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ABU DHABI / WAM Kezad Communities, a real estate investment company specialising in staff residential solutions, and Abu Dhabi Energy Services (Ades), a prominent energy efficiency capacity builder and a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), have announced a collaboration agreement for energy efficiency projects in Abu Dhabi. The signing ceremony was attended by Ahmed Mohammed Al Rumaithi, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Abdullah II of Jordan on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day, which is marked on May 25. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Chimera Capital, an Abu-Dhabi-based investment management firm, announced the launch of the Chimera S&P China HK Shariah Exchange Traded Fund (ETF). The fund is a physical, in-kind, liquid, and fully fungible exchange-traded fund (ETF) that will track the performance of Shariah-compliant Chinese equities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). The initial offering period will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Experts Programme (NEP), launched in 2019 on the directives of UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, continues to develop specialist national cadres, promotes their role in shaping the future of the UAE and achieves its development process while creating a strategic shift in future growth sectors. The NEP was the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) has accomplished a full project that aimed to improve 20 parks in Abu Dhabi and its suburbs to meet the World Disability Reunion award’s standards and the requirements and needs of People of Determination, like improving the services, public facilities and preparations in order for them to enjoy the facilities of those ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Interior (MOI) and Etihad Rail Company, the developer and operator of the country’s national railway network, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance cooperation and strategic coordination between them. The MoU was signed by Major General Khalifa Hareb Al Khaili, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, and Shadi Malak, CEO of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of  Culture and Youth and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has announced a fund to support world heritage, document conservation and capacity building initiatives at a number of sites across Africa. The fund will be launched in collaboration with the International Alliance for the Protection of Heritage in ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE and Republic of Albania have discussed ways to develop bilateral collaboration in government development during an official visit by a UAE government delegation to Tirana, as part of the UAE Government Experience Exchange Programme. This comes within the efforts of the two sides to activate the collaboration agreement in government development, signed in the presence ...

DUBAI / WAM  His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai approved the “Dubai Master Plan for Public Beaches” that aims to increase the total length of public beaches in the emirate by 400 percent. The plan, which forms part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, features ...

ABU DHABI / WAM  Chaired by His Highness Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Presidential Court, the Ministerial Development Council held its meeting at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi, addressing a number of legislations, policies and initiatives to further advance the government work ecosystem. The council discussed the National Sports Strategy ...