ABU DHABI/WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, is leading the UAE delegation at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting, taking place in Minsk, Belarus, on Friday, 27th June 2025. The UAE is attending the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council meeting ...

BEIJING/WAM Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, and Chairman of Masdar, conducted a working visit to the People’s Republic of China, where he met with senior Chinese government officials as well as top executives from leading Chinese companies. The visit aimed to strengthen bilateral relations and expand ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received congratulatory messages from the kings, presidents and princes of Arab and Muslim countries, on the occasion of the new Hijri Year. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai International (DXB) is entering a period of sustained peak operations, with more than 3.4 million guests expected to travel through the airport between 27th June and 9th July 2025. Daily volumes are forecast to average over 265,000 with the busiest day on 5 July for both departures and transfer traffic. Dubai Airports, alongside its stakeholders, has activated an ...

DOHA/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met today with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, in Doha to discuss the strong relations between the two countries and ways to further strengthen them for the benefit of both nations and their peoples. The two leaders also reviewed ...

GAZA/WAM The United Arab Emirates, via “Operation Chivalrous Knight 3”, has delivered a new batch of emergency medical aid to health facilities in the Gaza Strip, in cooperation with the World Health Organisation (WHO). The aid aims to alleviate the worsening health crisis in Gaza, marked by severe shortages of medicines and medical supplies. Delivered through the Emirati field hospital ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (KEZAD Group) and Witthal Gulf Industries have announced the signing of a 50-year land lease agreement for the establishment of a state-of-the-art plant in Taweelah, KEZAD. Witthal Gulf Industries will invest AED 40 million for the project that will establish the UAE’s first lithium battery recycling plant in KEZAD. As both KEZAD ...

DUBAI/WAM Etihad Credit Insurance (ECI), the UAE’s federal export credit company, announced the impact of its ‘Xport Xponential’ programme, which has helped raise AED 174 million in funding to support the growth of SMEs, during the closing ceremony of the programme. The working capital was raised with the support of four of ECI’s banking partners: First Abu Dhabi Bank, Commercial ...

ABU DHABI/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, and CS Group – part of Sopra Steria, the European tech leader – specialising in the design, development, and implementation of tactical communication solutions and information systems, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to collaborate on an advanced tactical communications project. Signed at the International Paris ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Airways and Air Europa have celebrated a historic milestone as Air Europa operates its inaugural wet-lease flight from Abu Dhabi to Madrid, marking the Spanish carrier’s first-ever aircraft operation from the Middle East. The landmark Boeing 787-9 service represents a significant evolution of the partnership between the two airlines, building on their expanded codeshare agreement and frequent ...