July, 2021

• 27 July

  Empower awards AED133m deal for its Al Khail Gate cooling plant

  

  Dubai / WAM Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) announced that it has awarded the main construction contract to build its new permanent plant at Al Khail Gate with a total value of more than AED133 million. Construction has already begun and is managed under the direct supervision of Empower’s in-house projects team. The new advanced plant will have a ...

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• 27 July

  ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign distributes 30mn meals in Egypt

  

  Dubai / WAM The distribution of food parcels has been completed in Egypt, providing an equivalent of 30 million meals to low-income families and underprivileged communities as part of the “100 Million Meals” campaign. In partnership with the Food Banking Regional Network, 928 local humanitarian organisations and Egypt Food Bank, around 504,000 beneficiaries across Egypt received parcels of easy-to-store food ...

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• 27 July

  Abu Dhabi fund finances AED150b development projects in 50 years

  

  Abu Dhbai / WAM Since its establishment in 1971, Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has been playing a leading role in translating into reality the UAE’s vision to strengthen the economies of developing countries, as well as supporting the national economy and enhancing its global competitiveness. Over the past 50 years, the fund has financed thousands of strategic projects ...

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• 27 July

  Visit Abu Dhabi launches Snapchat profile

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) announced the launch of the first official Public Profile for a tourism board on leading social media platform Snapchat – giving potential travellers the chance to explore everything that the UAE capital has to offer in a new and immersive way. Acting as a ...

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• 27 July

  UAE, Sierra Leone to bolster security, police cooperation

  FREETOWN / WAM President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone has stressed the depth of relations between the UAE and Sierra Leone, expressing his aspiration to push them forward based on the prestigious stature the UAE enjoys in various fields. This came during his meeting with Major General Dr Ahmed Nasser Al Raisi, Inspector General of the Ministry of Interior, ...

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• 27 July

  RTA, MND ink deal to develop new urban ropeway

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with French mobility specialist MND, a leading company in the ropeways industry, as part of its efforts to achieve Dubai’s vision to have 25 percent of all trips to be self-driving by 2030. The parties commit to work together to study and implement Cabline system ...

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• 27 July

  Can the EU make the UK a good neighbour?

  

  Boris Johnson’s top Brexit official David Frost wasn’t picked to build bridges. Since being elevated to a cabinet position in February, the former whisky lobbyist and proud wearer of Union Jack socks has gleefully lobbed diplomatic grenades at the European Union, accusing Brussels of inflexibility over Northern Ireland even as red tape bites into trade and local political tempers flare. ...

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• 27 July

  Can Arizona grow EVs in the desert?

  

  I am practical, and probably boring, about cars. I have never owned one that makes people on street corners and outdoor cafes stare at me. But recently I was ogled in a vehicle that wasn’t particularly flashy or expensive. I think people were gawking because the car I was test-driving, an ElectraMeccanica Solo, is delightful, unusual and impossible to figure ...

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• 27 July

  Will we ever be able to travel with young kids?

  As countries around the world attempt to reopen their borders, officials have come up with an ever-changing list of labyrinthine polices to allow travel. A range of entry restrictions have been deployed, from home quarantines for vaccinated adults to spending up to three weeks in government-authorized facilities, with multiple tests along the way. The best strategy isn’t yet clear, but ...

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• 27 July

  Jerome Powell, just don’t say the ‘T’ word

  It’s pretty unusual for a central banker in a consequential economy to get outflanked by politicians. That is the risk confronting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell when it comes to the pace of rising prices, with potentially significant implications for the American and global economies. The White House is shifting the way it talks about inflation, using plainer language that ...

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