Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 77,291 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. As part of its intensified testing campaign, MoHAP announced 915 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of recorded cases in the UAE to 116,517. The ministry also noted an additional ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Qasr Al Watan ”Al Watan Palace” is set to re-open its doors to the public on October 20. The Palace offers access to the public wishing to embark on the journey of a nation, an experience unlike any other. The long-anticipated reopening will include the implementation of strict precautionary measures for the safety of guests during ...

DUBAI / WAM Sharjah Municipality (SM) announced that the contractual value of construction permits issued in the city of Sharjah since the beginning of this year until the end of September amounted to approximately AED6.9 billion, and the engineering and buildings sector outputs witnessed a remarkable increase of 26% during the third quarter compared to the second quarter of this ...

DUBAI / WAM Enoc group opened a new marine station in Umm Suqeim, and will open a second station at Dubai Harbour, an integrated lifestyle development set by the Arabian Gulf, in November, marking Enoc’s sixth marine station in the UAE. Speaking on the occasion, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO of Enoc, said, “Dubai has a vibrant marine transportation ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWGA) has prepared a plan to carry out the resolution of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, to provide electricity, water and gas services in the Central Region’s cities and districts. Dr Engineer Rashid Al Leem, Chairman of SEWGA said that teams ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdulla Mohammed Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Executive Council of Dubai, and Vice Chairman of the Steering Committee of the C40 Cities Network for South and West Asia, confirmed that the Emirate of Dubai has made significant progress within the areas of sustainable development, clean energy, and green economy, in line with the vision of His Highness ...

Bloomberg The Australian government is seeking clarification from Beijing on reports that China has suspended purchases of Australian coal amid heightened diplomatic tensions between the two countries. Chinese power stations and steel mills have been verbally told to immediately stop using Australian coal, people familiar with the order said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. Ports ...

Bloomberg ConocoPhillips agreed to buy Concho Resources Inc for about $9.7 billion in stock, the largest shale industry deal since the collapse in energy demand earlier this year and one that will create a heavyweight driller in America’s most prolific oil field. Investors will get 1.46 Conoco shares for each Concho share, the companies said in a statement. The transaction ...

Bloomberg Poland’s largest utility plans to spend 75 billion zloty ($19.4 billion) by 2030 as it aims to become climate-neutral by mid-century. PGE SA seeks to invest half of that amount in renewable energy sources, including offshore and onshore wind as well as solar power plants, it said in a statement. Its 2050 strategy is conditional on a planned spinoff ...

The US election is weeks away and the doomsayers for the UK’s relationship with a post-Trump America are out in force. Joe Biden is “an Irish-American with no particular love for Boris Johnson or Brexit Britain” thundered a Times of London column last week. Other Conservative voices predict that a Democrat victory would be disastrous for the Brits and end ...