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Dubai / Gulf Time The Norwegian International Society for Justice and Peace in Oslo honoured Dr Muhammed El-Nahhas, Chairman and CEO of MenaLabs Clinical Pathology Service, with the Medal of Excellence, as a Leader of the Humanitarian Action, among the group of leaders in the Gulf States. The honour occurred during the First International Forum for the Humanitarian Action ...
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December, 2021
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22 December
UAE announces 452 new Covid-19 cases
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 396,090 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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22 December
UAE-Bahrain nanosatellite Light-1 arrives at ISS
Abu Dhabi / Gulf Time The UAE-Bahrain joint nanosatellite Light-1 has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS). It was carried aboard a Falcon 9 rocket which launched the SpaceX CRS-24 commercial resupply mission from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, US, at 14:06 UAE time. Its successful arrival at the ISS is the culmination of a trailblazing ...
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22 December
UAE tops as the most popular destination for Indian tourists
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE is the most popular destination in the world for Indian tourists, according to figures submitted to Parliament by the Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan. Answering a volley of questions from eight members of the Lok Sabha, the lower House of Parliament, Muraleedharan said 314,495 Indians left on tourist visas for ...
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21 December
UAE, Mauritania ink deal to enhance media cooperation
Dubai / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mauritanian News Agency (AMI) to enhance cooperation between the two sides in the news and media content exchange and serve the interest and aspiration of the two brotherly countries and their people. The MoU, signed at WAM’s office in Dubai, comes within the ...
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21 December
Fahr issues circular amending measures to combat Covid-19
DUBAI / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) issued on Tuesday a circular to all ministries and federal entities, amending some procedures aimed to combat the Covid-19 pandemic at the level of the federal government. The circular is in line with the directives of the UAE government regarding the “Green Pass Protocol” for all federal government ...
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21 December
Electricity prices surge to record as Europe struggles to keep lights on
Bloomberg Electricity prices surged to a fresh record as France scrambled to keep its lights on, sucking up supplies from the rest of Europe. France, usually an exporter of power, is boosting electricity imports and even burning fuel oil. The crunch comes after Electricite de France SA said it would halt four reactors accounting for 10% of the nation’s ...
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21 December
China’s solar industry shifting away from Xinjiang gradually
Bloomberg Chinese solar companies are gradually shifting the country’s solar supply chain away from Xinjiang as the US increases its scrutiny of the region. Daqo New Energy Corp, which operates a massive polysilicon factory in the western China region, announced it would build a second, larger facility in Inner Mongolia. That’s part of a broader movement. Just 15% of ...
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21 December
Power crunch just made renewables stronger!
A few months ago, it looked like a cascading global power crunch was about to turn back the tide of the energy transition. In China, shortages of coal drove prices of solid fuel to 1,908.20 yuan per metric ton ($299.29), leading to power cuts and industrial shutdowns as generators refused to sell fixed-tariff power at a loss. In Europe, ...
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21 December
Manchin slams brakes on Ford, GM
Anything with a hint of green was taking it on the chin after Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia rejected the Build Back Better Act. President Joe Biden’s signature legislative package contained roughly half a trillion dollars of support for various forms of cleantech, the biggest federal commitment to the energy transition by far. Tesla Inc, the electric-vehicle pioneer, took ...
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