February, 2022

• 17 February

  Abu Dhabi Airport sees 5.26mn visitors in 2021

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million guests in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year’s passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital’s hub. The Abu Dhabi Airport released its 2021 passenger traffic results, revealing that 5,262,376 passengers were served compared to ...

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• 17 February

  UAE and Cuba ink deals in culture, healthcare sectors

  

    Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, attended the signing of two memorandums of understanding (MoU) covering the cultural and health sectors between the UAE and Cuba at Expo 2020 Dubai. The MoU related to culture was signed by Noura bint Mohammed Al Kaabi, Minister of Culture and ...

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• 17 February

  ADX inks deal with Borsa Istanbul to enhance tech infrastructure

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has signed an agreement with Borsa Istanbul wherein the latter will provide consultancy services and implementation support to Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange in Information Technologies. The signing of the agreement came during the visit of the President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄŸan of Turkey, to the UAE on February 14. The CEO ...

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• 17 February

  WAM content viewed 470bn times in 2021

  

    ABU DHABI / WAM A report published by the media monitoring company, Strategico, revealed that the media content of the Emirates News Agency (WAM) was viewed nearly 470.3 billion times in 2021, including content shown by news agencies, newspapers, radio and TV stations, websites and social media accounts. Asia led the list, totalling 393.3 billion views, while the Americas ...

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• 17 February

  UAE reports 2,538 new recoveries from Covid-19

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 365,306 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...

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• 17 February

  UAE, Turkey to cooperate in agri sector

    Dubai / WAM The UAE, represented by the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Turkey, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, to step up cooperation in agriculture, rural development, and adoption of modern farming systems. The agreement aligns with the strategic direction of the UAE leadership to enhance international cooperation ...

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• 17 February

  Abu Dhabi Airport welcomes 5.26mn visitors in 2021

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi International Airport has welcomed 5.26 million guests in 2021 thanks to a fourth-quarter surge that saw 2.43 million, which equates to 46 percent of the full year’s passenger numbers, pass through the UAE capital’s hub. The Abu Dhabi Airport released its 2021 passenger traffic results, revealing that 5,262,376 passengers were served compared to ...

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• 16 February

  UK’s SSE all set to earn a windfall to keep Britain’s lights on next winter

  

    Bloomberg SSE Plc is set to earn a windfall from the gas-fired power plants it will ensure are available to help keep UK lights on next winter. The utility could make as much as 172 million pounds ($233 million) in an auction that cleared at 75-70 pounds a kilowatt per year, according to calculations using National Grid Plc data. ...

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• 16 February

  CGN weighing sale of $2b European renewable assets

  

    Bloomberg China General Nuclear (CGN) Power Corp is considering selling its portfolio of renewable energy assets in Europe in a deal that could fetch more than $2 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Chinese firm is working with Citic Securities Co on the potential disposal of CGN Europe Energy, said the people, who asked not to ...

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• 16 February

  So far Putin, Biden both win and Ukraine loses

  

  The Russian Defense Ministry’s announcement that troops were beginning to relocate to their permanent bases after drills on the Ukrainian border is not yet the denouement of the crisis that Russian President Vladimir Putin created and then US President Joe Biden amplified with alarmist rhetoric in recent months. Still, the world’s attention has been focused on the possibility of a ...

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