BOSTON / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed a Declaration of Collaboration with Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company. Signed in Boston as part of the Abu Dhabi Life Science Mission to US, both parties seek to collaborate in four strategic healthcare priorities, including hematology and oncology, rare metabolic diseases, diabetes management and vaccines. ...
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Dubai reports AED6.7bn in week-long realty deals
DUBAI / WAM The real estate and properties transactions were valued at AED6.7 billion in total during the week ending Friday, June 17. The sum of transactions was 2,423, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 213 plots sold for AED1.03 billion, as well as 1,652 apartments and villas sold for AED3.8 billion. The top ...
Read More »Etihad returns to Heathrow Terminal 4
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE national airline Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from June 22. Etihad is returning to Terminal 4 following a temporary home at Terminals 2 and 3 during pandemic. Transport connections, including the London Underground and Heathrow Express, will also reopen. The Etihad Lounge will also reopen for ...
Read More »UAE issues operating licence for Unit 3 at Barakah nuclear plant
Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, on Friday issued the Operating Licence for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (Enec) subsidiary responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant located in the Al Dhafra region of ...
Read More »Emirati firms see 8.9% growth in number of women on board seats
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s continued efforts to improve gender diversity in the boardroom have led to more women holding board positions this year (8.9 percent), up from 3.5 percent in 2020, according to research undertaken by Aurora50, a social enterprise working towards gender parity in GCC boardrooms, and Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. In a first-of-its-kind study ...
Read More »MoIAT, MBZUAI launch training programme on AI industry applications
ABU DHABI / WAM Industrial leaders in the UAE have participated in the second edition of Industry 4.0 and AI for Industrial Leaders, a professional training programme delivered as part of a collaboration between the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). The four-day programme is designed to develop knowledge ...
Read More »Etihad Airways returns to Heathrow Terminal 4
Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE national airline Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from June 22. Etihad is returning to Terminal 4 following a temporary home at Terminals 2 and 3 during the pandemic. Transport connections, including the London Underground and Heathrow Express, will also reopen. The Etihad Lounge will also reopen ...
Read More »Operation Smile UAE starts its medical mission
Abu Dhabi / WAM Operation Smile UAE, in cooperation with Healthpoint and the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi, will start a new medical mission in the UAE on Saturday, providing free surgeries to patients with cleft conditions over a course of three days at Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi. In January 2011, Operation Smile UAE was established under the patronage of HH ...
Read More »Louvre Abu Dhabi launches second Richard Mille Art Prize
Abu Dhabi / WAM To mark the museum’s fifth anniversary, Louvre Abu Dhabi and Swiss watchmaking brand Richard Mille announced the second edition of the Louvre Abu Dhabi Art Here exhibition and the Richard Mille Art Prize, which will call on GCC artists (nationals and residents) working in various media to become part of its universal story. Curated by ...
Read More »FNC becomes observer member at LatAm, Caribbean Parliament
Abu Dhabi / WAM Saqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), said the decision of the Latin America and Caribbean Parliament (Parlatino) to make the UAE, represented by the FNC, an observer member will strengthen the cooperation between the two sides and support the efforts to enhance the economic, social, cultural and political relations between the UAE ...
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