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KUWAIT / WAM Official delegations representing the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar met in the brotherly State of Kuwait on Monday in the first meeting between the two sides to follow up on the Al-Ula Declaration. The two sides discussed joint mechanisms and procedures to implement the Al-Ula Declaration and underscored the importance of preserving Gulf unity, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Japan-UAE cooperation in the fields of hydrogen and ammonia can lead to the establishment of their international supply chains, a top Japanese official told Emirates News Agency (WAM). “In fact, the UAE is endowed with not only oil and gas, but also bright sunshine, so the country has a great potential for supplying hydrogen in the ...

BAHRAIN / WAM Investcorp, a Bahrain-based asset manager that counts Mubadala Investment Company as its biggest shareholder, on Monday announced that one of its affiliates has acquired a majority ownership position in KSM Consulting, a leading consulting firm specialising in data analytics, technology and digital transformation, from Renovus Capital Partners, which will continue to maintain a minority stake in KSMC. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM SDF, the investment arm of Tawazun Economic Council, and EOS Defence Systems Pty Limited (EOS) have signed an agreement to establish a JV with equal partnership, which would design and develop a new multi-platform Light-Weight 14.5 x 114 mm Chain Driven Machine Gun in the UAE, with the involvement of international and local engineering and designing ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The second day of the International Defence Exhibition (Idex) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (Navdex) 2021 has seen the UAE Armed Forces sign 11 new deals, worth AED 7.293 billion, with local and international companies. The cumulative value of deals signed at Idex and Navdex 2021 is now AED12.323 billion. Staff Brigadier-General Mohammed Al Hassani, Official ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Nahyan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable and Humanitarian Foundation, has inaugurated the Emirati multi-mission vessel “Saadiyat”, marking its joining to the UAE Navy’s existing fleet. During the celebration, HH Sheikh Nahyan expressed his pride in joining the members of UAE’s naval ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Tawazun and MBDA have signed a head of terms agreement with the intent to cooperate in the field of smart guided weapon systems. Matar Ali Romaithi, Chief Officer of the Economic Development Unit at Tawazun and Florent Duleux, Group Export Sales Director at MBDA, signed the document during this year’s Idex exhibition in the presence of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The launch of the 15th edition of the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (Idex) and the Naval Defence and Maritime Security Exhibition (Navdex) 2021 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec) heralded a period of recovery from the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic, underscoring the importance of global cooperation in addressing the impact of the pandemic on ...

By President Joe Biden’s own admission, defeating Donald Trump was the main motivating force of his campaign. As his administration clarifies its economic agenda, however, it’s becoming clear that Biden’s true legacy lies not in rolling back Trump’s policies but in refining them. Of course there are many differences, in both style and substance, between Biden and Trump. Yet the ...

At a time when most major companies are working on plans to cut their carbon emissions, one of the darlings of green investing is working to increase its emissions footprint. You read that right. Thanks to its explosive expansion in China and a planned car plant in India, Tesla Inc is in the process of not just increasing the total ...