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  ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Defence on Friday announced the launch of ‘Iron Defender 22’, an annual bilateral training event between the UAE naval forces and the US Naval Forces Central Command. Set to run until June 23, the joint exercise is aimed at exchanging military experiences to boost efficiency and combat readiness in carrying out operations, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s continued efforts to improve gender diversity in the boardroom have led to more women holding board positions this year (8.9 percent), up from 3.5 percent in 2020, according to research undertaken by Aurora50, a social enterprise working towards gender parity in GCC boardrooms, and Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. In a first-of-its-kind ...

  BOSTON / WAM The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) has signed a Declaration of Collaboration with Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company. Signed in Boston as part of the Abu Dhabi Life Science Mission to US, both parties seek to collaborate in four strategic healthcare priorities, including hematology and oncology, rare metabolic diseases, diabetes management and vaccines. ...

  DUBAI / WAM The real estate and properties transactions were valued at AED6.7 billion in total during the week ending Friday, June 17. The sum of transactions was 2,423, data released by Dubai’s Land Department (DLD) showed. The sales included 213 plots sold for AED1.03 billion, as well as 1,652 apartments and villas sold for AED3.8 billion. The top ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE national airline Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from June 22. Etihad is returning to Terminal 4 following a temporary home at Terminals 2 and 3 during pandemic. Transport connections, including the London Underground and Heathrow Express, will also reopen. The Etihad Lounge will also reopen for ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, on Friday issued the Operating Licence for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (Enec) subsidiary responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant located in the Al Dhafra region of ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s continued efforts to improve gender diversity in the boardroom have led to more women holding board positions this year (8.9 percent), up from 3.5 percent in 2020, according to research undertaken by Aurora50, a social enterprise working towards gender parity in GCC boardrooms, and Mohammed Bin Rashid School of Government. In a first-of-its-kind study ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Industrial leaders in the UAE have participated in the second edition of Industry 4.0 and AI for Industrial Leaders, a professional training programme delivered as part of a collaboration between the Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) and Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI). The four-day programme is designed to develop knowledge ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE national airline Etihad Airways has confirmed it will return to London Heathrow’s Terminal 4 from June 22. Etihad is returning to Terminal 4 following a temporary home at Terminals 2 and 3 during the pandemic. Transport connections, including the London Underground and Heathrow Express, will also reopen. The Etihad Lounge will also reopen ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Operation Smile UAE, in cooperation with Healthpoint and the Department of Health-Abu Dhabi, will start a new medical mission in the UAE on Saturday, providing free surgeries to patients with cleft conditions over a course of three days at Healthpoint, Abu Dhabi. In January 2011, Operation Smile UAE was established under the patronage of HH ...