Environment & Energy | Monday 15 October, 2018 2:45 pm

World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 outlines a strategic roadmap to accelerate green economy

The organising committee of the fifth edition of The World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2018 held a press conference today (Monday, 15thOctober) in Burj Al Arab to announce its readinessfor holding the summit which support the UAE’s efforts in sustainable development and consolidates...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 October, 2018 3:35 am

Saudi Arabia supports international efforts to fight hunger and poverty in UN speech

Saudi Arabia has told the UN that food security is one of the most important issues of the 21st century.  Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al-Qadi, first secretary of the Saudi Arabian Mission to the UN in New York, added that the Kingdom supports international efforts to fight hunger and poverty, ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 14 October, 2018 3:25 am

‘Middle East Electricity Saudi’ event set as Kingdom seeks $7b investment in renewables

Informa Exhibitions Saudi, a newly opened country branch of Informa Exhibitions, will be officially launching the first edition of Middle East Electricity Saudi next week (Oct. 15-17) at the Riyadh International Convention Centre. Under the official patronage of Eng. Khalid A Al-Falih, the...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 October, 2018 9:27 am

GCC to reap massive dividend as oil prices rise

Oil prices approaching $100 per barrel, as some forecasts suggest, would set in motion a “trickle down” effect, boosting GCC prosperity and growth in both the private and public sectors, according to the Institute of International Finance (IIF). In an interview with Arab News, Garbis...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 12 October, 2018 4:17 am

Bee’ah and EVOTEQ Introduce the UAE’s First Artificial Intelligence Platform for Offices of the Future

Bee’ah. a pioneer in sustainability in the Middle East, and Evoteq, its technology partner, have announced the launch of the UAE’s first advanced Artificial Intelligence platform, which will digitally transform offices and operations to maximise productivity, business excellence and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 October, 2018 6:39 am

Masdar announces WiSER Pioneers Programme at Mohamed Bin Zayed Majlis for Future Generations

Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company) has launched the Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) Pioneers Programme, a year-round agenda aimed at nurturing young women aged 20-30 into the next generation of sustainability leaders through proactive engagement with policy...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 October, 2018 4:34 am

Saudi Aramco and BAPCO announce new pipeline to meet Bahrain energy demand

Saudi Aramco and the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) announced on Tuesday the successful commissioning of the AB-4 pipeline, a new phase in the strategic Aramco-Bahrain crude oil pipeline. The new pipeline aims to meet Bahrian’s growing energy demand, Aramco said in a statement. It...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 October, 2018 1:00 am

Saudi agriculture industry attracts foreign investors

New developments in the Saudi agriculture industry draw the interest of foreign investors, the second day of the three-day ‘Saudi Agriculture Exhibition 2018’ at the Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center showed. The exhibition winds up today (Wednesday). The event...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 October, 2018 3:14 pm

GE Power to supply 4 nuclear turbine islands for El Dabaa, Egypt’s first nuclear plant

Today GE Power announced it won thecontract to deliver the turbine island equipment for El Dabaa nuclear power plant project in Egypt through AAEM its joint venture with Atomenergomash. GE Power will supply the basic design of four conventional island, supply four nuclear...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 October, 2018 5:00 am

Saudi Aramco, Total sign agreement for giant petrochemicals complex in Jubail

Saudi Aramco and Total signed on Monday a joint development agreement for a giant petrochemical complex in the Kingdom’s Jubail Industrial City. President and CEO of Saudi Aramco, Amin H. Nasser, and the CEO of Total, Jean Pouyanné, have signed the agreement in Dhahran to build the...

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