The first GMC HUMMER EV Pickups for the 2022 model year have now been produced at Factory ZERO, and customer deliveries will begin shortly. GMC’s incredible supertruck is the first of many Ultium-based consumer vehicles that will be produced as part of General Motors’ vision for an electric future. Mark Reuss, GM President, said, “This truck helped us get closer to an all-electric future with speed and agility. With our Ultium Platform as the foundation for a broad range of applications, the GMC HUMMER EV offers our customers the ultimate in capability and performance.” GMC HUMMER EV Pickup VIN 001…
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In February 2022, air travel rebounded strongly from January 2022, as Omicron-related impacts moderated outside Asia. February 2022 traffic (measured in revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) was up 115.9% over February 2021. Compared with January 2021, January 2022 showed an increase of 83.1%. But compared with February 2019, traffic fell by 45.5%. A 60.7% increase in domestic traffic was reported in February 2022 over the year-ago period, building on a 42.6% rise in January 2022. According to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), there were wide variations in markets. There was a 21.8% drop in domestic traffic in February compared…
UAE’s Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant has been recognized as a global success story for tackling climate change through the UAE’s Peaceful Nuclear Energy Programme. The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has now passed the halfway mark for full commercial operation of the Plant, and Units 1 and 2 are both producing clean electricity every day. When fully operational, the Plant will provide 25 percent of the UAE’s electricity needs, without emitting any carbon emissions. Mohamed Ibrahim Al Hammadi, ENEC’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, has recently been ranked 11th in Gulf Business’ 100 Most Powerful Arabs 2022 report. Al…
The Central Bank of Egypt reported a decrease of $3.91 billion in foreign reserves for the first time in 20 months. The Egyptian pound dropped again against the dollar on the black market on 21 July 2016, extending its recent decline despite central bank efforts to close the gap between demand and supply in the dollar-starved economy. Due to a 2011 uprising that caused tourists and foreign investors to leave, Egypt’s foreign currency reserves dropped to $16.56 billion from $36 billion. As a result, the black market for dollars has drained liquidity from the banking system, while the central bank…
In Sulaymaniyah, in Iraq an earthquake was recorded 10 km southwest of Kalar district on Friday, according to Iraqi officials. The Iraqi Meteorological Organization and Seismology said in a statement that its seismic observatories recorded an earthquake in Sulaymaniyah Governorate at exactly 3:58 am local time, and its magnitude reached 3.6. Despite the fact that citizens in the region did not feel the tremors, the government statement called on citizens to exercise caution, to avoid spreading rumors and false news. It also called on citizens to adhere to the seismic recommendations issued by the General Authority for Meteorology and Seismic…
Kuwait’s efforts to bolster international peace and security have been lauded at a meeting of the central committee of the ruling Chinese Communist Party by Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Zhou Roy. Kuwait’s embassy in Beijing said in a statement that Zhou praised Kuwait’s role in the global and regional spheres during a meeting with Samih Johar Hayat, Kuwait’s ambassador to China. The meeting was held at the headquarters of the ruling party in Beijing. Kuwaiti-Chinese relations need to be strengthened in various sectors, according to the statement. Kuwait has played an important role in bolstering the cooperation between the GCC…
The Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, met with Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Economy and Planning, Faisal bin Fadel Al-Ibrahim, in Ljubljana. In the course of the meeting, the two sides discussed bilateral relations between their countries, as well as ways of cooperating in a number of fields. Al-Ibrahim also held a meeting with the Slovenian Minister of Digital Transformation, Mark Boris Andrijanic, where they discussed areas of cooperation and ways to develop them. The State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dr. Stanislav Rascan, the State Secretary at the Ministry of Economic Development and Technology,…
The Minister of State for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of the Republic of Japan, Takebe Arata, received the ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain to Japan, Ahmed Mohammed Al-Dosari, at his office in Tokyo. During his welcome remarks, the Japanese minister praised the remarkable development of bilateral relations between the two countries. The two expressed their desire to consolidate bilateral relations across all fields since establishing diplomatic relations. He noted that celebrating the golden jubilee of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries this year is a wonderful opportunity to highlight the depth of relations between the two…
Dr. Mohammed Said Al Busaidi presented his credentials and credentials as the Sultanate of Oman’s plenipotentiary and extraordinary Ambassador to New Zealand to Dr. Cindy Kiro, Governor General of New Zealand. The ambassador conveyed His Majesty Sultan Haitham bin Tarik’s greetings to the Governor General and His Majesty’s wishes for the progress of the people of New Zealand. The Governor General of New Zealand asked the ambassador to convey her sincere wishes to His Majesty the Sultan for his continuous health and happiness. The wise leadership of His Majesty will enable the people of Oman to further advance and prosper…
For the fourth day in a row, the number of COVID-19 cases in South Korea reached 200,000 due to an increase in the number of infections. According to authorities, as of Thursday alone, there were 621,328 new cases of the virus reported daily, and 429 deaths had been reported sending shockwaves across Asia. Among newly reported WHO data, South Korea leads the world with 2,358,878 cases, followed by Vietnam with 1,795,380. According to the Yonhap News Agency, the country reported 205,333 new COVID-19 infections, including 31 cases from abroad. The total number of cases now totals 14,983,694, as reported by…