MUSCAT / WAM The latest data released by the Statistical Centre for the Cooperation Council for the Arab Countries of the Gulf (GCC-Stat) showed that the value of gross national income (the total income earned by citizens and companies) of the GCC countries at current prices in 2023 amounted to US$2.143 trillion, a decrease of 2.7% compared to US$2.202.7 trillion ...
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Abu Dhabi sees 10.3% increase in certificates of origin: ADCCI
ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ADCCI) has announced robust growth in the issuance of certificates of origin, affirming the emirate’s rising non-oil exports, success of economic diversification plans, and vibrant external trade environment. The Chamber recorded a 10.3 percent year-on-year increase in certificates of origin between June 2024 and June 2025, underscoring the ...
Read More »UAE leaders congratulate Indonesian President on Independence Day
ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a congratulatory message to President Prabowo Subianto of the Republic of Indonesia on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...
Read More »UAE leaders congratulate President of Gabon on Independence Day
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to President Brice Oligui Nguema of the Gabonese Republic on the occasion of his country’s Independence Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...
Read More »UAE President, Saudi Crown Prince discuss brotherly relations, efforts to address regional developments in phone call
ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, discussed brotherly relations and ways to enhance cooperation in various fields to serve shared interests during a phone call today. Their Highnesses also reviewed ...
Read More »UAE strengthens commitment to accelerating water investments in Africa at Africa Water Investment Summit in preparation for 2026 UN Water Conference
CAPE TOWN / WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Sheikh Shakhboot bin Nahyan Al Nahyan, Minister of State, led the UAE delegation to the Africa Water Investment Summit, held from 13th-15th August in Cape Town, South Africa. The delegation also included Abdulla Balalaa, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Energy and Sustainability Affairs. ...
Read More »Saud bin Saqr receives outgoing Ukrainian Ambassador
RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, on Wednesday received Dmytro Senik, Ambassador of Ukraine to the UAE, at his palace in the Saqr bin Mohammed City, on the occasion of the end of the ambassador’s tenure. HH Sheikh Saud bin Saqr commended the Ukrainian Ambassador’s ...
Read More »Shamma bint Mohammed delivers lecture on sustainability at Expo Osaka 2025’s UAE Pavilion
AL AIN / WAM In line with the UAE’s efforts to support its environmental strategy and promote a culture of sustainability, Sheikha Dr. Shamma bint Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan, Chairperson of the Mohammed bin Khalid Al Nahyan Cultural and Educational Institutions, delivered a lecture titled “From a Drop of Awareness to a Galaxy of Sustainability”. The lecture took place ...
Read More »Binghatti Holding’s USD 500 Million Benchmark Sukuk Begins Trading on the London Stock Exchange
DUBAI / GULF TIME Binghatti Holding Ltd (“Binghatti Holding”), one of the UAE’s fastest growing real estate developers, celebrated the debut of its USD 500 million 5-year Senior Unsecured Sukuk on the London Stock Exchange with a ceremonial bell-ringing event, marking a key milestone in the company’s international growth journey. The sukuk, issued under Binghatti’s USD 1.5 billion Trust Certificate ...
Read More »Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Ranked as the Best Cancer Center in the Northeast U.S. and New York, Second in the Nation, and First for Urology Care by U.S. News & World Report
GULF TIME Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), a global leader in cancer care and research, has been recognized as the best cancer center in the Northeast United States and New York, the number two hospital for cancer care in the United States, and the number one hospital nationally for urology care by U.S. News & World Report in its ...
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