GULF TIME MAGRABi Retail Group, the Middle East’s leading eyewear retailer, announces the proposed acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of Kefan Optics Company KSCC, one of the largest eyewear retailers in Kuwait. Following the acquisition, the MAGRABi customer-centric ethos will be seamlessly integrated into the existing Kefan stores, whilst maintaining the Kefan brand, bringing a premium MAGRABi ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, visited today the ‘Make it in the Emirates 2025’, held at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The event witnesses broad local and international participation, bringing together key decision-makers, officials from the public and private sectors, entrepreneurs, investors, industrialists, ...

DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence of the UAE, and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, chaired a meeting of the Defence Council, where he stressed the importance of strengthening efforts, fostering teamwork, and deepening collaboration to release the leadership’s vision for advancing ...

AL AIN / GULF TIME Brighton College Al Ain has been officially recognised as an Outstanding school in all assessed categories following its exceptional performance in the latest British Schools Overseas (BSO) inspection, reaffirming its commitment to delivering world-class education for pupils aged three to 18. Furthermore, it is the only school in Al Ain to achieve the Outstanding rating, ...

PARIS / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) will deepen ties with France’s AI ecosystem in 2025 after expanding its relationship with École Polytechnique through a Collaborative Research Agreement. This new initiative will support mission-driven research led by core investigators from both institutions. The focus areas include advancing large language models, developing foundation models for reasoning, and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi University (ADU) and Rubika have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a dual-certified Bachelor of Arts degree programme in Video Game Design, launching in the upcoming academic year and marking a significant milestone in the growth of Abu Dhabi’s creative ...

DUBAI / WAM Nasdaq Dubai on Tuesday welcomed the listing of a US$500 million Senior Sukuk issued by Ajman Bank, marking the bank’s first Sukuk issuance and debut listing on the international exchange. Issued under Ajman Bank’s $1.5 billion Trust Certificate Issuance Programme, the Sukuk attracted strong investor demand, achieving 5.4 times oversubscription and garnering interest from over 100 global ...

TOKYO / WAM VLC Holdings Ltd (VLCHD), a leading Japanese technology company listed on the Nagoya Stock Exchange, and Cyber Falcon Cyber Security Services, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi-based Inovartic Investment, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish cybersecurity training facilities across the UAE. The MoU was signed during the Abu Dhabi–Tokyo Business Connect forum, recently organised by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM AD Ports Group, a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, signed a Head of Terms Agreement with Advario, a leading global provider of tank storage and infrastructure solutions, to explore establishing a joint venture to develop and operate green energy and liquid bulk storage projects in the UAE and globally. The proposed joint venture, ...

ROME / WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today attended the inauguration ceremony of Pope Leo XIV as head of the Catholic Church, succeeding the late Pope Francis. The ceremony took place in St. Peter’s Square in ...