Bloomberg Nestle SA is planning to enter the cultured-meat market in a move that could see the world’s largest food company help deliver the nascent technology faster to the mass market. The Swiss giant has been working on alternative meat products that would blend cultivated meat with plant-based ingredients. The meat is being developed with Israeli cell-based startup Future Meat ...

ERBIL / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) provided relief aid to people affected by the fire that erupted in the Sharia Refugee Camp in Dohuk, Kurdistan Region, Iraq. A delegation from the ERC supervised the distribution of food, medical supplies, clothes, cooking equipment and other necessities to thousands of Iraqi refugees at the camp. The delegation, which is visiting ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), on Wednesday announced an investment of $763.7 million (AED2.8 billion) in integrated rigless services across six of its artificial islands in the Upper Zakum and Satah Al Razboot (SARB) fields to support its production capacity expansion to 5 million barrels per day (mmbpd) by 2030. The investment is in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), part of ADQ, added a new hotel to its portfolio: the DoubleTree By Hilton London ExCel. The announcement comes in line with Adnec’s long term investment strategy aimed at diversifying its business across the Group and achieving optimal integration of its assets through diversified economic sectors. The addition brings ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Congregation for Catholic Education at the Holy See, Vatican, to strengthen their cooperation in education. The MoU was signed by Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, and Cardinal Cardinal Giuseppe Versaldi, Prefect of the Congregation for Catholic Education and President of Pontifical ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) signed a loan agreement with the Government of Rwanda to provide an AED 55 million ($15 million) concessionary loan to finance the Rubengera-Muhanga road project, which stretches across 61 kilometres. The loan agreement was signed by Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of ADFD, and Emmanuel Hategeka, Rwanda’s Ambassador to the ...

Dubai / WAM Enoc Link, the digital mobile fuel delivery service for businesses in the UAE by Enoc group, on Wednesday announced its plans to roll out its new and world-first eLink Station across the UAE. The eLink Station is a mobile fuelling format that will enable motorists and customers easy access and convenient fuelling services. It is designed to ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Yah Satellite Communications Company (Yahsat), a leading satellite communications services provider, on Wednesday announces the official listing of its shares and the commencement of trading on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), following the successful completion of its initial public offering (the “IPO” or the “Offering”). The company is now traded under the ticker ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company (Adnec), part of ADQ, has added a new hotel to its portfolio: the DoubleTree By Hilton London ExCel. The announcement comes in line with Adnec’s long term investment strategy aimed at diversifying its business across the Group and achieving optimal integration of its assets through diversified economic sectors. The addition ...

Dubai / WAM Mohammed bin Rashid Aerospace Hub (MBRAH), based in Dubai South, announced that private-jet movements continued their impressive growth in 2021, with more than a 346 percent increase in H1 2021, reaching 8,088 compared to 1,811 in H1 2020 and 3,056 in H1 2019. The top four destinations that contributed to the increase during H1 2021 were Russia, ...