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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) is bringing artificial intelligence into two important areas of cancer care, with new work focused on clinical trial matching and predicting immunotherapy response using routine blood tests. For patients from the Middle East who travel abroad for specialist cancer treatment, they point to more informed treatment decisions and a clearer path to personalized and …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group today listed six new Single Stock Futures — on ADNOC Gas, ADNOC Drilling, ADNOC Logistics & Services, Presight AI, Sharjah Islamic Bank, and Two Point Zero Group — expanding its derivatives suite to 17 futures and 50 contracts. The new contracts will provide investors with additional tools to hedge …

ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) Group today listed six new Single Stock Futures — on ADNOC Gas, ADNOC Drilling, ADNOC Logistics & Services, Presight AI, Sharjah Islamic Bank, and Two Point Zero Group — expanding its derivatives suite to 17 futures and 50 contracts. The new contracts will provide investors with additional tools to hedge exposure, manage …

ABU DHABI/WAM The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the renewed hostile missile and drone attacks by Iran targeting the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that these hostile attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the brotherly …

ABU DHABI/WAM Firefighting teams of the Armed Forces responded to an accidental fire at a warehouse in Zayed Military City that resulted from the burning of some wood and old ammunition. The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the fire has been brought under control and that no injuries were reported. It urged the public to obtain information from official sources.

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, chaired a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Investment Authority (EIA), attended by Board members and the Authority’s executive management. The Board reviewed a number of items on the agenda and was briefed on the Emirates …

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today held a phone call with His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, during which he expressed his sincere condolences on the passing of Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani. His Highness the President also extended his condolences to the Al …

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the Supervision of the Smart and Autonomous Systems Council, the Integrated Transport Centre (Abu Dhabi Mobility), an affiliate of the Department of Municipalities and Transport, has introduced the first dedicated licence plates for trial and commercial autonomous vehicles in Abu Dhabi. The initiative reflects the emirate’s commitment to accelerating the adoption of smart mobility technologies. …

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, today announced financial close for the world’s first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project, marking a defining milestone in the commercialisation of the next generation of clean energy infrastructure. Backed by a consortium of 13 leading international and local banks, the US$5.1 billion financing …

ROME / WAM TRENDS Training Institute, a subsidiary of TRENDS Group, and Italy’s AISES Foundation signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and strategic cooperation at Palazzo Giustiniani, the headquarters of the Italian Senate. The agreement builds on the international academic symposium on AI Governance hosted by the Italian Senate in Zuccari Hall, reaffirming both parties’ commitment to translating dialogue into …