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ABU DHABI / WAM During its annual turtle survey and as part of the marine assessment and conservation programme, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) recorded the first nest of ‘green turtles’ at one of the core Hawksbill turtle nesting sites in Al Dhafra Region. Although Green turtles are found extensively in Abu Dhabi’s waters, nesting activity has never ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) is at the annual Gulfood exhibition, the region’s largest F&B event, which is taking place at Dubai World Trade Center (DWTC) through February 22. Rakez is dedicated to offering global investors complete business solutions for establishing and growing their presence in the UAE’s flourishing food and beverage industry. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Omar bin Sultan Al Olama, Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Digital Economy, and Remote Work Applications, affirmed that the UAE government adopts a proactive approach based on designing visions and goals, as well as developing and implementing initiatives and projects that lay the foundations of a pioneering digital economy. This economy combines national skills and technological ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member, Ruler of Sharjah, and President of the Sharjah Performing Arts Academy (SPAA), chaired the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the SPAA in the academy building in the University City in Sharjah. At the beginning of the meeting, His Highness the Ruler of Sharjah welcomed ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department’s (ADJD) Centre for Legal and Community Awareness has launched an expanded awareness campaign against domestic violence that will run for three months. The “Violence… the End of Family Stability” campaign aims to raise public awareness of various preventive measures against domestic violence, highlight its detrimental effects, educate on family rights and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) inked a partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) to advance the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to meet sustainable development goals. As part of the collaboration, the university becomes the founding knowledge partner for the UNDP’s AI for Sustainable Development Platform (AI4SDP), an initiative born out ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to King Abdullah II of Jordan, over the passing of Khaled bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al Saif, the father of Princess Rajwa Al Hussein, wife of the Jordanian Crown Prince. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates Flight Catering, one of the world’s largest catering operations, has fully acquired Emirates Bustanica, formerly called Emirates Crop One, and its consumer brand Bustanica, the world’s largest indoor vertical farm. This strategic move establishes Emirates Bustanica as a fully UAE-owned company, helping sustain the country’s vision of enhancing food and water security and its agricultural capabilities. ...

DUBAI / WAM As part of its agenda for the ‘UAE Innovates 2024’ initiative, held throughout February, the Federal Tax Authority (FTA) signed a collaboration agreement with the 01GOV Platform, in an effort to expand the use of its own Tax 10 platform. The authority launched Tax 10 last year to encourage innovation and promote excellence and professional creativity among ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai International (DXB) has concluded a record-breaking year of achievements and extraordinary growth by welcoming 87 million guests in annual traffic in 2023, surpassing not only Dubai Airports’ own yearly forecast but also pre-pandemic levels of traffic. This remarkable performance marks the successful and ahead-of-time completion of DXB’s recovery journey, further solidifying its position as the world’s ...