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AD Ports Group Signs a 50-Year Land Lease Agreement at Khalifa Port with Emirates Food Industries Group

AED 2 Billion Facility Reinforces Khalifa Port’s Position as a Premier Logistics and Trade Hub in the Region

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – 28July 2025, AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a global enabler of integrated trade, transport and logistics solutions, has signed a 50-year land lease agreement with Emirates Food Industries, a member of the National Holding Group.

This strategic collaboration will initially see the development of state-of-the-art silos at Khalifa Port’s South Quay,further enhancing the port’s capabilities,reinforcing its position as a premier logistics and trade hub in the region, and strengthening the country’s food security by increasing storage capacity for strategic food commodities. Later stages of the project also anticipate the related launch of an advanced grain processing plant, ultimately seeing a fully integrated industrial complexfeaturing cutting-edge facilities for processing and storing various types of grains, valued at AED 2 Billion.

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Emicool Achieves Recertification for Five Key ISO Standards

Dubai, UAE,22 July 2025Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) LLC, a leading provider of sustainable district cooling services in the UAE and a joint venture between Dubai Investments and Actis,has achieved recertification for five internationally recognized ISO standards by Bureau Veritas.

The recertifications cover ISO 9001:2015 for Quality Management, ISO 14001:2015 for Environmental Management, ISO 45001:2018 for Occupational Health & Safety, ISO 46001:2019 for Water Efficiency Management, and ISO 50001:2018 for Energy Management—collectively reinforcing Emicool’s integrated approach to best practices in business performance and resource efficiency.

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Opportunity for Female Financial Advisors

Laura Merlini, CAIA, CIFD, Managing Director, EMEA

Sometimes, we need force majeure events to trigger deeper transformations, and such a “perfect storm” is occurring in the financial landscape. Women now control 32% of global wealth, a figure that continues to grow as we move through 2025, according to UBS research. This transcends mere demographic evolution; it fundamentally reimagines how wealth is advised and invested. 

Laura Merlini, CAIA, CIFD, Managing Director, EMEA

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Salam Signs Agreement with Syria’s Ministry of Communications and Technology to Expand Digital Infrastructure and Foster Regional Integration

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, July 25, 2025:As part of the Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum held in Damascus under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Etihad Salam Telecom Company (“Salam”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Ministry of Communications and Technology in the Syrian Arab Republic. The agreement aims to develop Syria’s digital infrastructure and expand access to high-quality telecommunications services.

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Response Plus Medical and BACSWN sign off deployment plan for first batch of ambulances to enhance emergency response capabilities in The Bahamas

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates,24 July 2025:In line with its commitment to enhance the emergency response capabilities in the Commonwealth of Bahamas, Response Plus Medical (RPM) – the leading pre-hospital care and emergency medical services provider in the Middle East and a part of Response Plus Holding PJSC, and the Bahamas Aviation, Climate and Severe Weather Network Ltd (BACSWN)havefirmed up the deployment of its first batch of ambulances in the Bahamas.

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