DUBAI / WAM Dubai Customs, represented by the Corporate Communication Department, has distributed 443 free one-day admission tickets for passengers arriving at the emirate’s air, sea, and land ports. The Expo tickets are given to passengers coming to Dubai through Hatta Border Crossing, Dubai Airports and onboard cruises at Port Rashid. “It is part of our ongoing support to ...

  Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time Tawasal Superapp, a secure multi-purpose messenger and digital lifestyle app, has launched its first public release lately in Abu Dhabi. This application consists of many mini applications, among them a communication platform with free video & audio calls and instant messages with unsurpassed quality & message encryption. This mini application allows its users to ...

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai International Boat Show (DIBS) is set to return from March 9-13, uniting the global maritime and leisure industry and underlining the importance of sustainability with a range of interactive features and 34 launches throughout the five-day show. Running at its new Dubai Harbour home, the 28th edition of the showcase is the Mena yachting industry’s ...

  NEW YORK / WAM The United Arab Emirates has voted in favour of the United Nations General Assembly resolution on the situation in Ukraine. Speaking at the UN General Assembly’s emergency special session, Lana Nusseibeh, Assistant Minister for Political Affairs and UAE Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, stated, “We voted for this resolution, and we join the ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Tunisian Government has awarded AMEA Power a Concession Agreement and a Power Purchase Agreement for a 100MW solar project in Kairouan, worth $100 million (AED368 million) Najla Bouden Romdhane, Head of Government of Tunisia; Neila Nouira Genji, Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy; Hussain Al Nowais, Chairman of AMEA Power, and other dignitaries attended the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) has announced that Dr Farida Al Hosani, Infectious Disease Expert and Executive Director of Infectious Diseases and Official UAE Spokesperson for the Health Sector, has joined the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Framework (PIP Framework) Advisory Group as a Member for the period 2022-2024. Members of the ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Federation of UAE Chambers of Commerce & Industry has held a working meeting with officials of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Kyrgyz Republic and major Kyrgyz companies. During the meeting, the parties discussed ways to develop and strengthen trade and investment markets between the UAE and Kyrgyzstan. Humaid Mohammed bin Salem, Secretary-General ...

  Bloomberg Spot prices for North Asia’s liquefied natural gas surged to a record as Russian supply concerns intensified competition with Europe for available supply of the super-chilled fuel. The Japan-Korea Marker, the spot Asian LNG benchmark, jumped 23% to $59.672 per million British thermal units, according to S&P Global Platts, pulled higher by a historic rally in European gas ...

  Bloomberg European natural gas surged to a record as supply fears were compounded by traders trying to avoid exposure to a key Russian player in the market. Benchmark futures rose as much as 60%, before easing. Gas and power traders are backing away from new deals with Gazprom Marketing & Trading Ltd, according to people familiar with the matter. ...

  Bloomberg Private investment into US clean-energy assets reached a record $105 billion last year as the country added an unprecedented amount of renewable-power capacity. The investment influx is 11% higher than 2020 and represents a 70% surge during the past five years, according to an annual report by BloombergNEF and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy. The private backing ...