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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 ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, reviewed the strategic plan of the Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects and approved designs for the new passenger terminal at Al Maktoum International Airport, which will be the largest in the world when fully operational. Set to be ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Muslim Council of Elders will be participating at the 33rd edition of the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024, from April 29 to May5. The participation is part of the Council’s mission to promote peace, strengthen the values of dialogue and tolerance, and build bridges of cooperation among people of different races and beliefs. The ...

DUBAI / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, held a bilateral meeting with Tiit Riisalo, Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology in the Republic of Estonia. The meeting explored the possibilities for expanding cooperation in key sectors between the two countries, including the new economy, entrepreneurship, tourism, aviation, technology, artificial intelligence, transportation, and small and medium ...

GAZA / WAM The UAE field hospital in Gaza has begun fitting prosthetics for wounded and injured who lost limbs during the catastrophic events in the Gaza Strip. The hospital announced that 61 prosthetics will be delivered to the injured in several stages. In each stage, prosthetics will be fitted for 10 injured people with physical and psychological rehabilitation. The ...