GUJARAT / WAM Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, headed the UAE delegation participating in the third G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (FMCBG) meeting in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The meeting discussed the progress made under the G20 priorities set by the Indian presidency for the year 2023. During the meeting, Mohamed Al Hussaini reiterated ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar), the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, has teamed up with Inpex, a leading Japanese energy company, to explore establishing an Abu Dhabi-based project to produce e-methane, a fuel source, using green hydrogen and carbon dioxide. The agreement was signed during the Japan-UAE Business Forum, in Abu Dhabi, and witnessed by ...

DUBAI / WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, has issued Law No. (16) of 2023 regulating urban planning in Dubai. The law seeks to develop an integrated and effective urban planning system that encourages investment, sustainable development, prosperity and improves the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), was briefed about the progress of the ERC’s developmental projects in Syria, which are aimed at assisting those affected by the earthquake that hit the country in February. During a phone call with the ERC delegation ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Adnoc on Tuesday announced that it has begun construction on the Middle East’s first high-speed hydrogen refueling station. The station, which is being built in Masdar City by Adnoc, will create clean hydrogen from water, using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity. Hydrogen, which creates no carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when used, has the highest ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Sports Council (DSC), in collaboration with ESM Co, is preparing to organise Dubai Schools Games, the biggest sports tournament of its kind in Dubai, which represents the preliminary step for scouting and developing sports talents before moving to join clubs. DSC organises this tournament to increase the school’s awareness of the importance of the exercise of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Engineering has completed a six-year heavy maintenance check on the first in a series of Airbus A380 aircraft for its return to service after a period of secure ground storage. Preparing the A380 for its return to service at its state-of-the-art aviation Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Abu Dhabi, Etihad Engineering carried out ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Green Motors and SERES Group unveiled the revolutionary electric vehicle SERES 5 at W the Palm in Dubai on Tuesday during a luxury launch event in the presence of VIPs, media and industry leaders. The guests joined His Excellency Ahmed Ali Bin Khalfan Al Dhahery, Chairman of Green Motors, and John Zhang,   Chairman of SERES Group, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi-based Knowledge Group, a regional subsidiary of “Nema Education” and a pioneer in training, development, and strategic consulting, offering comprehensive solutions to organisations and individuals across the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), has opened a regional office in Riyadh. The office opening aligns with the kingdom’s ambitious strategies for continuous developments in various ...

SHARJAH / WAM The real estate sector in Sharjah achieved a trading value of AED13.4 billion during the first half of 2023, with an increase of 19.2 percent compared to the same period last year. According to the semi-annual report issued by the Sharjah Real Estate Registration Department on the real estate in the emirate, there were 40,843 transactions in ...