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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 ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the United Arab Emirates outside oil and gas, and leading beverage producers, can-makers and waste management companies, on Sunday announced the launch of the “Aluminium Recycling Coalition”, which aims to drive a step-change in aluminium recycling in the UAE. The coalition was launched at EGA in ...

Dubai / WAM Under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Idex and Navdex 2023 exhibitions, which will be held from February 20-23, will host over 15 high-level panels focusing on three main themes. The panels will feature prominent intellectual leaders and decision makers from around the world, who will discuss innovative technologies and solutions ...

  Dubai / Gulf Time The Natural Diamond Council (NDC), a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promote and support the natural diamond industry has partnered with leading jewellery brand, Jawhara Jewellery, to enhance aspiration and desire for natural diamonds in the UAE. This intriguing collaboration will showcase the inherent and emotional value of this billion-year-old jewel and inform and educate people ...

  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 ...

  Sharjah / WAM Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SCCI) continued in the last year its leading role in creating the best investment environment, reinforcing the position of the emirate of Sharjah as a global business hub and bolstering its competitiveness and economic potential by following a strategy based on protecting the interests of businessmen and supporting its members ...

  Dubai / WAM The Rashid Rover has successfully completed one month in space, travelling close to 1.34 million kilometers, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) announced. The first Arab-built lunar rover designed and built in the UAE by a 100 percent Emirati team of engineers, experts, and researchers, lifted off on December 11, 2022 from Cape Canaveral Space ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has participated via teleconferencing in the Voice of Global South Summit, which is being hosted by India as part of its Presidency of the Group of Twenty (G20), and the UAE being invited to participate as a guest country in the upcoming ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan affirmed their keenness to intensify consultations and coordination in order to strengthen their strategic partnership, with a view to developing tangible and meaningful bilateral cooperation in key areas. This came in a joint statement which the two countries issued on the occasion of the visit of Prime Minister ...

Dubai / WAM The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The memorandum aims to exchange information, knowledge, expertise and studies in the field of energy and promote it for the vital role it plays in sustainable ...