February, 2023

• 16 February

  Homes r Us expands its reach in UAE with newest store in Ajman

  

    Ajman / Gulf Time In 2003, Homes r Us opened the door to their first-ever store in the UAE. Since then, the home-grown brand has extended its reach throughout the UAE and the Middle East, carving a space for itself as a quality home décor and furniture brand that is well-loved by generations. Over the past 20 years, the ...

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• 16 February

  UAE President orders additional $50 million for quake-hit Syria

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the provision of an additional $50 million as relief aid for quake-affected people in Syria, with $20 million of the sum to be allocated to implement humanitarian projects in response to the emergency appeal of the United Nations (UN) regarding Syria. The project will be ...

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• 16 February

  UAE Food Bank in deal to save food from wastage, spoilage

    Dubai / WAM The UAE Food Bank and the Regional Food Banks Network signed, in conjunction with the World Government Summit in Dubai, a partnership agreement to preserve food from wastage and destruction, and to strengthen the bonds of joint cooperation between them in their fields of work. The two parties seek joint cooperation in many fields, including learning ...

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• 16 February

  UAE’s Edge takes majority stake in Estonia’s Milrem Robotics

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Edge group has announced the acquisition of a majority stake in Estonia-based Milrem Robotics, Europe’s leading developer of robotics and autonomous systems. The transaction is the largest foreign investment in Estonia’s growing defence industry. Milrem Robotics will join Edge as a new entity within its Platforms & Systems cluster, complementing the group’s multi-domain ...

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• 16 February

  Abu Dhabi to build green hydrogen, ammonia plant

  

    Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), Brooge Energy, a Cayman Islands-based infrastructure provider, which is currently engaged in clean petroleum products and biofuels and crude oil storage, on Wednesday announced a partnership with Siemens Energy, one of the world’s largest energy technology supplier, to develop a plant to produce green hydrogen ...

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• 16 February

  Investcorp set to invest $1b in GCC real estate market

    Manama / WAM Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset manager which counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, announced on Wednesday that it is planning to invest up to $1 billion in the real estate market in the GCC over the next five years. This follows Investcorp’s first real estate acquisition in Saudi Arabia. The investment is a new, state-of-the-art, ...

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• 16 February

  AD Ports net profit climbs 53% to AED1.3bn in 2022

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports group on Wednesday announced its financial results for the 12 months ended December 31, 2022, reporting strong operational and financial performance, with revenue growth of 41 percent year-on-year (YoY) to AED5.5 billion (+23 percent year-on-year to AED4.8 billion organically). The group’s strong results were driven by the performance of its maritime and ports ...

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• 16 February

  Adnoc delivers Middle East’s first LNG cargo to Germany

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc and RWE Aktiengesellschaft (RWE) announced on Wednesday the successful delivery of the first shipment of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Abu Dhabi in the UAE to the Elbehafen floating LNG terminal in Brunsbüttel, Germany. Produced by Adnoc Gas at Das Island, Abu Dhabi, the shipment of 137,000 cubic meters of LNG is the commissioning ...

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• 16 February

  UAE, US discuss ways to further deepen partnership, cooperation

  

  WASHINGTON, DC / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, met with Antony Blinken, US Secretary of State, in Washington. They discussed ways to further broaden and deepen the strong US-UAE partnership, and cooperation in the fields of security, climate, trade exchange and investment. During the talks, the two sides highlighted ...

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• 16 February

  Emirates Relief Field hospital continues to provide medical care for Turkish quake victims

  

  GAZIANTEP, Türkiye / WAM The Emirates Relief Field hospital continues to receive the injured and those affected by the recent earthquake in Türkiye. At the İslahiye district of Gaziantep, residents flock to the hospital that has a reception desk and various specialised departments for emergency, surgical operations, intensive care, dental care, CT, x-ray; and an outpatient clinic, laboratory and pharmacy. ...

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