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Sheikh Zayed Festival to begin on November 18

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Festival will begin on November 18, in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the ...

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Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijan keen to bolster trade exchange

Abu Dhabi / WAM Helal Al Mheiri, Director General of Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry, discussed with Orkhan Mammadov, Executive Director of the Agency for SMEs Development under the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan, the prospects of boosting trade exchange and flow of goods to meet strategic economic developments of both countries. This came during the visit of ...

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Abu Dhabi implements plan for climate-smart agriculture

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) announced the implementation of a comprehensive agricultural development plan aimed at increasing the efficiency of sustainable agricultural production in Abu Dhabi. The plan adopts the principle of regional planning of the emirate’s farms, so that the similar areas are identified in terms of development and resources, and ...

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UAE, Serbia keen to boost cooperation in education

BELGRADE / WAM Branko Ruzic, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia, received Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education. Ruzic welcomed Al Hammadi, lauding the distinguished bilateral relations between the two countries and the continuous keenness to promote them for the benefit of the two peoples. Al Hammadi highlighted the Ministry ...

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UAE reports 92 new recoveries from Covid-19

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 254,696 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. As part ...

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Abu Dhabi strengthens its place as a global energy hub

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Busiiness Dr Ali Al Ameri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Al Shoumoukh Oil Services Group, confirmed that the Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition (Adipec) from November 15-18 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center is important for the oil and gas sector to identify the future trends in light of the price growth, and continue ...

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Masdar City-developed ‘smart garden’ takes centre stage at Expo 2020 Dubai

Abu Dhabi / WAM An innovative solution that enables people to grow healthy produce at home, took centre stage at an event held to mark World Food Day at Expo Dubai 2020. The app-controlled HydroArtPod smart garden, developed by a Masdar City-based start-up, was the only technology product to be featured during the event, hosted under Expo’s Programme for People ...

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EGA completes Al Taweelah smelter expansion

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Sunday announced the completion of an expansion to the company’s Al Taweelah smelter in Abu Dhabi. The expansion added 66 new reduction cells in total to three potlines at Al Taweelah, boosting production capacity by some 78,000 tonnes of hot metal per year at one of the largest aluminium smelters in ...

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Sheikh Zayed Festival to begin on November 18

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Festival will begin on November 18, in Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi, under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and upon the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the ...

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Next shipping crisis is a maritime labour shortage

There are dozens of ships anchored off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, imperiling global supply chains and holiday gifts. Also imperiled? The safety and well-being of the seafarers working on those ships, many of whom haven’t touched land in more than a year due to pandemic-era restrictions and the backup of vessels vying for berths in clogged ...

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