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AD Ports Group and Kazakhstan Railways Form Joint Venture to Enhance Connectivity and Industrialisation in Central Asia Abu Dhabi – 2nd December 2023: In the presence of Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a global leader in trade, logistics and industry, has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy JSC (Kazakhstan Railways), a national railway company and a leader in transportation and logistics in Central Asia, to form a joint venture to enhance rail connectivity,  maritime shipping services, development of operations in Kazakhstan’s ports, accelerate digital transformation and connectivity in Central Asia.      Under the…

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The weather today will be partly cloudy in general in the UAE, as per a forecast by the National Centre of Meteorology. Clouds are set to appear eastward and become convective by afternoon over mountains parts of the country, associated with rainfall. The weather will get humid by night and Saturday morning, with a probability of mist formation over some internal areas. Light to moderate winds are expected to blow, freshening at times. The sea will be slight to moderate in the Arabian Gulf and slight in the Oman Sea. Lowest temperature is set to drop to 17ºC in mountainous…

An Emirati aid ship carrying 4,016 tons of humanitarian supplies sailed this afternoon, heading to the city of Al-Arish in preparation for their introduction into the Gaza Strip. This is part of the ‘Gallant Knight 3’ humanitarian operation ordered to be implemented by UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to support the brotherly Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip. The ship, which departed from Fujairah, is carrying 3,465 tonnes of food supplies, 420 tonnes of shelter materials, in addition to 131 tons of medical aid that was provided by both the Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan…

Deccan Gladiators trounced struggling Team Abu Dhabi by 63 runs in the 12th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Riding on quick knocks from Andre Fletcher (41), Nicholas Pooran (30) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (35), the Gladiators posted 141 for 6 in 10 overs. Team Abu Dhabi could muster only 78 for 5 in 10 overs and crashed to their fourth defeat in four matches. Leus du Plooy (25) and Colin Ingram (19) put on a 41-run partnership for the fourth wicket to give some respect to their total. In another match, Delhi Bulls…

Dubai Cares to transform education for 2.1 billion people in 10 countries by 2030 with the launch of its Global Education Solutions Accelerator at COP28 UAE The Global Education Solutions Accelerator allows countries to work with international actors and platforms to collectively identify and fast-track the implementation of education transformation solutions In its first phase, Dubai Cares and Aga Khan Foundation aim to fast-track education transformation across 10 countries that are part of the Schools2030 program under the leadership of Aga Khan Foundation The Global Center on Adaptation and Dubai Cares announce Partnership at the World Climate Action Summit Dubai,…

Have you missed seeing Tony Shalhoub as Adrian Monk since his USA original series, Monk, ended in 2009? If so, then Peacock is going to make you very happy in December with a new original film, Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie. Hopefully that “last case” isn’t as final as the title appears to indicate, because it would be fun if Psych wasn’t the only ex-USA show to get recurring TV films on Peacock. December is a relatively quiet month for Peacock with two other notable premieres: the streaming debut of The Exorcist: Believer, as well as the second…

While the UAE continues its humanitarian assistance to war-ravaged Gaza, here in Abu Dhabi, there has been a heartening development with a Palestinian couple becoming parents of a baby girl at the stroke of midnight marking the UAE Union Day. At 12.01am, Palestinian expat couple Ashraf Khedr and Lmais Mohammed celebrated the birth of their fourth child at Burjeel Royal Hospital in Al Ain. And in a touching tribute, the proud parents named their newborn Emarat. “Thank God for the safety of my wife and my daughter Emarat. We are incredibly happy to welcome our fourth child and have named…

Israel pounded targets in the crowded southern half of the Gaza Strip on Saturday and ordered more neighbourhoods designated for attack to evacuate, driving up the death toll even as the United States and others urged it to do more to protect Gaza civilians a day after a truce collapsed. At least 200 Palestinians have been killed since the fighting resumed on Friday morning following a week-long truce with Hamas, according to the Health Ministry in Gaza. Several homes were hit across Gaza on Saturday, with multiple casualties reported in a strike that flattened a house on the outskirts of…

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has announced plans to develop a major 150 megawatt (MW) solar PV project in Angola to deliver renewable energy to 90,000 homes while creating hundreds of jobs, spurring economic growth, and cutting carbon emissions. As global leaders engaged in climate negotiations at the UN’s climate change conference COP28 in Dubai, Masdar – the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse – signed a concession agreement with Angola’s Ministry of Energy and Water to build and operate the ground-mounted solar power project in the Quipungo region, Hulia province, southern Angola. The area enjoys strong solar irradiation levels but struggles…