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MADRID / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM), signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Spanish international news agency (EFE), that will see the two sides exchange and disseminate their news items, in support of the growing relations between the UAE and Spain. The agreement was signed by Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi, Executive Director of WAM, and Fernando ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, said that Dubai continues to cement its position as a global hub for young talent and creative minds, with its determination to employ technology across various ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Belize recently signed an economic cooperation agreement to develop, enhance, and expand their cooperation on areas of mutual interests. The agreement was inked by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Erwin Contreras, Belize’s Minister of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade, and Commerce. The agreement covers various major sectors, including trade ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE ranked first in the Arab World and 25th globally in the Global Competitiveness Report, 2019, released by the World Economic Forum, Davos, on Wednesday. According to the report, which assesses the competitiveness landscape of 141 economies, providing unique insight into the drivers of economic growth, the UAE gained two positions since the last edition. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM A total of 100 conservation projects for endangered species of plants and wildlife in Madagascar received grants from the Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund, attendees at a special talk on conservation in the island were told at a meeting at capital’s Foreign Correspondents’ Club – UAE. Overall, the Fund has now given a total of ...

Dubai / WAM Dubai almost doubled its foreign trade value in IT and telecom industry over the past decade, recording a growth of 97 percent from AED117 billion in 2009 to AED231 billion ($62.8 billion) in 2018, according to statistics released by Dubai Customs, in conjunction with Gitex Technology Week 2019. In H1-2019, trade in IT and telecoms went up ...

DUBAI / WAM Swedish Minister for Foreign Trade, Anna Hallberg, performed a tree planting ceremony at Expo 2020 Dubai on Wednesday, officially marking the beginning of the construction of the Swedish pavilion, ‘The Forest’. Najeeb Mohammed Al-Ali, Executive Director of Expo 2020 Dubai Bureau, joined the Swedish minister at the ceremony. Tree planting resonates with the ambition to build the ...

Dubai / WAM The Abu Dhabi Digital Authority (Adda), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with Orange Business Services to accelerate the digital transformation of the Abu Dhabi government. According to the agreement, Orange Business Services will work in close coordination with Adda in the development of a co-innovation programme to explore new value-added services for the Authority, with the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has marked the first year of its ambitious digitalisation programme, which went live with iCargo in October 2018, by reiterating its commitment to enhancing customer experiences with a pipeline of further programmes and initiatives. Etihad Cargo implemented a full overhaul of its booking processes and platforms ...

Moscow / WAM First Emirati astronaut, Hazza Al Mansoori made his first media appearance after his mission to the International Space Station (ISS), in a joint press conference with the Russian astronaut, Aleksey Ovchinin at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre in Stars City, Moscow, Russia. The press conference shed light on Al Mansoori’s space mission. The Mohammed bin Rashid ...