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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Transmission and Despatch (TRANSCO), a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA), launched a package of new expansion projects in the emirate of Abu Dhabi and the northern region, at a total cost of AED359 million. Abdullah Ali Musleh Al Ahbabi, Chairman of the ADWEA Board of Directors, said the projects ...

KHOBAR / Reuters Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday reiterated Saudi Arabia’s readiness to support the extension of a global oil production cut agreement. “The Kingdom affirms its readiness to extend the production cut agreement, which proved its feasibility by rebalancing supply and demand,” the crown prince said in a statement. “The high demand for oil has absorbed the ...

Dubai / Emirates Business The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s efforts in backing small and medium enterprises in Africa have led to further Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) investment in the continent, concluded the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, “New Horizons: Next generation Africa-GCC business ties in a digital economy”. Sponsored by the Dubai Chamber and launched in preparation for ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, visited Emirates Airline’s lab at the Dubai Future Accelerators facility in Emirates Towers on Saturday. HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council; HH Sheikh Maktoum bin ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has connected 453 photovoltaic (PV), installations on the roofs of residential, commercial and industrial buildings in Dubai, with a total capacity of about 18.7 MW. This was carried out under the ‘Shams Dubai’ initiative launched by DEWA to encourage customers to install solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of their premises ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi has partnered with Anex Tourism Group, a leading aviation and tourism services provider, to direct charter flights between Russia and Abu Dhabi. As part of the agreement, twice-weekly charter flights from Moscow to Abu Dhabi International Airport will operate for six months. Indicative of the rising demand ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emiratis holding diplomatic, special, mission and ordinary passports are now exempt from pre-entry visas to visit Vanuatu. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation announced that the visa waiver is effective as of October 21, with the possibility of UAE citizens travelling to Vanuatu to stay for a period up to 90 days. Ahmad Al ...

Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has witnessed the signing of agreements between Smart Dubai and a number of government entities to implement the Dubai Digital Certificates initiative. The entities that inked agreements with Smart Dubai included Dubai’s Supreme Legislation Committee, the Department ...

Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Khalifa University of Science and Technology, represented by Masdar Institute, the first Institute dedicated to researching advanced energy and sustainable technologies in the region, on Saturday announced that it will be hosting over 500 renewable energy researchers and industry experts in Abu Dhabi for the 2017 joint ISES Solar World Congress and IEA SHC International ...

Sharjah / Emirates Business Investors in Canada will be receiving an in-depth analysis of Sharjah’s premium business environment and its array of economic opportunities with the participation of a high-level delegation from the emirate comprising of Sharjah Investment and Development Authority (Shurooq), Sharjah Investment Office (Invest in Sharjah) and the Sharjah Media City (Shams) at the Toronto Global Forum. Titled ...