Abu Dhabi / WAM Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, chaired Tuesday’s virtual meeting of the Industrial Coordination Council with the participation of Sarah bint Yousif Al Amiri, Minister of State for Advanced Technology, and members of the Council. The meeting included discussions on how to empower the industrial sector, strengthen the UAE’s competitive ...
Read More »Brent oil climbs but demand clouds linger
Bloomberg Oil edged higher, recovering from its biggest loss in almost two weeks even as a resurgent coronavirus looms over the demand outlook. Futures in London were up 1.3% near $42 a barrel, snapping a sharp decline from Monday alongside the European markets. Brent also recovered from technical support, moving away from their 100-day moving average on Tuesday. That’s despite ...
Read More »Barakah Unit 1 power capacity reaches 50%
Abu Dhabi / WAM Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) the Joint Venture nuclear operations and maintenance subsidiary of the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec), and Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco), announced on Tuesday that the reactor of Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has achieved 50% of its electricity production capacity. The milestone achievement was announced on the sidelines ...
Read More »Sharjah Ruler greets Saudi’s King Salman on 90th National Day
Sharjah / WAM His Highness Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has sent a congratulatory message to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, on the occasion of the Kingdom’s 90th National Day. The Sharjah Ruler has also dispatched a similar congratulatory message ...
Read More »Mubadala and Sberbank sign deal to explore opportunities
Abu Dhabi / WAM Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala) an Abu Dhabi-based sovereign investor, and Sberbank, the largest bank of Eastern and Central Europe, on Tuesday signed a strategic agreement to explore opportunities of mutual benefits. The agreement covers cooperation in multiple areas, including co-investments, debt and equity financing, long-term financing of Mubadala projects in Russia and other territories, advisory services, ...
Read More »CNN Academy launches in Abu Dhabi to train region’s next-gen journalists
ABU DHABI / WAM The first CNN Academy in the world opened its doors for applications on Tuesday for journalists of the future to learn about multiplatform storytelling. Starting January 2021, the intensive learning programme will offer a full-time five-week course with a combination of online learning sessions and in-person workshops that will take place at CNN at twofour54. Over ...
Read More »Expo 2020: US pavilion to be completed in November
ABU DHABI / WAM The construction of the US pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai will be completed in November, John Rakolta, the US Ambassador to the UAE, said on Tuesday. “The construction of the pavilion is progressing according to our schedule. We look forward to substantial buildings’ completion sometime around November 15,” he said during a virtual media roundtable with ...
Read More »DHA, DHCA sign MoU to strengthen partnership
Dubai / WAM The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) signed on Tuesday a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) to strengthen cooperation in various medical fields including insurance, transfer of permits of health professionals, education, medical training and research. The collaboration will include coordination in the field of health insurance; developing health services provided by both ...
Read More »MBRSC, Nasa ink deal to train four Emirati astronauts
DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Nasa) announced that they have signed a strategic agreement to train Emirati astronauts in Nasa. This partnership aims to prepare Emirati astronauts for advanced space missions by providing them with the highest level of expertise and knowledge. Under the agreement, four Emirati astronauts ...
Read More »Nikola’s plunge hits Nel stock hard
Bloomberg Nikola Corp’s latest stock plunge sent shares of Norwegian green energy company Nel ASA to a nearly 17% drop. The Oslo-based company is critically tied to Nikola, which is set to be a major buyer of Nel’s technology to create hydrogen. Earlier this year, Nikola made a more than $30 million order for Nel’s electrolysers that would create the ...
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