WORLD CAPITALS/WAM Gold prices fell on Friday and were poised for a weekly loss amid rising inflation and interest rate-hike fears. Spot gold was down 0.7 percent at $4,442.94 per ounce, as of 0402 GMT. It has fallen about 2 percent for the week so far. The US gold futures for August delivery fell 0.8 percent to $4,469.10. Spot silver …
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WASHINGTON/WAM Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority, visited Washington, D.C., where he and the accompanying delegation met with US Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, Under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs Jacob Helberg, and a number of members of the US Congress. The meetings were held …
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DUSHANBE / WAM As preparations continue for the 2026 UN Water Conference, which will be co-hosted by the UAE and Senegal in Abu Dhabi from 8-10 December 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) participated in the 4th Dushanbe Water Conference (25–28 May), as part of ongoing international efforts to strengthen the global water agenda. The conference brought together more …
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DUBAI / WAM The UAE remains one of the world’s most attractive real estate investment destinations in spite of the recent regional challenges, according to a new global survey commissioned by Arada. Arada’s UAE Property Investment Index, which was conducted by US-based Penta Group, ranked the country as the top investment destination, with 56 percent of global investors expressing serious …
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, offered his condolences on the passing of Obaid Juma Humaid Al Zaabi. His Highness Sheikh Mansour conveyed his condolences while visiting the family residence in the Al Zaab area. He also extended his sympathies to the deceased’s …
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ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has issued a resolution appointing His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan as the Undersecretary of the Ruler’s Representative Court in Al Ain Region.
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ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has introduced a new digital service allowing individual employers to register and pay employees’ salaries directly through the ADIB Mobile Banking app and corporate employers via the ADIB Direct app. ADIB is one of the first banks to offer this service, which is fully aligned with the approved regulatory framework of …
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AL ARISH / WAM The UAE Floating Hospital in Al Arish, Arab Republic of Egypt, operating under Operation Chivalrous Knight 3, has successfully performed a specialised surgical procedure on a patient from the Gaza Strip as part of the advanced medical and surgical services it provides to Palestinian patients and the injured. The patient, who is currently receiving treatment at …
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DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) will resume quality assurance visits to private schools across the emirate from the 2026-27 academic year as part of efforts to improve educational standards, student outcomes and parental confidence in the school system. The visits support Dubai’s Education 33 (E33) Strategy, which aims to enhance education quality and place students …
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SHARJAH / WAM Sharjah Art Foundation announced the launch of Radial Histories, a six-part audio miniseries exploring lesser-known histories of visual art in Sharjah and the wider UAE from the 1960s to the early 1990s, just before the inception of the Sharjah Biennial in 1993. Weaving together oral histories, archival recordings and scholarly commentary, the series addresses vital questions: How …
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