- DUBAI, UAE - Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned a new 132/11kV substations in Al Awir First with...
DEWA inaugurated a new transmission 400/132kV substation in Jebel Ali First.
DEWA inaugurated an overhead cables with a conversion transmission of 2,000 MVA, at a total cost of US$92 million.
- The quarterly GDP growth rate reached its highest value in six years during the second quarter of 2022 which hit...
The real GDP value (at constant prices) exceeded AED543 bn ($147 bn) and the value of the non-oil sectors' GDP increased AED28.4 bn compared to H1 to reach AED273 bn in total.
According to data released by SCAD, the mining and quarrying activities (including crude oil and natural gas) contributed 49.7 percent to the real GDP.
- Amman, Jordan— The Kingdom of Jordan intends to foster a "robust partnership" with the private sector of the country that...
He said the economic modernization scheme set a roadmap for the next stage to stimulate and advance the national economy
Shamali said the department has a reform scheme to provide facilities to importers and exporters at border crossings
- Five villages are located on the site of the Makhoul dam and "a commission has been formed to ensure adequate...
Tens of thousands of Iraqis are threatened by the Makhoul dam, which the government hopes will be operational on the mighty Tigris in five years
There are repercussions for flora and fauna, warn environmental groups Save the Tigris and Humat Dijlah, who say the ancient city of Ashur -- a UNESCO listed site -- is at risk
- In a rare display of anger against the Chinese government, scores of protestors took to the streets of Shanghai early...
A deadly fire on Thursday in Urumqi, the capital of northwest China's Xinjiang region, spurred an outpouring of anger as many social media users blamed lengthy Covid lockdowns
Video taken by an eyewitness on Sunday showed people gathering in central Shanghai to mourn the 10 victims killed in the Urumqi fire
- Both employers and employees stand to benefit from the UAE's recent labor law amendments, Ben Brown, Partner at the law...
Both employers and employees stand to benefit from the UAE's recent labor law amendments, says Ben Brown, Partner at the law firm Addleshaw Goddard
To conform to the new UAE labor laws, many firms have already handed three-year fixed-term employment contracts to their employees
- WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES - NASA's Orion spacecraft was placed in lunar orbit Friday, officials said, as the much-delayed Moon mission...
The spacecraft is to take astronauts to the Moon in the coming years -- the first to set foot on its surface since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
While in lunar orbit, flight controllers will monitor key systems and perform checkouts while in the environment of deep space, the agency said.
- Several European leaders were in Kyiv on Saturday to commemorate the victims of the 1932-33 Holodomor -- Ukrainian for "death...
Ukrainian President Zelensky said his country will continue to resist Russian attacks that have systematically targeted Ukraine's energy grid
"Ukrainians went through very terrible things... Once they wanted to destroy us with hunger, now -- with darkness and cold," Zelensky said
- SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - The Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MoCCAE) organized an awareness session on the UAE...
The network aims to support collaborative research programs by creating a platform for engaging the academic and scientific community.
Drawing the participation of 100 attendees, the event explored several key topics, including promoting science and policy engagement for climate action.
- COPENHAGEN, DENMARK - Denmark's autonomous Faroe Islands have renewed a fishing quota deal with Russia for one year despite Moscow's...
The agreement between Faroe Islands and Russia has been in place since 1977 and is renewable each year.
The autonomous territory is highly dependent on fishing for its income and the fisheries ministry says the deal with Russia covers 5 percent of its GDP.





















