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ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, and Chairman of the Presidential Court, received on Tuesday Igor Krasnov, Prosecutor-General of the Russian Federation, and his accompanying delegation at Qasr Al Watan in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed and Krasnov discussed ways to strengthen and further develop bilateral ...

LAS VEGAS/WAM The United Arab Emirates, represented by the UAE Cybersecurity Council, participated in the Google Cloud Next 2025 summit, a globally renowned annual conference organised by Google, focusing on cybersecurity and artificial intelligence technologies. The event, held in Las Vegas, United States, is considered a premier platform to showcase the latest innovations in cloud computing, AI, data analytics, and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Brikyland Technologies, a leading blockchain-based real estate tokenisation platform, and Inovartic Investments, an Abu Dhabi-based innovation and technologies driven investment firm, have signed a strategic joint venture partnership aimed at exploring, developing, and implementing tokenised real estate and green asset-backed investment technologies in the UAE. This landmark collaboration is set to leverage blockchain, smart contract infrastructure, and digital ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to His Majesty Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar, King of Malaysia, over the passing of former Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His ...

MARRAKECH/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, showcases its latest innovations at GITEX Africa 2025, the continent’s largest technology and start-up trade show, taking place from April 14 to 16 at Place Bab Ddid, Boulevard Yarmouk, Marrakech, Morocco. As a global leader across the defence, cybersecurity, and advanced technology domains, EDGE presents an extensive suite ...

VIENNA/WAM The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) affirmed that the UAE’s non-oil economy continued to exhibit a healthy growth dynamic, with the most recent data and economic indicators highlighting a robust expansion. In its Monthly Oil Market Report issued on Monday, OPEC noted that the UAE is pushing ahead with initiatives to diversify the economy, with initiatives such ...

ABU DHABI/WAM The Abu Dhabi Exports Office (ADEX) has signed a $235 million (AED863 million) syndicated loan agreement with Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) and Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) to support Trafigura, a market leader in the global commodities industry, to acquire commodities originating from the UAE. The agreement, which comes as a strategic move to empower UAE ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday welcomed His Excellency Hristijan Mickoski, Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia, who is on a working visit to the UAE. During their meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness welcomed the Prime Minister’s visit, expressing hope that it would contribute to ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has wrapped up its participation at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2025, reinforcing the emirate’s growing stature as a global publishing and cultural exchange centre. The authority was joined by prominent cultural bodies and publishing professionals, presenting a united front in promoting Arabic literature to an international audience. Sharjah’s presence formed part ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The “Authors from the UAE” — a joint initiative between the UAE Media Council and ELF Publishing — concluded its inaugural participation in the Bologna Children’s Book Fair. The initiative aimed to support the UAE publishing industry, empower national talent in the field of children’s literature, and enhance the global presence of Emirati content by producing ...