July, 2022

• 3 July

  Sony takes a leap into PC gaming gear with Inzone brand

  

  Bloomberg Sony Group Corp is launching a new gaming gear brand called Inzone, trotting out headphones and displays for the PC to try and expand its reach beyond the PlayStation. The new brand is the Tokyo-based firm’s effort to capture a slice of the peripherals market, augmenting its plans to release more former PlayStation exclusives on the Windows platform. Sony ...

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• 3 July

  Tesla deliveries dipped in Q1 2022

    Bloomberg Tesla delivered 254,695 cars worldwide in the three months to June, snapping a two-year streak of quarter-on-quarter gains, as a Covid-related shutdown at its factory in Shanghai crimped production. The results, posted, missed a forecast of 261,181 vehicle deliveries based on an average of analyst estimates compiled by Bloomberg. That is less than the record 310,048 cars Tesla ...

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• 2 July

  AD Ports to buy stake in parent firm of two Egyptian shippers

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM AD Ports group on Friday announced that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 70 percent equity stake in International Associated Cargo Carrier BV, which wholly owns two Egypt-based maritime companies, Transmar International Shipping Company and Transcargo International SAE (TCI). The total purchase consideration (enterprise value) of this transaction amounts to AED514 million. The ...

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• 2 July

  Hope Probe identifies new scientific observations

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ has identified new observations, in addition to its nominal set of observations, about Mars’ atmosphere in its fourth batch of scientific data. Collected by the Hope Probe’s instruments during its mission in Mars’ orbit from December 2021 to February 2022, the latest data demonstrate the capabilities of the instruments, ...

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• 2 July

  UAE, Cyprus discuss ways to develop ties

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received Ioannis Kasoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cyprus, and discussed the UAE-Cypriot strategic relations, and ways to develop cooperation between the two friendly countries in various fields. During a dinner meeting in Abu Dhabi, the two ...

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• 2 July

  15 long-running stores recognised as ‘Urban Treasures’ in Abu Dhabi

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has officially unveiled, at a special ceremony, the 15 recipients of the 2021 Urban Treasures Award. DCT Abu Dhabi’s new initiative has been developed to award establishments the prestigious Urban Treasures accolade each year, recognising cafes, restaurants, bakeries, tailors, fabric stores, perfumeries, jewellers, ...

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• 2 July

  Etihad connects New York with ‘sustainable 50’ A350 jet

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Airways celebrated the arrival of its new Airbus A350-1000 in the United States following the inaugural commercial flight from Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) on June 30. The aircraft, which accommodates 371 passengers, is one of five new Airbus A350s to join Etihad’s fleet this ...

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• 2 July

  UAE, Indonesia ink comprehensive economic partnership agreement

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan witnessed the signing of the UAE-Indonesia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement, alongside Indonesian President Joko Widodo in Abu Dhabi on Friday. This is the third such deal signed by the UAE this year, following the CEPAs with India and Israel, and is designed to increase annual bilateral trade ...

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• 2 July

  Union Coop to list its shares on Dubai Financial Market

  

    Dubai / WAM The Union Coop on Friday announced its intention to list its shares on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) on Monday, July 18, as the first retail cooperative in the UAE that takes this pioneering step. The listing is a part of the Securities and Exchange Higher Commission strategy aiming at increasing stock market size in the ...

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• 2 July

  Hope Probe identifies new observations about Mars atmosphere

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission ‘Hope Probe’ has identified new observations, in addition to its nominal set of observations, about Mars’ atmosphere in its fourth batch of scientific data. Collected by the Hope Probe’s instruments during its mission in Mars’ orbit from December 2021 to February 2022, the latest data demonstrate the capabilities of the instruments, ...

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