Libya fund appoints PwC as strategic advisor
The Libyan Local Investment & Development Fund’s (LLIDF) has appointed professional services firm PwC as its advisor to support feasibility studies for three strategic projects. The projects...
UAE weather: Dust clouds reduce visibility to less than 1.5km
Temperatures will continue to rise across the country as dust clouds reduce visibility to less than 1.5 kilometres. Partly cloudy skies over the eastern and southern areas of the country coupled...
UAE shows the way with success of Solar Impulse 2
When Solar Impulse 2 touched down at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi early yesterday morning amid ecstatic celebrations, it marked more than a homecoming for the world’s first solar-powered plane...
Al Ain residents slip through Middle East heat wave
UAE weather bucked the heat wave sweeping the Middle East as Al Ain witnessed light to moderately heavy rain on Monday afternoon. The NCMS also posted video of rain near Jebel Hafeet. Rain was...
Abu Dhabi to start licensing food trucks
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Economic Development (ADDED) on Monday issued a decision allowing licensing of food trucks provided the business follows certain regulations and is either 100 per cent...
Solar Impulse 2 makes historic landing in Abu Dhabi
Solar Impulse 2, has created history by circumnavigating the globe without using a drop of fossil fuel. It has covered more than 40,000km in its quest to become the first plane to circle the world...
Italian embassy in UAE to be powered by solar energy
The Regulation and Supervision Bureau (The Bureau) has issued a Self-Regulating Generation Licence to the Embassy of Italy in the UAE, in relation to the generation of electricity utilising solar...
UAE’s role in houbara conservation
When the Supreme Court banned the hunting of houbara; the decision drew criticism from one circle and appreciation from another circle. The Supreme Court was asked to review its decision on hunting...
