June, 2020

• 3 June

  Covid-19: UAE sends medical aid to Dagestan

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing nine metric tons of medical supplies to Dagestan, Russia to bolster efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 9,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Maadhad Hareb Jaber Alkhayeli, UAE Ambassador to ...

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• 3 June

  Saudi German Hospital Dubai saves Arab man from paralysis

  

  Dubai / Emirates Business The record speed and immediate response by the staff of the Dubai Foundation for Ambulance Services (DCAS) and medical team of Saudi German Hospital Dubai saved an Arab young man from the inevitable paralysis from a painful traffic accident. The paramedics moved him to the emergency department at the Saudi German Hospital in Dubai. Because of ...

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• 3 June

  Abu Dhabi Ports unveils new feeder service to boost trade

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM As part of its strategy to facilitate growing trade demands within the Gulf region, Abu Dhabi Ports announced the establishment of a new feeder services company, “Safeen Feeders”. With long- term growth trends of regional manufacturing and trade volumes, Safeen Feeders will serve the group’s mainliner shipping clients and support the region through increased connectivity and ...

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• 3 June

  UAE sends medical aid to Madagascar in fight against Covid-19

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday sent an aid plane containing nine metric tons of medical supplies to Madagascar to bolster the country’s efforts to curb the spread of Covid-19. The aid will assist approximately 9,000 medical professionals as they work to contain the virus. Commenting on the aid delivery, Khalid Khalifa AlMualla, UAE Ambassador to ...

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• 3 June

  Over 500 trademarks renewed in UAE in May

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The number of trademarks renewed in the UAE in May exceeded 500, highlighting the significant confidence in the country as a leading regional centre for major international companies. Figures issued by relevant authorities, including the Ministry of Economy, show that the trademarks renewed in May include those from major companies from around the world. The previous ...

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• 3 June

  Enoc opens new service station in DIP

  

  DUBAI / WAM Enoc Group has announced the opening of a new service station in Dubai Investment Park (DIP) which will cater to the industrial and residential area located on route E77. This brings the total number of Enoc service stations to 145. Route E77 connects highways E611 and E311, as well as Dubai Investment Park Two, handling a significant ...

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• 3 June

  Fujairah oil product stocks rebound to record in June

  

  FUJAIRAH / WAM Oil product stockpiles rebounded to a record high at the UAE’s East Coast Port of Fujairah as of June 1, led by gains in heavy fuels used in marine and power industries. The total stockpiles climbed 6.5 percent in the week ended June 1 to 30.71 million barrels, according to data released June 3 by the Fujairah ...

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• 3 June

  Expo Centre Sharjah marks Global Exhibitions Day 2020

  

  Sharjah / WAM The Expo Centre Sharjah on Wednesday posted on its social media platforms a video highlighting the importance of conferences and exhibitions as a vital method for humanitarian and cultural communication, on the occasion of the Global Exhibitions Day 2020, which is observed on June 3 every year. The video also highlighted the key role of conferences and ...

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• 3 June

  Beijing bets on homegrown nuclear reactors

  

  Bloomberg China probably won’t hit its nuclear energy target this year, but that’s unlikely to derail a broader ambition to become the planet’s chief proponent of the climate-friendly fuel by the end of the decade. In an energy mix that’ll still heavily feature coal and other fossil fuels, government researchers have said that nuclear capacity could more than double to ...

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• 3 June

  Solar power to cost less than coal soon

  

  Bloomberg New solar and wind farms will soon cost less than many of the world’s coal-fired power plants, and governments should invest in them to boost economies amid the coronavirus, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency. Coal plants with a capacity of up to 1,200 gigawatts will probably be more expensive to run by next year than new, large-scale ...

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