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SHARJAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Crown Prince, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah, and Chairman of the Sharjah Executive Council, presided over a meeting of the council, on Tuesday, at the Ruler’s office. In attendance were HH Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of the ...

SHARJAH/WAM His Highness Sheikh Dr Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, inaugurated the 21st edition of the Sharjah Arabic Poetry Festival on Monday evening. The festival, scheduled from January 6 to 12, brings together more than 70 poets, critics, and media professionals from various parts of the Arab world. The event commenced at the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Defence Conference (IDC) 2025 will take place on 16th February under the theme “Defence Reimagined: Innovation, Integration and Resilience”. The event coincides with the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) and Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX) 2025. Organised by ADNEC Group in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Defence and in collaboration ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has been awarded the UN Tourism-QUEST, a quality certification for Destination Management Organisations (DMOs) that endorses and enhances excellence in the organisations’ leadership, execution and governance. Achieving a compliance score of 99.6 per cent for the certification, DCT Abu Dhabi has set a new ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) has announced that the emirate’s hotels have received 4.8 million guests year-to-date (YTD) as of October 2024, resulting in seeing a 26 per cent increase in international guests compared to 2023. The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi also welcomed more than ...

ABU DHABI/WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, on Monday received Asaad al-Shibani, Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Syrian Transitional Government. During the meeting, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed al-Shibani and his accompanying delegation. The two top diplomats discussed ways to enhance the strong fraternal relations between the two countries and their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a groundbreaking advancement toward cell therapy and regenerative medicine, the Abu Dhabi Stem Cells Center (ADSCC) has successfully developed clinical-grade induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) that comply with the Good Manufacturing Practice protocols and are, as such, compliant with the strictest international standards for clinical applications. This has been accomplished by the scientists at ADSCC’s ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME The Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) has announced its participation in the Maison&Objet International Fair in Paris with the UAE Design Oasis from January  16 to 20 2025. The UAE Design Oasis an initiative under the Dubai Cultural Grant Programme and the Dubai Quality of Life Strategy, bringing together 15 UAE-based designers to showcase their work at ...

DUBAI/WAM Professor Yacine Aït-Sahalia, Professor of Finance and Economics at Princeton University, winner of the Great Arab Minds Award in Economics for 2024, stated that this award is an excellent initiative that showcases success stories in the sciences and the arts and provides role models for young people in the region to emulate. He said that winning the award and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, presided over the meeting of the Ministerial Development Council held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting reviewed several policies and updates on the implementation of national agendas and programmes aimed at supporting the government system and ...