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SHARJAH / WAM Autumn usually begins in the northern hemisphere of Earth, coinciding with the autumnal equinox, when the sun will be directly over the equator, moving towards the south. This year, it is set to take place on September 22 at 16:44 GST. Ibrahim Al Jarwan, Board Chairman of the Emirates Astronomical Society and a member of the Arab ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE will host the latest edition of ‘The Africa Debate,’ which will be organised by the Ministry of Economy in collaboration with Invest Africa, a business network promoting trade and investment in the African continent. The event will take place on October 31, 2024, in Dubai, providing a prominent platform to explore and take advantage ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent congratulatory messages to President Xiomara Castro of the Republic of Honduras, President José Daniel Ortega Saavedra of the Republic of Nicaragua, President Bernardo Arévalo of the Republic of Guatemala, President Rodrigo Chaves Robles of the Republic of Costa Rica, and President Nayib Bukele of the Republic ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a phone call on Friday with Annalena Baerbock, Germany’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, to discuss strengthening bilateral relations and review the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries. The two top diplomats explored ways to bolstering cooperation and partnership across various sectors, ...

DUBAI/WAM The General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs in Dubai (GDRFA) has announced that Sunday,  September 15 2024, will be an official holiday for service centres handling the correction of violators’ statuses, in observance of the Prophet’s Birthday. This decision aligns with the Cabinet’s approved agenda for official holidays for the public and private sectors in 2024. The Directorate ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The United Arab Emirates has achieved a new milestone in the field of cybersecurity, as the International Telecommunication Union ranked it in the top global category (Pioneering Model) according to the 2024 Global Cybersecurity Index. The UAE, represented by the Cybersecurity Council, met all 80 criteria of the index, achieving a 100% success rate. This ranking reflects the ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai Taxi Company today announced that it had been awarded 300 new plates at the latest Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) auction, solidifying its position as Dubai’s largest taxi operator. The award increases DTC’s taxi fleet to almost 6,000 vehicles, increasing its taxi market share to 46% and demonstrating its commitment to serving the growing demand for sustainable ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Ministry of Economy has announced that VeraViews will be incorporated in the UAE under the NextGen FDI initiative. VeraViews is a pioneering new digital advertising platform that uses distributed ledger technology to verify advertising views, eliminate the dissemination of harmful content and prevent bad actors from using the media supply chain to fund ad scams and extremist ...

GENEVA/WAM The World Health Organisation said on Friday it had cleared Bavarian Nordic’s mpox vaccine, the first such shot to be approved by the agency for containing the spread of the disease in badly hit African countries, Reuters reported. The approval, known as a pre-qualification, comes as a new type of the virus spreads from the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Emirates Falconers’ Club, the 22nd Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) will take place from  August 30 to September 7, 2025 at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi. The upcoming edition is expected ...