ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and the Republic of Latvia have agreed on a six-track economic cooperation programme covering the fields of trade and investment; innovation and advanced technology; transportation and logistics; agriculture; food; education; and science, during the 2nd Joint Economic Committee (JEC) session held in Dubai. The session was chaired by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM G42 Cloud, a subsidiary of G42, a UAE based Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing provider, and Tahaluf Al Emarat have announced a collaboration to provide next-generation applications and Software as a Service (SaaS) to enterprises and government entities in the UAE and across key International markets. G42 Cloud and Tahaluf Al Emarat — a UAE ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Higher Organisation (ZHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club about developing and enhancing the involvement of people of determination in the various marine sports activities. The agreement also stated that the two entities would cooperate in raising awareness about sailing and rowing and their role in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, announced that the UAE’s non-oil trade over 10 years totalled AED16.14 trillion. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), he stressed that the country’s growth has returned to pre-pandemic levels. “We work according to the plans of the UAE’s leadership to double ...

  SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree No. (8) of 2022, on the establishment of the Academy of Ecology and Natural Sciences (AENS). As per the article of the Emiri Decree, the Academy shall be a non-profit scientific entity that is financially and administratively ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of the Etihad Aviation Group, has achieved record revenue growth of 49 percent in 2021 with a 27 percent year-on-year increase in freight carried, contributing towards 55 percent of the group’s revenue. “2021 was a milestone year for Etihad Cargo,” said Martin Drew, Senior Vice President Sales & ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Zayed Higher Organisation (ZHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Marine Sports Club about developing and enhancing the involvement of people of determination in the various marine sports activities. The agreement also stated that the two entities would cooperate in raising awareness about sailing and rowing and their role in ...

  DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has recently organised a workshop for the National Nutrition Committee, in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), to develop the 2nd edition of the national nutrition strategy 2022-2030 and the related action plan. The workshop is part of the Ministry’s plans to improve the nutritional status of the ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Edge Group entity, BEACON RED, an advanced solutions provider focusing on tackling complex national security threats, on Thursday announced a strategic agreement with CompTIA, the leading provider of vendor-neutral certifications for information technology (IT) professionals, to deliver globally recognised training in the UAE and wider Middle Eastern and North African (Mena) region. The announcement was ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) has issued the Request for Proposals (RFP) to qualified companies and consortiums that had expressed interest in developing the new Shuweihat S4 Reverse Osmosis (RO) Independent Water Project (IWP). The Shuweihat S4 project will desalinate seawater using RO, a low carbon-intensity technology, to supply up to 318,225 cubic metres ...