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ABU DHABI/ WAM Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate and UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, affirmed, in alignment with the vision of the UAE’s leadership, the conference presidency places great emphasis on the role of religious leaders and figures. It ensures their active contribution to global efforts aimed at addressing the implications of climate change and finding ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, discussed during a phone call with Romanian Foreign Minister, Luminita Odobescu, the latest developments in the region and ways to establish safe corridors to deliver humanitarian assistance to civilians. The two top diplomats while discussing the ongoing regional and international efforts to contain the situation ...

REYKJAVIK/ WAM Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President, delivered a keynote address at the opening session of the 2023 Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, highlighting the dangerous impact of climate change on fragile, Arctic ecosystems and calling on nations to support the COP28 Action Agenda to keep the Paris Agreement ...

DUBAI/ WAM Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP), an initiative under the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), has signed an MoU with Masdar City, the pioneering sustainable urban community and world-class business and technology hub in Abu Dhabi, to advance the housing and urban development sectors in the UAE and improve performance in related global competitiveness indicators. The MoU was ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM EDGE Group’s KATIM, a leader in the development of innovative and ultra-secure communication solutions, and etisalat by e&, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at GITEX 2023, being held at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The announcement highlights etisalat by e&’s role in amplifying the market reach of KATIM’s comprehensive product suite, from pioneering ...

SHARJAH/ WAM Air Arabia announced the launch of a new route operating between Sharjah and Giza city in Egypt. The non-stop flights will connect Sharjah International Airport with Sphinx International Airport with a frequency of five weekly flights starting from 6th December, 2023. Adel Al Ali, Group Chief Executive Officer, Air Arabia, said, “We are glad to announce the launch ...

RIYADH/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Pham Minh Chinh, Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, on the sidelines of the joint summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), which commenced on Friday in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. During their meeting, which took place ...

RIYADH/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has led the UAE delegation participating in the joint summit between the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Riyadh. The summit was inaugurated by His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince and Prime Minister of the Kingdom ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, they discussed cooperation and coordination between UAE entities and WFP to deliver relief assistance to the Gaza Strip, given worsening humanitarian conditions for civilians in the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) has achieved record performance in the first nine months of 2023, reporting that net profit for the period reached AED12.4 billion, up 58% year-on-year on an underlying basis (excluding Magnati-related gains in 2022). Revenue was AED20.5 billion, up 38% year-on-year, reflecting the successful and sustained execution of the bank’s growth strategy. FAB announced ...