DUBAI/WAM The UAE cycling team returned home on Saturday to a hero’s welcome after winning a historic bronze medal at Asian Games 2023, held in Hangzhou, China. Ahmed Al Mansoori won the bronze medal and the first Emirati cyclist to win a medal at the Asian Games. The team members were greeted with flowers and cheers by Khalifa Yousef Bin ...
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DHA and DCAS to participate in AccessAbilities Expo
DUBAI/WAM Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Dubai Corporate for Ambulance Services ( DCAS) are showcasing their efforts at the AccessAbilities Expo. This year’s edition of the event is expected to achieve record growth in the number of global exhibitors specialised in manufacturing advanced technologies and devices that contribute towards empowering People of Determination as well as key regional rehabilitation centres ...
Read More »UAE-Vietnam Joint Committee Meeting convened to advance economic cooperation
HANOI/ WAM The Vietnamese Ministry of Industry and Trade has hosted the fifth UAE-Vietnam Joint Committee in Hanoi. The Committee was co-chaired by Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, and Dr. Nguyen Hong Dien, Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade. Senior diplomats and government officials from both sides participated in the Joint Committee and ...
Read More »Adaptation front and center of Climate agenda, Says COP28 President at MENA Climate Week
RIYADH/WAM Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President, delivered a formal address at the opening ceremony for MENA Climate Week today, where he called on nations in the region to expand on their legacy of climate leadership to drive inclusive progress ahead of COP28. Regional wind and solar investments have grown over ...
Read More »Under patronage of Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed, Abu Dhabi Poetry Festival to take place
ABU DHAB / WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Poetry Festival will take place from October 12-15 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (Adnec), in cooperation with the Emirates Heritage Club. The festival is being ...
Read More »Arab Parliament President congratulates UAE on success of FNC elections
CAIRO / WAM Adel bin AbdulRahman Alasoomi, President of the Arab Parliament (AP), has congratulated the UAE on the success of the Federal National Council (FNC) elections 2023. He praised the efforts exerted by the UAE and its supervising bodies on the electoral process that was characterised by integrity, valuing the awareness of the Emirati citizen who was keen to ...
Read More »ZHO, Philippines university sign pact on training students
ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) signed a joint memorandum of understanding with the Southwestern University PHINMA (SWU PHINMA) in the Philippines to train students of the College of Rehabilitative Sciences at the health care management departments of ZHO’s care and rehabilitation centres in neurological rehabilitation therapy services for children, as part of the ...
Read More »MBRF provides over 22,000 books to Emirates Schools Establishment
DUBAI / WAM In line with the role of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) in enhancing education in the UAE, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) donated 22,000 books to the Emirates Schools Establishment (ESE) to be distributed at the newly established Zayed Education Complexes as part of the ‘My Family is Reading’ ...
Read More »UAE President, US Senator Joni Ernst discuss bilateral strategic alliance
ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Friday met with US Senator Joni Ernst of Iowa to discuss ways to further solidify the strategic alliance between the two nations in various fields. During the meeting at Qasr Al Shati, the two sides exchanged views on a number of regional and international developments ...
Read More »FAB issues largest-ever USD tier 2 bond from a UAE Bank
ABU DHABI / WAM First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), UAE’s largest bank and one of the world’s largest and strongest financial institutions, successfully issued its inaugural USD Tier 2 capital securities on Tuesday, September 26,2023. The USD 1 billion 10.5NC5.5-Year Tier 2 Bond is the largest-ever Tier 2 issuance from a UAE bank and the largest-ever Tier 2 conventional bond ...
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