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ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Under the honorary patronage of His Highness Sheikh bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, and the patronage of Her Highness Sheikha Shamsa bint Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, Assistant to the Chairman of Emirates Red Crescent for Women’s Affairs, the 22nd Abu Dhabi Festival will take place on February 7 ...

TOKYO/WAM Japan’s real wages fell 0.3 percent in November from a year earlier, marking the fourth consecutive monthly decline, government data showed Thursday. Kyodo News quoted the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare as saying that nominal wages, or the average total monthly cash earnings per worker including base and overtime pay, increased 3.0 percent to 305,832 yen ($1,900), rising ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH/WAM Mohamed Mosbeh Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce and Industry received on Thursday Robert Raines, US Consul-General in Dubai and the Northern Emirates in the presence of Dr Ahmed Al Shemeili, Director General of Ras Al Khaimah Chamber of Commerce. The meeting discussed ways to enhance trade relations and develop partnerships between business ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai’s private school sector continues to demonstrate strong growth, with student enrolment increasing by 6% during the 2024-25 academic year, reaching a total of 387,441 students across 227 private schools, according to the latest data from Dubai’s Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA). A new report published by KHDA highlighted the opening of ten new private schools during the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Make-A-Wish Foundation announced a record-breaking year, fulfilling 830 wishes for children with critical illnesses in 2024, surpassing its target by 16%. This remarkable achievement underscores the foundation’s unwavering commitment to bringing hope, joy, and strength to children and their families. Sheikha Sheikha bint Saif bin Mohammed Al Nahyan, wife of HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) on Thursday announced that the company hired 113 Emirati women in 2024, more than half the 220 Emiratis recruited by EGA during the year. EGA aims that women hold 25 percent of supervisory roles by the end of this year, and 15 percent of all roles by the end of 2026. Currently, women hold ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued a federal decree appointing HE Sultan Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Juwaid as Assistant Attorney General at the Federal Public Prosecution. HE Sultan Ibrahim Abdullah Al-Juwaid is recognised as one of the UAE’s distinguished legal professionals in public prosecution, as he holds 30 years of dedicated service in Federal ...

GENEVA/WAM The World Economic Forum (WEF) said that job disruption will equate to 22 percent of the jobs by 2030. In a report released on Tuesday titled ‘Future of Jobs Report 2025’ WEF said tht 170 million new jobs will be created and 92 million jobs will be displaced resulting in a net increase of 78 million jobs by 2030. ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC) has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Foundation (MBRF) to enhance collaboration across various cultural and intellectual fields, opening new prospects for supporting youth cultural engagement. Under the terms of the MoU, the foundation will offer ALC members specialised training ...

DUBAI/WAM Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Keeta Drones, as part of its efforts to enhance Dubai’s status as a global hub for civil aviation and to develop drone delivery operations. This MoU focuses on the collaboration in drone-based delivery, with a particular focus on achieving the highest levels of safety and security ...