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ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates and Ukraine have finalised the terms of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between the two nations, the latest milestone in the UAE’s efforts to elevate the value of non-oil foreign trade to AED4 trillion by 2031. The conclusion of negotiations was confirmed with the signing of a joint statement by Dr ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment, Health, and Safety Department of the Abu Dhabi City Municipality celebrated the World Day for Safety and Health at Work to promote responsible behaviour and foster a culture of safety among workers at construction sites. This initiative underscores the municipality’s unwavering commitment to upholding the highest international standards in construction site safety. It involves ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) said that an insured individual is allowed to legally retire and receive a pension if the retirement criteria have been fulfilled. As part of the “Know Your Law” awareness campaign launched at the beginning of the year, the GPSSA reviewed pension entitlement cases in Article 13 of Law ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the 8th Jiu-Jitsu Asian Championship will bring together more than 1,500 male and female competitors from more than 30 countries at the Mubadala Arena from May 3-8. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) announced its collaboration with electric pioneering seaglider maker, REGENT, to support and attract investment for the technology’s development and manufacturing at the Smart and Autonomous Vehicles Industry (SAVI) cluster, located in Masdar City. ADIO and REGENT signed the MoU on the sidelines of DRIFTx, Abu Dhabi’s smart and autonomous mobility ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Joby Aviation, Inc, a company developing all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service, announced it has signed a multilateral MoU with the Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi (DMT), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) that lays the groundwork for ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), in collaboration with the UAE’s General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) and The Department of Municipalities and Transport – Abu Dhabi (DMT), represented by Abu Dhabi Mobility (AD Mobility), unveiled the United Arab Emirate’s first operational vertiport for vertical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOLs) at DRIFTx, an international event showcasing ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The AVPN Global Conference 2024, held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chair of the International Humanitarian and Philanthropic Council, saw UAE organisations announce more than $150 million in funding commitments. These landmark commitments will support global health, poverty alleviation, species conservation and entrepreneurship. In addition, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has partnered with the American Near East Refugee Aid (Anera) to scale the humanitarian assistance to the brotherly people of Gaza and address the humanitarian crisis. On April 28, 400 tonnes of food have reached Ashdod port via Larnaca in Cyprus to be loaded into trucks and head to Gaza to deliver ...

DUBAI / WAM The Emirati Human Resources Development Council (EHRDC) in Dubai and KPMG Lower Gulf announced a partnership to enhance their Emiratisation initiatives across various sectors. Established through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), this collaboration underscores both parties’ commitment to integrating UAE nationals into the workforce and supporting the nation’s vision for a diversified and sustainable economy. The MoU ...