ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan exchanged, over the phone, Eid Al Fitr greetings with Mohamed Ould Ghazouani, President of Mauritania; Mohammed Shiaa’ Al Sudani, Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq; and His Eminence Dr Ahmed el-Tayeb, the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar. During the calls, they prayed to God to bestow His …

ISTANBUL / WAM The UAE men’s national ice hockey team registered a historic victory and was crowned winner of the 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship Division II — Group B, held in Türkiye. The UAE team defeated Mexico 9-4 in the fifth and final round. The national team players erupted in cheers and sang the national anthem in the …

GENEVA / WAM Hydrogen and electric aircraft could require 600-1,700 terawatt-hours (TWh) of clean energy by 2050, according to a new white paper from the World Economic Forum (WEF). For context, the total amount of renewable energy produced in 2021 was just over 8,000 TWh globally. To meet the estimated energy demand from hydrogen and electric aircraft in 2050 would …