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ABU DHABI/WAM AD Ports Group (ADX: ADPORTS), a leading facilitator of global trade, logistics, and industry, has appointed Mar Construction Civil & Obras Publicas – LDA to design and build the topside and marine infrastructure of the Noatum Ports Luanda Terminal, located in Angola’s largest port. Additionally, AD Ports Group has engaged Dar Al Handasah Consultants Shair & Partners to ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH) and the Institute for Healthier Living Abu Dhabi (IHLAD) convened with the inaugural Healthy Longevity Innovation Forum to drive advancements in longevity science and personalised healthcare. The event brought together an elite group of global experts, policymakers, and healthcare leaders, including dignitaries from DoH, Abu Dhabi Public Health ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE The Emirates College for Advanced Education (ECAE) hosted a series of joint reading sessions for students and families as part of the iRead initiative, celebrating Reading Month and supporting the aspirations of the UAE’s Year of the Community. The initiative aimed to strengthen family and community bonds by encouraging connections across generations, creating inclusive spaces that ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Zayed National Museum has announced the recipients of its 2024 Research Fund, which supports projects that explore the history, culture and heritage of the UAE. Out of 79 applicants, the grants were awarded to eight researchers from various countries, including the UAE, Italy, India, and the United States of America. Chosen by a panel of experts, the research ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The UAE search and rescue team, comprising Abu Dhabi Civil Defence Authority (ADCDA), Abu Dhabi Police, UAE National Guard and Joint Operations Command, is continuing to support those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar by providing relief, demonstrating UAE’s global humanitarian aid efforts. The search and rescue operation will take place across six locations in Myanmar, with teams ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Al Arabia Outdoor Advertising signs a memorandum of understanding with the media vertical of Multiply Group, the Abu Dhabi-based investment holding company, setting the stage for the creation of a joint entity dedicated to investing in the global out-of-home (OOH) advertising sector, strengthening global presence and supporting expansion plans into international markets. This collaboration also focuses on exploring ...

RIO DE JANEIRO/WAM EDGE Group LATAM Office and Indra, a leading global Defence and Technology company, have announced a Regional Agreement at LAAD 2025, Latin America’s largest defence and public security exhibition, currently taking place in Rio de Janeiro. The agreement builds on the PULSE joint venture, formalised by EDGE Group and Indra and officially signed last year in the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Brazilian state-owned Naval Projects Management Company (EMGEPRON) at LAAD 2025 in Rio de Janeiro. The MoU will enable technical information exchange for the future development of weapons systems, including missiles, torpedoes and advanced high-precision devices for strategic ...

  ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Petroleum Products Trading Regulatory Committee (TRC) convened its first meeting of 2025, headed by Dr Saif Saeed Al Qubaisi, Acting Director-General of Regulatory Affairs at the Department of Energy, and attended by representatives from 21 federal and local government entities. The meeting’s agenda featured discussions on various subjects and included presentations concerning the ongoing ...

SHARJAH/WAM Emirati publisher, author, and women’s advocate Bodour Al Qasimi has made history by becoming the first woman from an Arab Gulf state to receive a prestigious BolognaRagazzi Award for Fiction. Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi received the prize for her groundbreaking children’s book ‘House of Wisdom’ at a ceremony in the impressive Farnese Chapel, at Palazzo d’Accursio, in Bologna. Reflecting ...