April, 2022

• 18 April

  Ajman Chamber sees 35% rise in new membership during 2021

  

    Ajman / WAM Muhammad Ali Al Janahi, Acting Director-General of the Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), has confirmed that the Ajman Chamber has increased its new members from establishments during 2021, which reflects the chamber’s efforts in promoting Ajman’s economic fundamentals and investment opportunities available in various sectors, strengthening global relations to attract new investors, and intensifying ...

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• 18 April

  Dewa launches campaign for conscious, sustainable lifestyle with less waste

  

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has launched its annual Ramadan awareness campaign to raise awareness about conservation and having a sustainable and responsible lifestyle. This supports Islamic values that encourage moderation and reducing waste. During the campaign, Dewa has organised a series of virtual and physical awareness lectures to encourage the community to contribute to ...

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• 18 April

  Sharjah carried out 35 lighting projects in 2021

  

    SHARJAH / WAM The Electricity Distribution Department of the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (Sewa) carried out 35 road and street lighting projects during 2021. The projects included the installation of 7,132 new lighting poles, laying 215 km of cables, installing 97 lighting boxes, 30,497 lighting network maintenance works carried out, and 114,97 lighting units installed, the majority ...

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• 18 April

  ADJD processes 150,507 remote court applications

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The total number of electronically filed applications completed remotely before the courts during the first quarter of this year reached 150,507, in addition to 25,222 requests completed during the same period by the Public Prosecution and 24,643 handled by the Notary Public, Youssef Saeed Al Abri, Undersecretary of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD), said. ...

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• 18 April

  Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque receives over 1.26m visitors

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque has been a leading destination for visitors of the major international events hosted by the UAE over the past six months, most notably Expo 2020 Dubai, the FIFA Club World Cup, the 5th Umex and SinTex, the International Defence Industry Technology and Security Conference, Global Goals Week, which was held ...

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• 18 April

  Draghi says EU can cut Russian energy dependence sooner

  

  Bloomberg Europe can reduce energy dependence on Russia quicker than previously estimated, Mario Draghi said in an interview with Corriere della Sera. “Diversification is possible and feasible relatively quickly, shorter than we imagined just a month ago,” the Italian prime minister said after reaching an agreement to increase gas imports from Algeria. “We have gas in storage and will have ...

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• 18 April

  Macron vows to end fossil fuels use in France if re-elected

  

  Bloomberg President Emmanuel Macron vowed to end the use of fossil fuels in France if re-elected, eight days before he faces far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off election. Speaking at a campaign rally in the southern city of Marseille, Macron said he would appoint a minister of energy planning whose mission “would be to make France the first ...

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• 18 April

  Russia gas exports fall on spot price drop, warm weather

  Bloomberg Gazprom PJSC’s average daily exports to key foreign buyers so far in April fell to lowest in three months, as warmer weather and lower spot prices started to lure European clients away from Russian gas. The gas giant exported an average of 407 million cubic meters a day to countries outside the former Soviet Union in the first 15 ...

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• 18 April

  Jeep funds electric future with a 16 MPG gas-power behemoth

  

    Bloomberg Jeep, the iconic American SUV brand, wants to convince the world it’s going green, even if it doesn’t yet have the electric vehicles to show it. The itinerary of Christian Meunier, the global head of Jeep, shows the two worlds the brand is straddling. For a few days, he was off-roading in Moab, Utah, in electric concept versions ...

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• 18 April

  New democratic pact may not outlast Ukraine war

  

  Russia has invaded and devastated Ukraine without the smallest provocation. Most North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato) nations, led thank goodness by the US — two years ago, we could have expected nothing from the White House — join in condemning President Vladimir Putin’s aggression. Some are supplying military aid. Yet there is nothing like unanimity in Europe, never mind elsewhere, ...

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