NEW DELHI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Excellency Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of the Republic of India, met on Monday for talks aimed at enhancing bilateral cooperation across various fields. The discussions were held within the framework of the two countries’ longstanding ties, reflected in their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and Comprehensive Economic Partnership. …

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has taken another major step in shaping the future of financial services as part of its Vision 2035 by rolling out Open Finance, marking a key milestone in the UAE’s Open Finance journey under AlTareq, the Central Bank of the UAE’s (CBUAE) Open Finance Initiative. ADIB is among the first banks in the …

ABU DHABI/WAM Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Foreign Trade, led a high-level government and business delegation to Yaoundé, Cameroon, where he extended the greetings of the UAE’s leadership to Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, wishing the Cameroonian people and nation peace, prosperity and progress. The visit by Al Zeyoudi is part of the UAE’s ongoing efforts …

DUBAI/WAM The United Arab Emirates is participating in the 56th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum 2026, taking place in Davos, Switzerland from 19th to 23rd January, with a high-level delegation led by H.H. Sheikha Latifa bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Chairperson of Dubai Culture and Arts Authority. The delegation includes more than 100 ministers, senior government officials, …

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan took to the social media platform X to reaffirm the country’s steadfast commitment to strengthening family bonds on Sunday. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed wrote: “With the launch of the Year of Family in the UAE, we reaffirm our steadfast commitment to strengthening family bonds and shared values while …

DUBAI/WAM Solico Group, a food manufacturing company in the Middle East region, has launched SoFood, an AED130 million ($35.4 million) purpose-built production facility in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) that will serve as its GCC manufacturing hub. The 5,000 m² site has an initial production capacity of 40 tonnes per day, boosting the resilience of the UAE’s food manufacturing sector. …

ABU DHABI/WAM Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, has planted ADNOC’s five millionth mangrove seedling during a visit to the Al Nouf mangrove forest in Abu Dhabi, marking a milestone in ADNOC’s ambition to plant 10 million mangroves by 2030. ADNOC has now surpassed the halfway mark towards …

ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry has honoured a number of leading companies that have been awarded the Sustainability Label, on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026. The recognition reflects the Chamber’s commitment to supporting the transition towards more sustainable business practices and enhancing the readiness and competitiveness of private-sector companies, in line with …

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Thursday welcomed His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, President of the Republic of Senegal, whose working visit to the UAE includes participation in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026. The meeting, held at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, focused on ways to strengthen cooperation between the two countries …

ABU DHABI/WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Mozambique have reviewed avenues to deepen economic cooperation during a UAE–Mozambique Business Roundtable held on Wednesday in Abu Dhabi on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, in the presence of Daniel Chapo, President of Mozambique. The UAE delegation was led by Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of …