ABU DHABI, The UAE’s energy transition efforts have been highlighted in a detailed article by ‘The Economist’, where the renowned British weekly newspaper affirmed that the Gulf national oil companies’ investment plans “reveal a genuine—and in some cas…
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ADAFSA opens registration for Sheikh Mansour Agricultural Excellence Award
ABU DHABI, The Organising Committee of the Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award has announced that registration applications in the “Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Agricultural Excellence Award” will continue until 15th January, 2023, accor…
UAE affirms full support for stability of Jordan
ABU DHABI, The UAE affirmed its full support and solidarity with the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in reflection of the strong ties between the two countries and peoples, stressing the importance of ensuring stability and security in the country.In a sta…
AAU ranked 2nd in UAE and 168 worldwide in ‘2022 UI Greenmetric Ranking’
AL AIN, Al Ain University (AAU) is ranked, 2nd in UAE, 11th in the Arab region, 168th worldwide among the 1050 listed institutions, by the “2022 UI Greenmetric World University Ranking”.The criteria and indicators used by this ranking to rate the unive…
MoHRE announces January 1 as New Year holiday for private sector in UAE
DUBAI, The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has announced that Sunday, 1st January, 2023, will be an official paid holiday in the UAE for all private sector employees.The holiday is in accordance with the UAE Cabinet decision on ap…
RAK Ruler to lead UAE delegation at 2nd Baghdad Conference for Cooperation and Partnership in Jordan
ABU DHABI, On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, is leading the UAE’s delegation participating in the second Baghdad Conference f…
International Finance Corporation delegation visits DEWA
DUBAI, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has welcomed a high-level delegation from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, to strengthen cooperation between both orga…
Saud bin Saqr affirms UAE’s support for stable, prosperous Iraq
AMMAN, H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, affirmed the UAE’s keenness to support all efforts to achieve security, stability and prosperity for Iraq and its people, as well as to counter foreign inte…
ADFD, Masdar drive forward Seychelles’ energy independence with 5 MW Solar PV Plant & Energy Storage System
ABU DHABI, The Republic of Seychelles moved a step closer to realizing its clean energy ambitions with the inauguration of a UAE-funded 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with battery storage, the second clean-energy project in the African i…
‘World’s Coolest Winter’ campaign launches new website
DUBAI, The World’s Coolest Winter” campaign, which is carried out by UAE Government Media Office in cooperation with the Ministry of Economy and the entities concerned with tourism, culture and heritage in the country, has launched its new website.The …
Dubai to host world’s largest congress for plastic surgery societies
DUBAI, Dubai will host the Annual World Congress of the International Confederation of Plastic Surgical Societies (ICOPLAST) from 5th – 7th May 2023, which is expected to attract more than 1,500 delegates from over 60 international societies, and visit…
UAE expresses solidarity with Malaysia and offers condolences over landslide victims
ABU DHABI, The UAE expressed its sincere condolences and solidarity with Malaysia over the victims of the landslide that struck the state of Selangor, which resulted in dozens of casualties and injuries, as well as massive damage.In a statement, the Mi…