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  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.

  Dubai / WAM Underpinning its status as a key pillar supporting Dubai’s economy, DP World’s flagship Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) generated over AED454.7 billion in trade in 2021, up 19 percent year-on-year. The rise in trade compares to the AED382.8 billion facilitated by Jafza in 2020. Complementing this growth was an 18.6% increase in the number of new ...

  Dubai / WAM The Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS), a joint initiative between the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido) and the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT), will host its inaugural edition of the GMIS America in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from September 28-30. The step aims to build bridges between manufacturers, governments, multilateral organisations, technologists, the ...

  Dubai / WAM Emirates, the world’s largest international airline, carried more than 10 million passengers on nearly 35,000 flights to 130 destinations this summer. The airline also ramped up operations to serve customer demand during this busy period, reinstating daily services to London Stansted, and increasing flights to 33 cities on popular routes across Europe, Asia, and the Middle ...