Abu Dhabi / WAM On the directives of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the UAE, through ERC, is providing ...
Read More »Sheikh Mohamed offers grant to ‘Harvard Stem Cell Institute’
Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, announced a financial grant towards the Douglas Melton Laboratory at the Harvard Stem Cell Institute, to bolster research focusing on accelerating gene editing approaches for pancreatic beta cell replacement therapy. The grant comes ...
Read More »AD Ports marks ADX listing with bell ringing ceremony
Abu Dhabi / WAM Following the announcement of the listing of its shares on the primary market of the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), AD Ports Group on Tuesday commemorated its landmark achievement with an official bell ringing ceremony. The shares began trading on ADX on Tuesday under the ticker symbol “ADPORTS”. The ringing of the bell was conducted ...
Read More »US to help UAE improve air defence system, stop drones before launching
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s air defence system has been very effective to thwart recent missile attacks on the country; still, the United States will work with the UAE to further improve the system, a top US military commander told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on Monday. General Kenneth F McKenzie, Commander of the US Central Command (Centcom), ...
Read More »Dewa gets highest score in EFQM innovation lens award
ABU DHABI / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has achieved 8 stars level in the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) Innovation Lens with score of 800. This award measures innovation culture and its role in achieving results in leading organisations worldwide. Dewa is the first organisation in the world to receive this recognition and the outstanding ...
Read More »ERC provides humanitarian aid to Somalia
Abu Dhabi / WAM On the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and the monitoring of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC), the UAE, through the ...
Read More »Floward names first independent board member
Dubai / Gulf Time Floward, the go-to online flowers and gifts delivery destination in the Mena and UK announced the appointment of its first independant board member Nicholas Farhi as part of the company’s efforts to attract international expertise and meet best global governance practices. With over 20 years of experience, Nicholas Farhi is currently a partner at OC&C ...
Read More »European electricity prices soar as France cuts nuclear forecast
Bloomberg European electricity prices jumped after the region’s biggest producer cut its nuclear output target for a second time in a month, the latest sign that this winter’s energy crisis is far from over. Electricite de France SA said its nuclear production could fall this year to levels not seen since 1990, and Morgan Stanley says there’s a “meaningful ...
Read More »This Chinese miner could kill battery metals boom
If you’re thinking of investing in obscure battery materials to take advantage of the energy transition, there’s one company you should be watching right now: Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Shares in the Shanghai-listed business have soared four fold over the past three years, to the point that it’s now worth more than Nippon Steel Corp., until recently the world’s ...
Read More »Bring on the private space stations
This year, astronauts will likely complete construction of Tiangong, China’s answer to the International Space Station. It’s the next step in China’s progress toward becoming a major space power. It also looks like a bet that the US lacks the planning and willpower to replace its much bigger outpost in orbit. A “space-station gap†that erodes America’s traditional leadership is ...
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