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  Dubai / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, directed urgent aid worth AED50 million to provide relief to those affected by the floods in Pakistan. The aid, which will be provided by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), in cooperation with ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) and FTSE Russell, under their index partnership, have co-developed a new benchmark, the FTSE ADX Growth Market Index (FADGMI) that will track the performance of the ADX’s recently rebranded Growth Market segment. FADGMI, the new index that went live on Thursday, includes the eligible constituents of the Growth Market, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has received a phone call from Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran. During the conversation, the two sides discussed the bilateral relations and ways to push them forward and enhance them in the common interest of the two ...

  Dubai / WAM Global Village guests will have the opportunity to experience a stunning new attraction when Season 27 opens on October 25. The “Global Village Big Balloon” accommodates up to 20 people of all ages and is also suitable for people of determination. The helium balloon, which is as high as a six-storey building and measures 65 feet ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) has announced the opening of admissions for the 2023/2024 academic year. MBZUAI offers master’s and doctoral degree programmes in computer vision, natural language processing, and machine learning. According to Computer Science Rankings, the university ranks 30 globally in its areas of focus artificial intelligence, computer vision, machine learning, ...

  AJMAN / WAM The Ajman Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) is participating in the Malaysia International Halal Showcase (Mihas), which will be held from September 7-10 with the participation of more than 1,900 companies around the world. This is part of the ACCI’s plan to intensify the participation of its members in foreign exhibitions with a view to ...

Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) at the Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation has endorsed its continued efforts in implementing a number of initiatives aimed at facilitating operations for yachts and local marinas, with the aim of enhancing Dubai’s position as a marine leisure hub. Sheikh Saeed bin Ahmed bin Khalifa Al Maktoum, Executive Director of ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Emirates Mars Mission (EMM), the first interplanetary exploration undertaken by an Arab nation, has made first observations of a new type of proton aurora around Mars. The spatially variable ‘patchy’ proton aurora potentially triggers new insights into unexpected behaviours in the Martian atmosphere. The EMM team has worked together with Nasa’s Maven (Mars Atmosphere ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced the award of five framework agreements valued at $1.83 billion (AED6.72 billion) for Directional Drilling and Logging While Drilling (LWD) to support its efforts to expand production capacity of its low carbon oil and gas resources to help meet the world’s growing demand for energy. The ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a Federal Decree appointing Abdulla Majid Al Ali as the Director-General of the National Library and Archives, with the rank of Undersecretary.