DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the working plans and objectives of the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology, which was recently established as part of the latest UAE cabinet structure announced by him on July 5 to develop the country’s industrial sector ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM General Holding Corporation (Senaat) a part of ADQ and other minority shareholders of National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) announced that it has submitted an offer to the Board of National Marine Dredging Company (NMDC) to combine NPCC with NMDC. The proposed transaction would create a new national and regional integrated EPC champion with an established footprint ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone (ADAFZ) a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Airports, has recorded a 109 percent increase in the number of companies registering with the free zone authority in the first half of 2020, as compared to the same period in 2019. ADAFZ has also welcomed two major international companies, SMSA Express and ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The National Health Insurance Company – Daman’s Board of Directors on Sunday announced the confirmation of Hamad Al Mehyas as the company’s Chief Executive Officer. He led the company following a major reorganisation last year when he was promoted from Chief Commercial Officer – Abu Dhabi to Deputy CEO. Commenting on the appointment, Tareq Abdulraheem Al ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Although a very small percentage of the Sri Lankan population in the UAE wanted to go back home due to the present health situation, many among them changed their minds thanks to new job opportunities, said a top Sri Lankan diplomat. “Of an estimated 300,000 Sri Lankans here, less than ten percent of them – around ...

Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Airport has become the first carbon-neutral airport in the GCC and the second in the Middle East to attain Level 3+ Neutrality accreditation from the Airport Carbon Accreditation programme, issued by Airports Council International (ACI). This achievement, occurring when net carbon dioxide emissions over a full year are zero, reflects the excellence of the airport strategy ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Emergency, Crisis and Disaster Committee for Covid-19 pandemic, in coordination with the Department of Education and Knowledge (Adek) has approved plans to reopen private schools with physical attendance for the new academic year. This allows parents and students to opt for online learning for the whole first term of the upcoming academic year, ...

Bloomberg The US West Coast is set to have its hottest two weeks in 70 years, putting even more strain on power grids after California imposed rolling blackouts for the first time since 2001. Excessive heat warnings and watches stretch from the Pacific Coast inland to Montana, Utah and Arizona, according to the National Weather Service. Sacramento is forecast to ...

Bloomberg Hitachi Ltd subsidiary Horizon Nuclear Power has been holding detailed conversations with UK government officials in recent weeks to revive plans for a proposed nuclear power plant in north Wales, the Financial Times reported. Horizon has been trying to convince ministers that plans for the Wylfa Newydd plant on Anglesey could be quickly restarted if they can produce a ...

For very different reasons, both Indians and US conservatives are emphasizing Senator Kamala Harris’s Indian heritage. This shouldn’t be entirely surprising. Indians have always been quick to appropriate successful members of their diaspora. And right-wing commentators and even US President Donald Trump are seeking to spread suspicions about the Democratic vice presidential candidate’s citizenship by emphasizing her mother’s Indian background ...