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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 ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and OCI Global (OCI) Friday announced that they have entered into a sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the acquisition by ADNOC of OCI’s entire majority shareholding in Fertiglobe plc. Fertiglobe is listed on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and is the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and ammonia combined, ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Office of Development and Martyrs Families Affairs at the Presidential Court, has attended Emirates College for Advanced Education’s graduation ceremony, held for 292 graduates who completed academic programmes across five years. Held under the theme “Transforming Tomorrow Together”, the ceremony took place at Abu Dhabi National ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has chaired the council’s meeting, during which he approved a budget of over AED65 billion for new capital projects and gave directives to advance the Emirati culture and heritage ecosystem in Abu Dhabi. H.H. Sheikh Khaled approved ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a telephone conversation with Elina Valtonen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, the latest developments in the region, and their fallout at the humanitarian and security levels. During the call, the two top diplomats explored ways to boost regional and global efforts to de-escalate the ...

SHARJAH/WAM H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosque King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, expressing his sincere condolences and sympathy over the passing of the mother of Prince Bandar bin Abdullah bin Turki bin Abdulaziz ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Department of Government Enablement – Abu Dhabi (DGE), in partnership with the Department of Economic Development (ADDED), has hosted the third Abu Dhabi Government Leadership Retreat to boost creative leadership and bolster productive collaboration among leaders in the government sector of the emirate. Held under the theme Falcon Economy, the retreat was attended by 33 delegates representing ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia, expressing his sincere condolences and sympathy on the passing of Prince Bandar bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Kabeer Al Saud. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ...