January, 2018

• 16 January

  Tadweer signs five new deals worth AED165mn

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Centre of Waste Management in Abu Dhabi (Tadweer) on Tuesday announced the signing of five new contracts, worth AED165 million, for waste management investment projects in Abu Dhabi with leading firms in the waste sector. The total capital of these projects will be funded by the investors. The contracts were made public at the CWM-Tadweer ...

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• 16 January

  Masdar, Envyron tie up for plastic-to-fuel tech

  

  ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is collaborating with Envyron Energy, a subsidiary of Alliances for Global Sustainability, to advance plastic-to-fuel technology, it was announced on Tuesday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The objective of this collaboration is to explore the further refinement of the plastic derived fuel produced by Envyron to up-cycle it into a ...

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• 16 January

  Three realty projects worth AED2.7bn launched in Sharjah

  

  Sharjah / Emirates Business His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, on Tuesday unveiled three ground-breaking real estate projects to be developed in Sharjah. Worth a total of AED2.7 billion, the trio of projects are the result of a joint venture between Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq) and Eagle Hills, ...

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• 16 January

  Sharjah Ruler establishes nature reserve in emirate

  SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree that establishes ‘Al Medayna Nature Reserve’ in the Emirate of Sharjah. Emiri Decree No. 02 of 2018 stipulates that a nature reserve will be established in the Emirate of Sharjah under the name of ‘Al Medayna Nature ...

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• 16 January

  Zayed Giving alleviates suffering of 10mn people

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The mobile Zayed Giving clinics and its field hospitals have treated, locally and globally, more than 10 million children and elderly people in the last 17 years, it has been announced. The project was launched in line with the humanitarian spirit of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and in line with the directives ...

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• 16 January

  RTA processes 50k NOCs for infrastructure

  

  DUBAI / WAM The number of No Objection Certificates (NOCs), processed by the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), through the authority’s online website relating to infrastructure projects and works in Dubai currently hovers around 50,000 transactions per annum. These NOCs are issued to the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, Dubai Municipality, Etisalat, du, Empower, Etihad Rail, and the armed ...

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• 16 January

  AED1mn worth of prizes up for grabs at Dubai Outlet Mall

  Emirates Business Dubai Outlet Mall unveiled a range of attractions for the 23rd edition of the Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) to delight shoppers. From substantial prizes, opportunity for a Hollywood getaway, wonderful bargains to a marvelous visual spectacle with kites, DSF 2018 at Dubai Outlet Mall will be an amazing experience for shoppers. Customers will be able to enter a ...

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• 16 January

  MBRF to host first-ever ‘Arab innovation forum’

  

  DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF), has announced plans to organise the first-ever Arab Innovation Forum from February 26-28, at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC). The foundation revealed its plans at a press conference held on Tuesday at the St. Regis Dubai hotel in Al Habtoor City, and was attended by MBRF’s CEO ...

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• 16 January

  VP launches first unfenced desert conservation reserve

  

  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, launched the Marmoom Reserve project, the first unfenced desert conservation reserve in the country. The reserve spans 10% of the emirate of Dubai’s total area – and will introduce more than 20 environmental, cultural and sports-related initiatives, sponsored by ...

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• 16 January

  ERC signs deal to restore lecture halls in Yemen

  

  SHABWAH / WAM The Emirates Red Crescent Authority (ERC), signed an agreement on Tuesday to construct and restore lecture halls at the College of Oil and Minerals in the governorate of Shabwah. Signing of the agreement, Mohammed Saif Al Muhairi, Head of the ERC team in Shabwa, said that the construction project is one of a series of infrastructure projects ...

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