November, 2021

• 2 November

  UAE to contribute $3m in support of GGGI projects

  DUBAI / WAM Mariam bint Mohammed Almheiri, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, announced that the UAE will contribute $3 million to the projects carried out by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in 2022 and 2023. The Minister made the announcement at the 10th Session of the Assembly and 14th Session of the Council of GGGI. Ban-Ki Moon, ...

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• 2 November

  Australia-based Lepidico to set up AED348m lithium plant in Kizad

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (Kizad), a subsidiary of AD Ports Group’s Industrial Cities & Free Zone (IC&FZ) cluster, on Monday announced the signing of an agreement with Australia’s Lepidico Ltd, a global lithium exploration and development company, for establishing the first lithium production facility in the Middle East, utilising a first of its kind designed ...

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• 2 November

  UAE envoy, Nigerian minister discuss boosting bilateral ties

  

  ABUJA / WAM Dr Fahad Obaid Al Taffaq, Ambassador of the UAE to the Federal Republic of Nigeria, met with Geoffrey Jideofor Kwusike Onyeama, Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, at the headquarters of the Nigerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital, Abuja. Dr Al Tafaq conveyed the greetings and best wishes of HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, ...

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• 2 November

  Emirates to restart services to Algiers

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates has announced that it will reintroduce flights to Algiers, Algeria, from 9th November. Flights from Dubai to Algiers will operate twice a week. The resumption of flights to Algiers boosts Emirates’ African network to 21 destinations, and represents a full restoration of the airline’s operations into North Africa. With the easing of travel restrictions, and the ...

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• 2 November

  Emirates to resume services to Algiers from November 9

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates announced that it will reintroduce flights to Algiers, Algeria, from November 9. Flights from Dubai to Algiers will operate twice a week. The resumption of flights to Algiers boosts Emirates’ African network to 21 destinations, and represents a full restoration of the airline’s operations into North Africa. With the easing of travel restrictions, and the acceleration ...

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• 2 November

  Air Arabia Abu Dhabi to fly to three more Indian cities

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Air Arabia Abu Dhabi has announced introduction of a new service to three destinations in India starting from November 3, as part of its ongoing plans to cater to travelers needs from Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi travellers will be able to fly to Cochin, Calicut and Trivandrum. The new service represents the 15th route for Air ...

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• 2 November

  Dubai set to host biggest ever ‘futuristic airshow’

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, has emphasised the importance of Dubai Airshow 2021, describing the event as “an opportunity to reconnect the aviation, aerospace, space and defence industries.” During a press conference in Dubai ...

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• 2 November

  UAE receives int’l praise for efforts to combat pandemic

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Roberto Speranza, Italian Minister of Health, and current president of the G20 ministers of health, has praised the UAE for its exemplary efforts in combating the coronavirus pandemic and speed in implementing one of the most effective Covid-19 responses globally, evident with one of the lowest mortality and infection rate around the world. The approach ensured ...

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• 2 November

  IAEA’s ConvEx-3 ‘Barakah UAE’ exercise successfully concludes

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE on Monday concluded the exercises of the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA’s) ConvEx-3 ‘Barakah UAE’, amid great success, highlighting the country’s national readiness and full ability to deal with unusual conditions in nuclear and radiological emergencies. The UAE’s hosting of the exercise also cemented the international community’s confidence in the nuclear energy infrastructure, and ...

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• 2 November

  Dubai achieves world record for first 3D-printed lab

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) marked another breakthrough by achieving the Guinness World Records title for the first 3D-printed laboratory in the world. The record was awarded for Dewa’s Robotics & Drone laboratory, housed within the Research & Development (R&D) Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and ...

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