ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has chaired the UAE Cabinet meeting. The meeting was attended by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court; HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid …

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. 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 reconstituting the Board of Trustees of Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities, Chaired by Dr. Omar Habtoor Al Darei, with Mariam Eid AlMheiri as Vice Chairperson. Board members comprise Ghanem Sultan Alsuwaidi, …

GULF TIME Experience Abu Dhabi is marking the post-Eid period with an exciting offer for hotel guests: anyone booked to stay at a participating Abu Dhabi hotel will receive free entrance to three cultural institutions: Louvre Abu Dhabi, Zayed National Museum, and Natural History Museum Abu Dhabi, all located within Saadiyat Cultural District. The offer is open to all guests …

DUBAI/WAM Dubai will host the 30th Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan Racecourse on Saturday, featuring 100 horses from leading international stables competing across nine races with total prize money of $30.5 million. The organising committee at Dubai Racing Club said preparations for the event have been completed, with strong local and international interest expected in this year’s edition. The …

WASHINGTON/WAM US President Donald J. Trump announced a suspension of operations linked to targeting Iran’s energy facilities for 10 days, effective until 6 April 2026. This move represents a 10-day extension of the current pause and comes as part of ongoing talks. In a statement published on Truth Social, President Trump explained that the decision followed a request from the …

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB), a leading Islamic financial institution, has launched “Sanadna”, a dedicated initiative to support the nation’s frontline personnel, recognising those who continue to serve and safeguard the UAE. The programme is designed to deliver meaningful and timely support tailored to the needs of frontline heroes. It focuses on enhancing financial flexibility, …

DUBAI/ WAM The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation PJSC (Empower), held with a quorum of 85 percent of the company’s paid-up share capital, approved the Board of Directors’ proposal to distribute cash dividends of AED437.5 million (4.375 fils per share equivalent to 43.75% of the company’s paid-up capital) to shareholders for second half of …

DUBAI / WAM Further to the announcement made on 28 November 2025 regarding the strategic partnership between RAKBANK and Network International (Network), the transaction has now successfully closed following all required approvals from the Central Bank of the UAE. As part of the partnership, Network will provide its state-of-the-art payment solutions to serve RAKBANK’s customers across SMEs and large corporates, …

ABU DHABI / WAM Researchers at NYU Abu Dhabi have discovered new large-scale waves moving deep inside the Sun, driven by magnetic fields far below the surface. These waves provide a window into parts of the Sun that are otherwise inaccessible, giving scientists a new tool to study how its magnetic field is formed and evolves over time. In the …

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) expects that today’s weather will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with some convective clouds, accompanied by heavy rainfall over most areas of the country at intervals, and a drop in temperatures. In a statement, the Centre noted that winds will be southeasterly to northeasterly at 15 to 30, reaching up …