July, 2021

• 1 July

  Enec, French EDF to cooperate on research and development

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has signed a Letter of Intent with France’s electricity company EDF to develop a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for cooperation on research and development (R&D) in the nuclear energy sector. The collaboration is part of Enec’s commitment towards progressing the UAE’s nuclear energy industry, supporting innovation, clean electricity production and ...

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• 1 July

  Hope probe captures rare aurora on Mars

  

  Dubai / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, on Wednesday released the first global images of Mars in the far-ultraviolet, providing new insights into the discrete aurora phenomenon in Mars’ nightside atmosphere. The images have revolutionary implications for our understanding of the interactions between solar radiation, Mars’ magnetic fields and the ...

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• 1 July

  Etihad extends ‘Verified To Fly’ travel document initiative globally

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has extended its “Verified To Fly” travel document initiative, enabling travellers to validate their Covid-19 travel documents before arriving at the airport, to routes across its global network. To use the service – which is available for the vast majority of Etihad flights – passengers sign-up by visiting “Manage my Booking” and following the ...

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• 1 July

  UAE, Chechnya discuss ways to boost relations

  

  MOSCOW / WAM Dr Mohammed Ahmed bin Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to the Russian Federation, has met with Hassan Hakimov, Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya, and Adam Cherchigov, Director-General of the Sheikh Zayed Foundation, at the UAE Embassy in Moscow. During the meeting, the sides discussed the strong bilateral ties between their countries and ways of strengthening them to ...

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• 1 July

  New Covid-19 drive-through center opens in Al Manhal

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Health Services Company, (Seha) announced the opening of a new Covid-19 drive-through services center in Al Manhal area in Abu Dhabi. The new center is composed of 4 tracks; 1 for vaccination and 3 for nose swab with a capacity of 100 vaccinations and 600 nose swabs and laser tests per day. The center ...

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• 1 July

  UAE launches EGS project to support green industries

  Abu Dhabi / WAM To support the growth of the environmental goods and services (EGS) sector, the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE) is leading a project that aims to assess the state of play in the local EGS industry. The EGS Project will define and map the sector, assess its overall economic value, and develop actionable enabling policies ...

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• 1 July

  Deal signed to support education of refugee children in Africa, Mideast

  

  SHARJAH / WAM Kalimat Foundation, a UAE-based global non-profit organisation, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with UK-based charity, Book Aid International (BAI), under which both entities will partner to support and enrich the learning resources of refugees and forcibly displaced children in Africa and the Middle East (ME). The agreement formalising the partnership was signed recently, on the sidelines ...

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• 1 July

  Walmart, Amazon haven’t learnt their place in India

  

  The list of what e-commerce platforms aren’t allowed to do in India has been growing for some time, but the latest prohibition on flash sales has simply gone too far. If the rules get implemented, the entire business model of Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc could come unstuck before their investments in a market of 1.4 billion people can grow ...

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• 1 July

  United signals a new era for air travel?

  

  The customer is always right but up until recently, it felt like that old adage didn’t apply to the airline industry. Customers were packed in like sardines in increasingly tighter rows of seats and battled with each other for precious overhead bin space amid rising baggage fees. Slowly but surely, that’s starting to change. United Airlines Holdings Inc announced a ...

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• 1 July

  UK real estate prices due for a summer breather

  UK house price rises have reached a 17-year high, according to the June Nationwide survey citing 13.4% annual growth. Statistically, this pace looks unsustainable, as prices for the rest of the year will be compared with the swiftly rising prices of the second half of 2020. Those base comparison effects will probably show the annual rate of change topping out. ...

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