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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met students from Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge’s (ADEK) Khotwa Scholarship Program. His Highness, during the meeting, highlighted the significance of developing and enhancing UAE National youth talent across academic ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium announced today that its Engineer the Future programme reached more than 7,300 students from 29 schools in the 2023-2024 academic year. The programme introduces school students in the UAE to real-life applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in industry. It is delivered in partnership with Emirates Schools Establishment. The programme aims to encourage school ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has announced the establishment of the Colombian Business Council to strengthen bilateral trade and investment relations and pave the way for more joint opportunities between private sector companies in Dubai and Colombia. The council’s inaugural annual general meeting, which was hosted ...

PARIS/WAM A UAE government delegation met Ulrike Knudsen, Deputy Secretary-General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) at the organisation’s headquarters in Paris, to discuss opportunities for expanding future bilateral cooperation. The meeting further tackled adopting the UAE’s successful experiences and best practices as global standards for OECD member states. The visit of the UAE government delegation aimed ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Court for Development and Fallen Heroes’ Affairs, attended the announcement of the Sandooq Al Watan summer programmes for schools and universities. In a speech during a press conference held today to announce the summer programmes, Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Tolerance ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Etihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics arm of Etihad Airways, has strengthened its commitment to the US market. The carrier will offer incremental capacity beyond its belly hold capacity in cooperation with network partner airlines to meet the growing US air freight demand. Etihad Cargo currently offers 550 tonnes of wide-body capacity to North America. The carrier provides ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the directives of Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood (SCMC), Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) and the Mother of the Nation, the 18th UAE-Japan Women’s Friendship Committee (FCW) Forum with the theme A Sustainable ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received Dr. Faisal Mekdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates of the Syrian Arab Republic, in Abu Dhabi on June 26. During a working dinner, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed the visit of Dr. Mekdad and discussed strengthening bilateral ties between the UAE and Syria across various sectors, including ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) in Abu Dhabi has welcomed 45 international STEM students as part of a month-long undergraduate internship. A rigorous selection process was undertaken for the second edition of the Undergraduate Research Internship Programme (UGRIP), which is a four-week program for top-flight undergraduate students to develop foundational Artificial Intelligence (AI) ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) has launched a video call service for customers on its official smart application, while continuing to provide the same feature via WhatsApp using its number 600590000. The new service is part of the Ministry’s ongoing efforts to enhance digital services for customers and meet the UAE Government’s ambitious digital ...