Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organises the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show from September 27-29. Since its launch in 1999, Wetex has witnessed significant growth and has become one of the most prominent global exhibitions specialised in water, energy, sustainability, green technologies, renewable and clean energy, green buildings, electric ...
Read More »UAE announces 1,546 new recoveries from Covid-19
ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) announced that it conducted 162,046 additional Covid-19 tests over the past 24 hours, using state-of-the-art medical testing equipment. In a statement, the ministry stressed its aim to continue expanding the scope of testing nationwide to facilitate the early detection of coronavirus cases and carry out the necessary treatment. ...
Read More »Dubai policeman gets ‘ideal driver’ honour
Dubai / WAM Since he received his driving license in 1991, Corporal Salem Misad Althibani from the General Department of Organisation Protective Security and Emergency at Dubai Police has never been fined for any traffic violations nor been involved a traffic accident. Lieutenant General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of Dubai Police, recognised Corporal Althibani for his remarkable adherence ...
Read More »SMA launches its Happy Holiday Summer Camp 2022
Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Museums Authority (SMA) is gearing up to launch its Happy Holiday Summer Camp 2022, offering a wide range of educational and fun-filled activities in Arabic and English languages for children aged between 6-12 across its museums in Sharjah. The first phase of the summer camp will kick off on July 18 at Sharjah Aquarium, Sharjah ...
Read More »Sheikh Mohamed grants 1.5 billion in housing benefits to Abu Dhabi citizens
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in his capacity as the ruler of Abu Dhabi, has ordered the disbursement of AED1.5 billion worth of housing benefits to Abu Dhabi citizens, covering more than 1,100 beneficiaries in the emirate. The benefits package includes grants for houses, housing loans, and the exemption of retirees ...
Read More »Dewa supports international exhibitions sector in Dubai
Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) organises the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (Wetex) and Dubai Solar Show from September 27-29. Since its launch in 1999, Wetex has witnessed significant growth and has become one of the most prominent global exhibitions specialised in water, energy, sustainability, green technologies, renewable and clean energy, green buildings, electric ...
Read More »Abu Dhabi hosts session on raising Emiratisation rates in private sector
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has organised an awareness session on increasing Emiratisation rates in the private sector in cooperation with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development – (Added), and the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council. Held at the chamber’s tower in Abu Dhabi, the ...
Read More »Gazprom curtails gas flows to Italy by one third in further cut
Bloomberg Russia’s Gazprom PJSC will further cut gas supplies to Italy by about one third, the country’s energy giant Eni SpA said in a statement on Monday. Gazprom announced that it will supply Eni with approximately 21 million cubic meters of natural gas per day, compared to an average of about 32 million cubic meters per day over the ...
Read More »Japan may ask people to cut back on natural gas
Bloomberg Japan may ask households and businesses to cut back on natural gas use on the back of concerns that increase in global competition for the precious fuel will disrupt stable supply. A panel within Japan’s trade ministry called for discussion to create a framework that would allow the government to ask households and businesses to conserve gas when ...
Read More »It’s up to Kishida to achieve Abe’s unrealised dream
In the specter of Shinzo Abe’s shocking assassination, the party to which he dedicated his life secured a resounding victory in the upper house election. Now Fumio Kishida, Abe’s sometimes rival, long-serving foreign minister and now successor, must use his mandate to secure what Abe never could: the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) long-held goal of constitutional reform. The 75-year-old ...
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