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WASHINGTON / WAM Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-Designate, and Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Co-Chair of the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ), on Wednesday co-chaired a roundtable discussion hosted at the ...

DUBAI / WAM Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced on Wednesday that the Rashid Rover, onboard the HAKUTO-R Mission 1 Lunar Lander, is scheduled to land on the Moon on April 25 at 8:40 PM (UAE time). The landing date is subject to change depending on operational conditions. The Rashid Rover is currently orbiting the moon at an altitude ...

CAIRO / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan arrived in Cairo on Wednesday on an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. Upon arrival at Cairo International Airport, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed and his accompanying delegation were received by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, alongside a number of ministers and senior officials. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Masdar has further expanded its presence in the US’ renewables market after closing the acquisition of a 50% stake in a combined solar and battery storage project from EDF Renewables North America. The Big Beau project, located in California, comprises a 128-megawatt (MWac) photovoltaic (PV) solar plant and a 40 MW/160 MWh battery energy storage system. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Lt General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, attended a Majlis Mohamed bin Zayed lecture exploring the science of ageing, presented by renowned genetics expert Dr David Sinclair. The lecture, which took place in a dedicated Majlis venue at the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi, ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME With Ramadan festivities in the air, FBP International celebrated its ninth year on March 21. Established in 2014, the company has since then diversified from Australian Immigration Services to Settlement Services in Australia, for individuals, families, investors, and business set up and expansion as well. Having more than 2,700 successful client outcomes and seeing the continued ...

DUBAI / WAM More than 5,000 Emiratis benefited from career counselling services offered by the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council (Nafis) in collaboration with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) from the beginning of 2023 until the end of March. Ahmad Al Nasser, Assistant Undersecretary for National Human Resources Development at MoHRE, said, “Career counselling aims to qualify Emiratis ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) has announced that it joined HILT CRC to progress research into the decarbonisation of alumina refining. HILT CRC (Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre) is an Australian cooperative research centre bringing together industry, researchers and government to achieve technological breakthroughs in the decarbonisation of the steel, iron, alumina and cement industries. ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolence to Emir of Kuwait His Highness Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on the death of Sheikh Mubarak Jaber Al Mubarak Al Sabah. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME With the completion of external construction and the commencement of interior finishing, Ebarza, the leading home furniture and decor brand in the region, has announced the imminent opening of “Ebarza Shopping Center” in Khalifa Industrial City (Kizad), as part of its commitment to its unique philosophy of furniture designs that combine luxury, quality materials, innovative design, ...