August, 2018

• 7 August

  Walmart’s zeal for green power meets a coal-loving president

  

  Bloomberg The plan laid out by Walmart Inc. was bold and startling: One of the biggest private electricity users in the US promised to get half its power from solar and wind by 2025. If successful, Walmart would leap over Google to become the world’s top green-energy buyer. That was November 4, 2016. Days later, Donald Trump was elected president, ...

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• 6 August

  UAE voices solidarity with Saudi against any foreign interference

  ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has expressed its absolute rejection of any interference in the internal affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and voiced its vehement support for any actions or policies the country may take or adopt in this regard. ‘‘The UAE stands in solidarity with Riyadh in the confrontation of any foreign interference that may undermine ...

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• 6 August

  UAE authority attaches growing importance to AI

  

  DUBAI / WAM The UAE Council for Artificial Intelligence and Digital Transactions highlighted the impor- tance of training Emiratis and attracting international talent who specialise in data, to achieve the goals of the UAE Strategy for Artificial Intelligence and the UAE Strategy for Digital Transactions, in line with the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President ...

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• 6 August

  Oil rises as Saudi cuts spark supply fears

  

  Bloomberg Crude rose after Saudi Arabian production cuts heightened concerns about tightening worldwide supplies. Futures in New York advanced as much as 1.6 percent on Monday. Saudi Arabia reduced oil production to about 10.3 million barrels a day in July, according to delegates in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. The kingdom told the group it had pumped 10.489 million ...

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• 6 August

  Abu Dhabi Chamber waives late membership renewal fine

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry issued a resolution to exempt private sector companies and institutions in Abu Dhabi from all fines that are due to delayed membership renewals of 24 months or more, to give them the opportunity to adjust their status until the end of December. Mohammed Hilal Al Muhairi, Director-General of ...

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• 6 August

  Barakah Unit 2 completes pre-operational testing

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has successfully completed Hot Functional Testing (HFT) on Unit 2 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant. This significant pre-operational testing process incorporated all lessons learned from the same test on Unit 1 in order to achieve the highest international standards of quality, safety and efficiency. ENEC worked closely with the ...

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• 6 August

  UAE Space Agency holds Mars Summer Camp in Australia

  

  ADELAIDE / WAM The UAE Space Agency has launched a Mars Summer Camp, running from August 4-12 in Adelaide, Australia, to generate enthusiasm amongst students for science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The Mars Summer Camp was organised in collaboration with the Mike Roach Space Education Centre at Hamilton Secondary College and the Think Science programme of the Emirates Foundation. The ...

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• 6 August

  EGA unveils first sustainability report

  

  DUBAI / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Monday announced the launch of its 2017 sustainability report detailing the organisation’s values, comm- itments, aspirations and achi-evements in environmental, social and economic performance. In a press statement, EGA said that it aspires to be measured amongst the world’s leading metals and mining companies in meeting its environmental and social responsibilities. EGA’s ...

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• 6 August

  ADM inks infrastructure deals with developers

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Saif Badr Al Qubaisi, General Manager of Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), has signed two agreements with property devel- opers. The first relates to constructing a community market in Mohammed bin Zayed City and the other covers the construction of a service station for residential districts at Al Shawamekh city. Naji Hasan Al Harthi signed for ...

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• 6 August

  Dewa launches ‘My Culture, My Identity’ initiative

  

  DUBAI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), launched the ‘My Culture, My Identity’ initiative under the theme ‘Zayed, our heritage, our identity” which will run from August 5–9, coinciding with the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan’s accession day when he became ruler of Abu Dhabi on August 6, 1966. This initiative is part of Dewa’s efforts ...

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