September, 2021

• 14 September

  UAE, Korea keen to bolster military, defence relations

  ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received Park Jae-min, Korea’s Vice Minister for National Defence, and the accompanying delegation, who are currently visiting the UAE. The meeting was also attended by Matar Salim Ali Al Dhaheri, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Defence, and a number of its senior officers and officials. ...

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• 14 September

  UAE, Estonia discuss cooperation

  ABU DHABI / WAM Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Sciences, and Andres Sutt, Minister of Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of Estonia, discussed the cooperation between the UAE and Estonia in industry, smart cities and biotechnology. Al Amiri highlighted the UAE’s experience in advancing research and development to meet the needs of the industrial sector and ...

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• 14 September

  1200 companies to take part in Wetex, Dubai Solar Show

  

  Dubai / WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) and Founder and Chairman of the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show, has announced that 1,200 companies from 55 countries will take part in the 23rd Wetex and Dubai Solar Show. Dewa organises the exhibition under the directives ...

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• 14 September

  Emirates launches its first airline virtual reality app

  Dubai / WAM Emirates launched its fully-enclosed Gamechanger First Class Suites, enabling passengers to explore the airline’s signature A380 Onboard Lounge, or check out the cabin around their seats from the comfort of their homes, with the airline’s award-winning and industry-leading virtual reality (VR) experiences. Available on emirates.com to anyone with an internet connection, via the Emirates app, and now ...

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• 14 September

  ADPHC signs deal with Ispah

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Public Health Centre (ADPHC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Society for Physical Activity and Health (Ispah) to collaborate on the 9th Ispah Congress, to be held in Abu Dhabi in October 2022. The agreement was signed by Matar Saeed Al Nuaimi, Director-General of ADPHC, and Professor Jasper Schipperijn, President ...

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• 14 September

  RTA resumes bus service on Dubai-Abu Dhabi route

  

  Dubai / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced the resumption of the E101 bus shuttle between Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The operation of this inter-city bus service is coordinated with Abu Dhabi’s Department of Transport for serving passengers between the two emirates. Adel Shakri, Director of Planning and Business Development, Public Transport Agency, RTA, said that Route ...

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• 14 September

  UAE cabinet discusses Projects of the 50

  

  DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, affirmed that the ‘Principles of the 50’ is a strategic roadmap for the country’s new era of political, economic and social development. These remarks by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid came during the UAE Cabinet meeting, held on Monday at ...

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• 14 September

  Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza launches scholarship fund for Emirati women

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Founder of the Fatima bint Hazza Cultural Foundation, has launched the Fatima bint Hazza Academic Scholarship Fund, which aims to empower Emirati women in pursuing higher education, in partnership with Panthéon-Assas University Paris II. The fund currently provides ten distinguished Emirati women with academic scholarships in various ...

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• 14 September

  Expo 2020, a unique global platform for creative minds

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Sheikh Nahyan bin Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, UAE Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, has affirmed that Expo 2020 Dubai is a unique global platform for creative minds, which will help in drafting a roadmap, enabling humanity to confront common global challenges and turn them into opportunities towards creating a better world. In an interview with the ...

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• 14 September

  Abu Dhabi Ports leases 2 million square metres of industrial land

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group announced that more than 2.2 million square metres of its Industrial Cities and Free Zone Cluster have been leased during the first half of 2021 to local, regional, and international businesses, a clear indication that demand for industrial land continues to accelerate despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on businesses. AD Ports ...

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