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ABU DHABI / WAM EMSTEEL on Thursday announced the launch of its first Green Finance Framework, an initiative that marks a pivotal step in aligning the Group’s financial strategy with its long-term sustainability and decarbonisation goals, positioning EMSTEEL at the forefront of sustainable finance in the region. The Framework enables EMSTEEL and its subsidiaries to issue a variety of green ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Ilham Aliyev, President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, held a phone call to discuss ties between the two countries and ways to enhance them, particularly in economic, development, and other priority sectors that offer additional opportunities for constructive cooperation. The two leaders discussed a number of ...

ABU DHABI /WAM Miral and The Walt Disney Company marked a historic milestone with the official announcement of the Middle East and Africa’s first Disney theme park resort destination on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi. The announcement was celebrated with a record-breaking 9,000-drone show and fireworks display at Yas Links, accompanied by live performances from world-renowned pianist Lang Lang, iconic Emirati ...

DUBAI / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has announced the agenda and official slogan for the fourth edition of ‘Make it in the Emirates’, one of the UAE’s comprehensive economic programmes. The event will take place from 19-22 May 2025 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre under the theme “Advanced Industries. Accelerated”. The announcement was ...

AL AIN / WAM HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Ain Region, has received a delegation from the Abu Dhabi Centre for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (ACTVET), headed by Dr Mubarak Saeed Al Shamsi, Director-General of ACTVET. During the meeting, held at the Ruler Representative’s Court in Al Ain Region, HH Sheikh Hazza ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has chaired the Ministerial Development Council meeting, held at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. The meeting reviewed various development proposals and projects submitted by ministries and federal entities across all governmental work sectors. During the meeting, ...

AJMAN / GULF TIME North Point Education (NPE), a pioneer in value-based education in the UAE, celebrated 40 years of transformative impact in the education sector. Evolving from its origins as part of The Lazar Group in 1985 to a multi-campus institution today, NPE has emerged as a powerful brand with a clear mission: to shape the leaders of tomorrow ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with the Foreign Trade team at the Ministry of Economy and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) negotiation team, in recognition of their exceptional performance. The teams played a pivotal role in driving the UAE’s foreign ...

SHARJAH /WAM The Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) recently took part in the 76th World News Media Congress, which took place in Krakow, Poland, from May 4-6. The SBA team included Salem Ali Al Ghaithi, the Director; Faisal Ali Al Hammadi, who oversees Digital Media; Khalid Ahmed Al Zarouni, the head of the News Center; and Saeed Ahmed Bou Ghazin, in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Space42 has announced a successful collaboration between its mobile satellite services subsidiary Thuraya and Gatehouse Satcom, a Danish-based software company specialising in mission-critical satellite communications, to advance direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity. The project demonstrated NB-IoT applications over Space42’s L band geostationary satellites using 3GPP-compliant release 17 technology, ensuring alignment with global standards and future scalability. This will ...