ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written message from President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the Federative Republic of Brazil concerning bilateral relations between the two countries. The message was received by HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, during his meeting ...
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Mohammed bin Rashid issues law establishing ‘Mada Media Company’ to manage, operate advertising sites in Dubai
DUBAI/WAM In his capacity as the Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, issued law No. (20) of 2024 pertaining to the creation of Mada Media Company, a private joint-stock company (PJSC), to manage and operate advertising sites in Dubai. According to the law, the newly launched company ...
Read More »UAE President visits King of Bahrain at his residence in Abu Dhabi
ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday visited His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, King of the Kingdom of Bahrain, at his residence in Abu Dhabi. The King is currently on a private visit to the UAE. His Highness and His Majesty discussed the close and longstanding ties between the UAE ...
Read More »AD Ports Group awards ZPMC AED420-million cranes contracts for terminal projects in Africa
ABU DHABI/WAM AD Ports Group has awarded Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co. Ltd (ZPMC) contracts worth over AED420 million to supply six ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 17 hybrid rubber-tyred gantry (RTG) cranes for deployment at its terminal projects in New East Mole Terminal, Pointe Noire, Republic of the Congo, and Noatum Ports, Luanda Terminal, Angola. This initiative is part of ...
Read More »Hamdan bin Mohammed issues resolution on unified Dubai population registry
DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, has issued Executive Council Resolution No. (50) of 2024, which pertains to the creation of a unified Dubai population registry aimed at providing comprehensive real-time data on Dubai’s residents. The registry seeks to centralise ...
Read More »Hamdan bin Mohammed attends opening of Dubai AI & Web3 Festival
DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Higher Committee for Future Technology and Digital Economy, today attended the opening of the inaugural edition of the Dubai AI & Web3 Festival. The two-day Festival, organised by the Dubai AI ...
Read More »Gross banks’ assets exceed AED4.3 trillion by end of June: CBUAE
ABU DHABI/WAM The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) revealed that total gross banks’ assets, including bankers’ acceptances, rose by 0.5 percent from AED4,287.0 billion at the end of May 2024 to AED4,310.2 billion at the end of June 2024. In its Monetary and Banking Developments for June 2024, the central bank said Gross credit grew by 1.1 percent from ...
Read More »Mohammed bin Rashid attends ceremony marking 20 years of MBRCLD, highlighting its role in shaping future leaders
DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, attended a ceremony organised by the Mohammed Bin Rashid Center for Leadership Development (MBRCLD) to mark the completion of 20 years since its establishment. The ceremony was also attended by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid ...
Read More »Dubai AI & Web3 Festival begins, focuses on digital economy
DUBAI/WAM The Dubai AI and Web3 Festival opened on Wednesday at Madinat Jumeirah, bringing together 6,000 participants from 100 countries. The event aims to highlight Dubai’s leading role in advancing the digital economy and AI applications globally. The event, organised by Dubai AI Campus – a Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) initiative – will explore the commercial and economic potential ...
Read More »UAE-India ties rooted in trust, respect: Reem Al Hashimy
ABU DHABI/WAM Reem bint Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, has said that the UAE-India ties are rooted in affinity, trust and respect. In an Op-Ed to ‘The Hindu’, an Indian English-language daily newspaper, Al Hashimy said, “Given their long history of connections, the two countries are determined to keep growing and innovating together.” Following is the ...
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