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ABU DHABI/WAM Sheikh Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court, has attended inauguration of the 2nd Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Jiu-Jitsu Championship, taking place at Mubadala Arena, Abu Dhabi, until 19th January 2025. During his visit to the championship, Khalifa bin Tahnoon bin Mohammed Al Nahyan observed the playing of the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, affirmed that January 17 has become a celebration of Emirati values of courage and valour, embodied in the strength of the nation’s determination and the resilience of its unity. On a post on his official X account, ...

DUBAI / WAM Fatima Abdulrahman, Director of Government Communications at the Ministry of Economy, said that the strategic partnership with the 1 Billion Followers Summit, which attracts over 15,000 content creators, will help highlight the UAE’s exceptional tourism services and products, further enhancing the country’s global tourism identity. In a statement to the Emirates News Agency (WAM) on the sidelines ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Tourism Development Authority (RAKTDA) reported its strongest year ever, welcoming a record-high 1.28 million overnight arrivals in 2024. This milestone reflects a 12% growth in tourism revenues and a notable 15% increase in Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) visitors. This success is a testament to the emirate’s strategic and sustainable growth ...

ABU DHABI/WAM ADNOC and AIQ announced on Thursday the successful proof-of-concept trial of ENERGYai, the world’s first-of-its-kind agentic artificial intelligence (AI) solution tailored for the energy sector. ENERGYai integrates a 70-billion-parametre large language model (LLM) with over 50 years of ADNOC’s knowledge and petabytes of its proprietary data to drive optimisation and efficiency across the company’s operations. The 90-day proof-of-concept ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Younis Haji AlKhoori, Undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance, has met with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV consultation mission at the Ministry’s headquarters in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by Ali Abdullah Sharafi, Acting Assistant Undersecretary for International Financial Relations at the Ministry of Finance, and Thuraiya Hamid Alhashmi, Director of International Financial Relations and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Masdar City, a leading hub for innovation and sustainability in Abu Dhabi, has announced that Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) will establish its new global headquarters at The Link, an innovative, 30,000-square-metre development that seamlessly integrates living and working spaces with advanced technological infrastructure. The announcement was formalised through an agreement signed during the Abu Dhabi Sustainability ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, honoured the six winners of the Great Arab Minds 2024 awards at a ceremony held on Thursday at the Museum of the Future in Dubai. The largest initiative of its kind in the Arab world, the Great ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The ADNEC Group hosted a meeting with diplomatic representatives and military attachés accredited to the UAE to provide an update on the latest preparations for the largest editions of the International Defence Exhibition (IDEX) and Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2025, along with the accompanying International Defence Conference. The exhibitions, held under the patronage of President ...

ABU DHABI/WAM KELIX bio, wholly owned by Mubadala Investment Company, an Abu Dhabi sovereign investor, has completed the acquisition of DiabTec LLC, a subsidiary of Julphar. This acquisition strengthens Mubadala’s portfolio of biologicals, establishes its role in biomanufacturing across the MENA region, and supports its efforts to advance the UAE’s life sciences sector through local manufacturing. DiabTec’s facility includes 20,000-liter ...