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ABU DHABI/ GULF TIME Art therapy, alongside music, drama, dance, and movement therapy, offers the invaluable advantage of expression without words. The MENA region’s pioneering Art Therapy Conference, themed “Empowering through Creativity,” launched its inaugural edition in Abu Dhabi with a spotlight on art’s transformative influence on trauma. The conference, organized by the Abu Dhabi Center for Sheltering and Humanitarian ...

BLOOMBERG Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc plans to eliminate as many as 2,500 positions worldwide and will streamline operations, enacting the deepest job cuts yet under Chief Executive Officer Tufan Erginbilgic. The reductions will target 2,000 to 2,500 employees, or about 6% of the global staff, the company said in a regulatory statement, confirming reports of job losses. As part of the ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) to treat the children of female citizens like citizens on scholarships, who currently number 72 male and female students, and to return the amounts paid to those who paid them, through the Amiri ...

FUJAIRAH / WAM HH Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Fujairah, received at Al Rumaila Palace, Dr Jamal Sanad  Al-Suwaidi, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Emirates Centre for Strategic Studies & Research (ECSSR) and received a copy of his new book entitled “President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Ahmet Burak Daglioglu, Head of the Investment Office of the Turkish Presidency, said that the cumulative foreign direct investment from the United Arab Emirates to Turkiye has surged to $5.6 billion (AED20.6 billion) from 2002 through August 2023. Speaking exclusively to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) during the eighth edition of the World Investment Forum in ...

DUBAI / WAM Moro Hub, a subsidiary of Digital Dewa, the digital arm of Dewa, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Digital Dubai Authority (DDA) to deliver state-of-the-art cyber security services to various government entities across the emirate of Dubai. The MoU was signed in the presence of Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism and the Dubai Sports Council have announced that registration for the world’s largest free fun run – Dubai Run– is now open. Back for its fifth edition as part of the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC), more than 200,000 people are expected to line up for an unforgettable run along the iconic ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi – Kezad Group has won the United Nations Investment Promotion Award 2023 for promoting investments in the energy transition. The award, received by Mohamed Ghareeb Al Hosani, Chief Experience Officer of Kezad Group, at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi, recognises Kezad Group’s commitment to sustainable development and its efforts to attract ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Archer Aviation on Tuesday announced that it has entered into an agreement with Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio), pursuant to which the parties intend to work together to make Abu Dhabi its first international launch partner, with plans to commence air taxi operations in Abu Dhabi in 2026. As part of this strategic initiative, Adio plans ...

BEIJING / WAM Mohammed Jalal Al Rayssi, Director-General of the Emirates News Agency (WAM), has underscored the significant role that media can play in supporting collective efforts and raising awareness about climate change and sustainability. During lectures delivered to students at Tsinghua University, the Communication University of China, and Beijing Foreign Language University, Al Rayssi emphasised the crucial importance of ...