana / WAM Dr Mohamed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, the UAE Ambassador to Kazakhstan, and Beibut Atamkulov, Kazakh Minister of Defence and Aerospace Industry, have discussed cooperation between the two countries in the defence industries field. During the meeting, held at the ministry in Astana, the UAE envoy highlighted the recent visit of the President of Kazakhstan, Nursultan Nazarbayev, ...

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