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Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Saturday welcomed Hazza Al Mansoori, the UAE’s first astronaut, as he returned to the UAE after eight days in space. Al Mansoori, accompanied by backup astronaut, Sultan Al Neyadi, landed at the Presidential Terminal ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM LI Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (Unido), has said that the UAE’s hosting of the 18th session of the organisation’s General Conference in Abu Dhabi on November 2 was welcomed by the Industrial Development Board. This is in part because the two sides have a long-standing partnership and serve as co-chairs ...

Dubai / WAM The Executive Committee of the UAE – Saudi Co-ordination Council has convened to further enhance collaboration between the two sides under the co-chairmanship of Mohammad bin Abdullah Al Gergawi, Minister of Cabinet Affairs and The Future, and Saudi Arabia’s Mohammad Bin Mazyad Al Tuwaijri, Minister of Economy and Planning. The meeting occasioned a follow-up of a number ...

Emirates Business Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of Dubai Health Authority (DHA), the 4th edition of Annual Radiology Meeting – (ARM) in UAE will be held from October 15-17 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. Running under the theme ‘Patient First – ...

Dubai / Emirates Business Etisalat successfully wrapped up its participation at Gitex Technology Week 2019, attracting visitors, decision-makers, technology experts and media to its stand with a wide array of innovative use cases across mobility, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, aviation, and oil and gas reflecting this year’s theme ‘5G – A World without limits’. Visitors to Etisalat stand experienced the future ...

MADRID / WAM The Emirates News Agency (WAM), signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Spanish international news agency (EFE), that will see the two sides exchange and disseminate their news items, in support of the growing relations between the UAE and Spain. The agreement was signed by Mohammed Jalal Al Raisi, Executive Director of WAM, and Fernando ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Dubai Future Foundation, said that Dubai continues to cement its position as a global hub for young talent and creative minds, with its determination to employ technology across various ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE and Belize recently signed an economic cooperation agreement to develop, enhance, and expand their cooperation on areas of mutual interests. The agreement was inked by Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansouri, Minister of Economy, and Erwin Contreras, Belize’s Minister of Economic Development, Petroleum, Investment, Trade, and Commerce. The agreement covers various major sectors, including trade ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc has pulled the plug on an app that shows police activity in Hong Kong, reversing course yet again as violent pro-democracy protests wrack the city. The US company said it’s now decided to remove HKmap.live from its App Store after consulting with local authorities, because it could endanger law enforcement and city residents. That marks a return ...

Bloomberg Takeda Pharmaceutical Co is nearing the sale of a portfolio of assets in the Middle East, Africa and Russia to separate buyout firms that could help the drugmaker raise about $1 billion to reduce debt, according to people familiar with the matter. The Japanese company is in advanced talks to sell over-the-counter and prescription-drug assets in Russia to Stada ...