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DUBAI / WAM The Museum of the Future (MOTF) welcomed over 30 Presidents, Prime Ministers and delegates from 30 different countries from around the world. As the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) successfully concluded at Expo City Dubai. The Presidents and Ministers visiting the Museum of the Future during their official visit to COP28 included Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has unveiled its Digital Strategy 2023-2030, with 82 projects and initiatives at a total investment of AED1.6 billion. The strategy aims to strengthen RTA’s global leadership in digital transformation, optimising the use of data, and constructing a digital infrastructure that is 100 percent agile and scalable. Key goals of the digital ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, has emphasised the importance of horses in the Arab-Islamic heritage, and the significance of promoting the UAE’s traditional sports and popular heritage and spreading it globally. The Crown Prince of Fujairah made the remarks while attending the conclusion of the 8th edition of the ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the agency has planted 44 million mangrove trees across Abu Dhabi since 2020 as part of the UAE’s efforts to combat ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Yousef Saif Al Ali presented his credentials to Ibrahim Traore, Burkina Faso’s transitional President, as non-resident ambassador to Burkina Faso. Al Ali conveyed the greetings of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness ...

ABU DHABI/WAM ADQ, an Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company, and Azerbaijan Investment Holding (AIH), a strategic sovereign wealth fund located in Baku, have announced the formation of a joint venture with the aim of investing in sectors of mutual priority and interest, such as agriculture, technology, pharmaceuticals and energy infrastructure. The platform will seek and leverage investment opportunities with ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, received a delegation from the National Library and Archives (NLA), led by Abdullah Majid Al Ali, Director-General of the NLA. During the meeting, Sheikh Hamdan was briefed about NLA’s strategic plan for 2022 to 2025, which aims to maintain the progress and innovation that lead ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The fifth edition of the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon is set to take place on Saturday morning, with a record-breaking 25,000 runners, from 168 nationalities, participating alongside a host of elite athletes. At a press conference held at the ADNOC Abu Dhabi Marathon – Event Village, located behind the ADNOC Tower, the Marathon organising committee confirmed the completion ...

DUBAI/WAM Sultan Al Shamsi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for International Development Affairs, and Joel Hernández Garcia, Under-Secretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Mexican States, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding and Comprehensive Partnership on behalf of their respective governments. The signings took place on the sidelines of the 28th ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Ministry of Defence, represented by the Air Force and Air Defence, and the Joint Aviation Command, will participate in the Ethiopian Air Force’s 88th anniversary celebrations, which will be held tomorrow at the Harar Meda Air Base in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The participation will see aircraft belonging to the UAE’s Air Force and Air Defence take ...