ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Friday chaired the first meeting of the Executive Council at the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court. During the meeting, His Highness was briefed on a number of government plans and projects, as ...

BLOOMBERG Bitcoin slid for a second day, at one point dropping to the lowest level in two months as the token unwinds some of its 2023 rebound.The largest digital asset fell as much as 3.2% and was trading at $26,320 as of 8:30 a.m. in London. Second-ranked Ether and a gauge of the top 100 tokens also declined, but XRP ...

BLOOMBERG    Stocks rose as investors found confidence in strong earnings from Cartier maker Richemont and signs that US lawmakers are making progress on a deal to raise the debt-ceiling. The dollar strengthened. Richemont gained as much as 7.8% to a record, fuelling a broad rally across European luxury stocks. S&P 500 futures edged higher after President Joe Biden and House ...

PARIS / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan On Thursday met with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The two leaders reviewed the longstanding strategic partnership between the UAE and France and explored opportunities to expand collaboration across various sectors. During the meeting, which took place at the Élysée Palace, the French President welcomed the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Dr Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy at the US Department of Energy, visited the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant in the Al Dhafra region of the emirate of Abu Dhabi. Dr Huff visited the plant to see the operations teams generating clean electricity around the clock, ensuring energy security and grid stability for the UAE, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) held a virtual Masterclass session entitled “Demystifying Generative AI” aiming to familiarise its top talent with generative artificial intelligence. The session, led by Brad Smith, Vice Chair and President of Microsoft, was attended by government employees across several federal entities and held under “Jahiz”, an integrated national initiative launched ...

ABU DHABI / WAM e& and Vodafone Group Plc on Thursday announced that they have agreed to a strategic relationship that will bring the two operators closer together in certain aspects of their businesses. As part of this strategic relationship, e& and Vodafone have entered into a relationship agreement that establishes e& as a cornerstone shareholder of Vodafone. This is ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The European Union (EU) delegation to the United Arab Emirates hosted a diplomatic reception in Abu Dhabi to celebrate the 73rd ‘Europe Day’, with UAE partners, government officials, key figures and members of the diplomatic community and international organisations. Held at the Park Hyatt Abu Dhabi Hotel, the event was attended by Ayesha Bin Suwaidan, Director of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC — Masdar, one of the world’s leading clean energy companies, has signed an agreement with the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) to cooperate on a major international knowledge project setting out the means to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030. During the UAE Climate Tech Forum in Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / WAM  The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) will begin accepting applications for the first edition of the Emirates Labour Market Award on June 1. The award, which was approved by the UAE cabinet in March will be held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and ...