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DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, on Tuesday opened the 45th edition of Middle East Energy, previously known as Middle East Electricity, the global energy platform running until March 5 at Dubai World Trade Centre. Touring the exhibition, HH Sheikh Ahmed explored the latest technology breakthroughs and solutions being ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Khalifa University of Science and Technology has once again validated its status as a pioneering research-intensive higher education institution, driving innovation in new technologies, after winning two top recognitions at the Abu Dhabi Awards for Intellectual Property. It was presented with the ‘Top University with Filed Patents’ award that was received by Dr. Steve Griffiths, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed Saif Al Suwaidi, Director-General of Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has welcomed a visiting high-level delegation from Malawi, led by Ralph Pachalo Jooma, Malawi’s Minister of Transport and Public Works, at the Fund’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed strengthening synergies and explored joint efforts to further finance development ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced on Tuesday that over 3,000 Emirati men and women have applied to become the next UAE astronaut on future space missions. Registration figures for the second batch of the UAE Astronaut were revealed during a press conference by Yousuf Hamad Al Shaibani, Director-General, MBRSC, Salem Al Marri, Head of ...

DUBAI/ WAM The Ministry of Economy during the ‘15th Gulf Consumer Protection Day’ conference revealed a new initiative aimed at reducing the price of 5000 food and consumer goods in various regions of the country, with reduction rates ranging between 25% to more than 60%, starting from March 1 to the end of this month. Dr. Hashim Al Nuaimi, Director ...

AJMAN/ WAM During a promotional trip to the Russian capital, Moscow, the Ajman Media City Free Zone (AMCFZ) presented the key services and investment advantages it provides, as part of its plan to expand to other regions and promote its services. Mahmoud Khalil Al Hashimi, Executive Director of the AMCFZ, said that the trip aims to attract Russian investors, companies, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The 6th Annual Sustainable Business Leadership Forum 2020 is set to take place on March 18-19 at the Anantara Eastern Mangroves Hotel, Abu Dhabi. To be hosted by Abu Dhabi Sustainability Group (ADSG), the Forum will be held under the theme “Delivering business growth and contributing to societal growth”. It aims to promote and support sustainability ...

Bloomberg Indonesia is working on a second stimulus package to shore up Southeast Asia’s biggest economy, adding to the central bank’s aggressive moves to counter the impact of the coronavirus on financial markets. A new tranche of fiscal measures would be “sizable” and “bigger” than the first one of 10.3 trillion rupiah ($725 million) announced last week, Coordinating Minister for ...

Bloomberg Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, Apple Inc’s most important manufacturing partner, expects its Chinese plants to begin operating normally by the end of March after resolving severe labor shortages brought on by the coronavirus outbreak. The Taiwanese company, which assembles the majority of the world’s iPhones from China, joins a growing number of corporations envisaging a return to normalcy ...

Bloomberg For all of Elon Musk’s domination of the burgeoning electric-vehicle business, Tesla Inc is struggling to get traction in Japan, a market he put on a pedestal early in the automaker’s early days. The day after taking the electric-car maker public in June 2010, the first Roadster sports cars shipped to Asia weren’t destined for Shanghai — they went ...