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UAE halts all Iran flights following COVID-19 outbreak

ABU DHABI, 25th February, 2020 (WAM) The UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority has announced the suspension of all flights arriving to and departing from Iran, effective immediately. According to the GCAA, all passenger and cargo aircraft traveling to and from Iran will be suspended for a period of one week, …

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Mubadala to commit to Bpifrance’s LAC I Fund

ABU DHABI, 24th February, 2020 (WAM) On the occasion of the visit to the United Arab Emirates of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of the Economy and Finance, Mubadala Investment Company, Mubadala, one of the world’s leading sovereign wealth funds, today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, …

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Reem Al Hashemy receives FAA Director General

DUBAI, 19th February 2020 (WAM) Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Director General of Expo 2020 Dubai, today welcomed Abdullah Ghobash, Director General of Financial Audit Authority, FAA, to the Expo 2020 site in Dubai. Ghobash toured the Al Wasl Plaza and the three …

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Barakah Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit 1 to begin operations

ABU DHABI, 17th February, 2020 (WAM) The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation, FANR, the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, today announced it has granted Nawah Energy Company the operating licence for Unit 1 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, making the UAE the first country in the Arab region to operate …

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Mohammed bin Rashid and Mohamed bin Zayed attend the signing of two agreements between Expo 2020 Dubai and the Ministries of Interior and Defence

DUBAI, 8th February 2020 (WAM) His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and the Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, attended …

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Fujairah Ruler inspects “Safar 9” charity exhibition

Fujairah, 1st February 2020 WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Muhammad Al Sharqi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Fujairah, today inspected the activities of the seventh edition of the exhibition under the slogan “Harmony” that takes place in the celebration square in the Rumaila neighborhood with the …

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