January, 2023

• 2 January

  UAE condemns terrorist attack on Egyptian security forces in Ismailia

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE strongly condemned the terrorist attack that targeted an Egyptian security checkpoint in Ismailia, which resulted in deaths and injuries. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) expressed the UAE’s full support for all measures undertaken by the Egyptian government to protect its sovereignty and security, and combat terrorism. In a statement, ...

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• 2 January

  AD Ports group witnesses remarkable growth in ’22

  

    Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time AD Ports group delivered on its commitment to produce remarkable results and extend its international reach in its first year as a publicly traded company, with 2022 becoming one of the most important years in the company’s storied history so far. The year started with the listing of AD Ports group’s shares for the ...

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• 1 January

  UAE leaders send New Year greetings to world leaders

    Abu Dhabi / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent cables of congratulations to Their Highnesses and Majesties, presidents, kings and princes of friendly countries around the world, on the occasion of the New Year, 2023. President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed wished them good health, and their peoples more progress and prosperity. His Highness ...

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• 1 January

  UAE leads Arab world in exports of manufactures

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Arab world in terms of the value of manufactured exports in 2021, with a total value of $142.5 billion, according to the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) According to the AMF’s Joint Arab Economic Report, the UAE’s manufacturing industry exports account for 43.9 percent of overall Arab exports of manufacture, ...

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• 1 January

  Clean energy capacity reaches 14% of Dubai’s total power production

  

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has announced that the production capacity of clean energy in Dubai has reached 2,027 megawatts (MW) using photovoltaic solar power (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). This is about 14 percent of Dubai’s total power production capacity of 14,517 MW. He made the ...

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• 1 January

  RTA carries 2.1m riders during New Year’s Eve

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) confirmed that 2,166,821 riders used its public transport, shared mobility means and taxis during the New Year’s Eve 2023. The figure reflects a 33 percent rise from last year’s number, which was 1,632,552 riders. The breakdown of ridership was as follows: Metro: 958,161 riders (compared to 640,175 last year), Tram: 49,855 ...

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• 1 January

  Sheikh Zayed Festival breaks 4 world records

    Abu Dhabi / WAM On New Year’s Eve, the Sheikh Zayed Festival witnessed over one million visitors, from the UAE and outside the country, who gathered at Al Wathba to welcome the New Year of 2023 with the largest fireworks display and drone show that broke four Guinness World Records. The festival grounds were filled with a crowd of ...

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• 1 January

  Dubai’s clean energy capacity hits 14% of total power output

  

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), has announced that the production capacity of clean energy in Dubai has reached 2,027 megawatts (MW) using photovoltaic solar power (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP). This is about 14% of Dubai’s total power production capacity of 14,517 MW. He made the announcement ...

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• 1 January

  Ras Al Khaimah smashes two world records with New Year’s fireworks show

  

    Ras Al Khaimah / WAM Ushering in the New Year in legendary fashion, Ras Al Khaimah, already the holder of several world records for its renowned fireworks performances, welcomed 2023 with a mesmerising pyro-musical show, smashing two Guinness World Records titles. Securing the title of the ‘largest number of operated multi-rotors/drones with a simultaneous fireworks display’ with record-breaking 671 ...

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• 1 January

  ‘Al-Jundi’ journal publishes its new issue for January

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Al-Jundi, a journal issued by the UAE Ministry of Defence, has published its January 2023 issue No. 588. Through its latest issue published in both Arabic and English, the journal using research and analysis touched on several vital issues and topics, as well as the most important events and news related to the Ministry of Defence ...

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