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ABU DHABI, The United Arab Emirates has affirmed its commitment to achieving a political solution in Libya and called for an immediate and comprehensive ceasefire. In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation emphasised the UAE’s support for a political solution to end theContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, The Financial, Economic and Industrial Affairs Committee of the Federal National Council, FNC, continued discussing a draft federal law on consumer protection comprising 36 articles. The committee discussed the draft law during its meeting held remotely. During the meeting, Saeed Rashid Al Abedi, Chairman of the Committee, stressedContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, and Krasimir Karakachanov, Minister of Defence of Bulgaria, have discussed cooperation relations between the two countries. In a telephone call today, the two sides also reviewed the latest development of COVID-19 outbreak and the importance of coordinatingContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) announced today the world’s lowest tariff for solar power. This came as ADPower’s subsidiary, Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), delivered a virtual read-out of five consortia’s technical and commercial bids for the 2 GW Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Independent Power Producer (IPP) projectContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Younis Haji Al Khoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, MoF, participated today in the consultative meeting of Deputies of Arab Finance Ministries meeting, which was organised by the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and took place virtually. The meeting aimed to address the economic and financial repercussions ofContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Dr. Anwar bin Mohammed Gargash, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, received a telephone call today from Ahmed Ise Awad, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Somalia. During the call, Awad congratulated Gargash on the occasion of the Holy Month of Ramadan. He also expressed thanks of the FederalContinue Reading

ABU DHABI, Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, said that the issuance of the Federal Law No. 3 of 2020 regarding the regulation of the strategic stock of food commodities is a strategic step that aims to reinforce the country’s food security system on a legislative level. TheContinue Reading