DUBAI / WAM Emaar, the master developer of the Burj Khalifa, has collaborated with Zoom Video Communications, to host New Year’s Eve celebrations live from Downtown Dubai in a global Zoom video call. Up to 50,000 people from around the world will be invited to tune-in and usher in 2021 on the first ever New Year’s Eve celebration to be ...

ABU DHABI / WAM With immediate effect, Etihad Airways will temporarily suspend its passenger services between Abu Dhabi (AUH) and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Muscat (MCT) in Oman and Kuwait (KWI) until further notice, based on the directives of the respective authorities to limit the spread of Covid-19. A company spokesperson said the move is aimed to limit the ...

Sharjah / WAM UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and Air Arabia, the Mena region’s low-cost carrier, have launched an advocacy campaign to mark the agency’s 70th anniversary. The campaign entails positioning UNHCR’s artwork on one of Air Arabia’s aircrafts for three months. In a ceremony attended by Nadia Jbour, Head of UNHCR office in the UAE; Adel Al Ali, Group ...

Al Ain / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced the reopening of the iconic North-West tower at Qasr Al Muwaiji in Al Ain. As the historic site prepares to welcome visitors once again, Qasr Al Muwaiji has applied strict health and safety measures, ensuring the facility’s readiness for public use. In ...

JAKARTA / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium has signed a series of agreements with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (Inalum) to provide technological know-how to upgrade the Indonesian company’s aluminium smelter in North Sumatra. The signing was part of Indonesia UAE Week, organised by the two countries’ Embassies to further deepen economic ties between the UAE and Indonesia. EGA will provide expertise ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE Embassy in Beirut, in cooperation with the Zayed Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, launched an initiative aimed at distributing 10,000 food parcels and 60 wheelchairs in Lebanon. The initiative is in cooperation with civil society organisations registered with the Lebanese Ministry of Interior, municipalities, and care homes for elderly people. The gesture is part of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi’s Technology Innovation Institute (TII), the applied research pillar of the Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), announced on Tuesday that its Cryptography Research Centre (CRC) has built the UAE’s first national and sovereign crypto library. The milestone is set to enable the country to safeguard vital and confidential sources of information. The development follows a ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Economy is strengthening its initiative launched earlier this year to bring together key industry sectors and stakeholders in an all-encompassing journey towards transitioning Dubai into a circular economy in line with the vision of the leadership and strategic plans of government. The move has gained fresh momentum with HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al ...

Bloomberg Norway’s top court dismissed an attempt by climate activists to halt Arctic oil exploration by Western Europe’s biggest petroleum-producing nation. The Nordic government beat back a lawsuit by environmental groups in the country’s Supreme Court, which ruled on Tuesday the authorities had acted lawfully by awarding exploration licenses in the Barents Sea to companies including Equinor ASA, Aker BP ...

Bloomberg China is limiting power supplies in some provinces as cold weather and the country’s industrial recovery boost demand. Power supplies are being cut to some industrial and commercial customers in Hunan and Jiangxi provinces, where demand has jumped by at least 18% over the previous year, Zhao Chenxi, an official with the National Development and Reform Commission said at ...