Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced it has signed a contract with Distant Imagery, a UAE-based environmental technology company, to plant 2.5 million mangrove seedlings across Abu Dhabi using innovative drone planting technology adopted by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The new contract signed at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) ...

  Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (Saasst) of the University of Sharjah (UoS), successfully received the first communication signal from its first CubeSat, “Sharjah-Sat-1,” on January 17 at 10:02, once it reached its orbit around Earth. Sharjah-Sat-1 is the first miniaturised satellite, launched by Saasst on January 3, as part of a series ...

  Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings said strong demand across Europe and the UK drove its best ever sales last weekend as people continue to plan summer getaways despite the surging cost of living. Passenger bookings at Europe’s biggest discount airline exceeded two million, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by 400,000 or 25%, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael O’Leary said ...