January, 2023

• 19 January

  Masdar, Dewa to back UAE sustainability objectives

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) announced on Wednesday the signing of a three-year partnership agreement to sponsor annual Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show. The agreement was signed at ADSW 2023 by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ...

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• 19 January

  Etihad, Satavia sign multi-year commercial deal

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the UAE, has signed a ground-breaking contrail management contract with Satavia, a leading UK-based green aerospace firm. The partnership will build on a previous proof-of-concept engagement to expand the scope for contrail management within day-to-day flight operations. The partnership also incorporates an agreement to collaborate on the generation of future ...

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• 19 January

  UAE President hosts meeting wth GCC, Jordan, Egypt leaders

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday held a fraternal consultative meeting with leaders of a number of brotherly countries. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed held the meeting with Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman; King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain; Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar; King Abdullah ...

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• 19 January

  Adnoc named UAE’s most valuable brand yet again

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Adnoc maintained in 2023 its position as the UAE’s most valuable brand for the fifth consecutive year, according to a new report from Brand Finance, the world’s leading independent brand valuation consultancy. Adnoc’s brand value increased by 11% year-on-year to reach $14.2 billion in 2023, an Adnoc statement said on Wednesday. Adnoc Brand Strength Index ...

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• 19 January

  Ta’ziz signs deal to develop low-carbon ammonia plant

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (Ta’ziz) announced on Wednesday the signing of a shareholder agreement with Fertiglobe, GS Energy Corporation (GS Energy) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), to develop an anticipated 1 million tons per annum low-carbon ammonia production facility at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone. The move is a further step in ...

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• 19 January

  Abu Dhabi: AED20m initiative unveiled to reduce electricity consumption in mosques

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding in collaboration with the General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments (Awqaf) to invest approximately AED20 million in a project that will optimise air conditioning (AC) equipment in 850 mosques, which equals 65% of the mosques in the Abu Dhabi and Al Dhafra regions. ...

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• 19 January

  Emirates’ A380 returns to Morocco from April 15

  Dubai / WAM Emirates has announced that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Casablanca as part of the airline’s ramp up of operations to Morocco. Starting from April 15, the airline will replace the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently used between Dubai and Casablanca with its flagship A380 to meet growing demand on the route. The A380 service, operating as ...

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• 19 January

  Adnoc uses innovative drone technology to plant mangroves

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced it has signed a contract with Distant Imagery, a UAE-based environmental technology company, to plant 2.5 million mangrove seedlings across Abu Dhabi using innovative drone planting technology adopted by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The new contract signed at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) ...

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• 19 January

  Saasst receives first signal from ‘Sharjah-Sat-1’

    Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (Saasst) of the University of Sharjah (UoS), successfully received the first communication signal from its first CubeSat, “Sharjah-Sat-1,” on January 17 at 10:02, once it reached its orbit around Earth. Sharjah-Sat-1 is the first miniaturised satellite, launched by Saasst on January 3, as part of a series ...

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• 19 January

  Ryanair records strongest ever sales with two million bookings

  

    Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings said strong demand across Europe and the UK drove its best ever sales last weekend as people continue to plan summer getaways despite the surging cost of living. Passenger bookings at Europe’s biggest discount airline exceeded two million, surpassing the previous record set in 2019 by 400,000 or 25%, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Michael O’Leary said ...

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