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Dubai / WAM Dubai Culture and Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) signed an MoU with Fiker Institute, an interdisciplinary think-tank which specialises in international relations, public policy and culture, to establish a knowledge partnership, with the aim of supporting Dubai’s cultural scene globally and advancing research on cultural and creative industries through panel discussions, publications, debates, and the exchange of experiences, ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Géant, part of GMG, is expanding its regional footprint with the opening of its first supermarket in the UAE in Citylife Al Jurf in Ajman. With its customer friendly open-air market look and feel, this new concept will offer an abundance of choice and quality from the freshest groceries, imported and local fresh produce, meats, ...

  Dubai / WAM Enoc Group on Monday unveiled a new service station in Al Twar 1, Dubai, catering to the growing needs of the residential community and motorists using Al Quds Street. Strategically located diagonally opposite a service station inaugurated in collaboration with Dubai Police on Al Quds Street earlier this year, the new service station will meet the ...

Sharjah / WAM Beeah Group, the region’s leading sustainability pioneer, officially launched Beeah Education to consolidate its several programmes driven to raise awareness and engage people and institutions in shaping a sustainable future. Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Beeah Group, and Hind Al Huwaidi, Managing Director of Beeah Education, joined partners and colleagues to commemorate the occasion at Beeah ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, said the UAE has launched 11 environmentally-friendly energy projects worth AED159 billion ($43.29 billion) in 2022. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Mazrouei stated that the UAE’s clean energy production in 2021 totalled 7,035.75 megawatts (MW), underscoring the country’s pioneering efforts in the ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President of Serbia, Aleksandar Vučić, has received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in the capital Belgrade. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan to the President of Serbia and his wishes for more progress ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Martha Pobee, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Africa, hailed the efforts of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), Chairwoman of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF) (Mother of the Nation), in empowering Emirati women. Pobee also lauded the efforts ...

  Dubai / WAM The Board of Trustees of the UAE Water Foundation (Suqia UAE), under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, discussed Suqia’s plans for 2023 in its meeting. The meeting was chaired by Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, and in the presence of the board members, who included ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time Emirates is continuing its restoration of operations in Australia with the introduction of an additional daily service to Brisbane. This comes as the airline proudly celebrates 20 years of serving Brisbane, one of Emirates’ four Australian gateways in its global network. Starting June 1, Emirates will operate the second daily flight to and from Brisbane ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Yoon Suk Yeol, President of the Republic of Korea, attended the exchanging and announcing of several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoUs) to develop cooperation in various fields in light of the distinguished strategic ties binding the two countries. The agreements and MoUs announced included an ...