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ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received condolences over the passing of Sheikh Tahnoun bin Mohammed Al Nahyan for the second consecutive day from world leaders and their delegations, as well as a number of Their Highnesses the Crown Princes, Deputy Rulers, Sheikhs, ministers, officials, citizens, and representatives of government agencies and diplomatic ...

DUBAI / WAM Dr. Amna bint Abdullah Al Dahak Al Shamsi, Minister of Climate Change and the Environment, led the UAE delegation to the 38th session of the General Assembly of the Arab Organisation for Agricultural Development (AOAD), which concluded yesterday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Ministers of Agriculture of the member states of the Arab League attended the meeting, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) forecasts generally fair to partly cloudy weather tomorrow (Saturday), with the possibility of cumulus clouds forming over some southern regions, potentially bringing rain overnight into Sunday morning, especially in interior and coastal areas, primarily in the west. The Centre’s statement today indicated south-easterly to north-easterly winds at 10 to 25 ...

SHARJAH / WAM The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) announced its participation in the 31st edition of the Arabian Travel Market 2024 (ATM), scheduled to start on May 6th and continue until May 9th at the Dubai World Trade Centre. The Sharjah Airport’s platform at the exhibition will include participation from the Sharjah Airport Travel Agency (SATA) and Air Arabia, under ...

DUBAI / WAM The organisers of Arabian Travel Market 2024 (ATM) and representatives from the exhibition’s strategic partners, which include the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), Emirates, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Al Rais Travel, have outlined their plans for the event, which takes place from Monday, 6th May, to Thursday, 9th May 2024 at the Dubai World ...

DUBAI / WAM The Al Etihad Credit Bureau (AECB) said the number of customers whose credit reports include monthly salary information has reached 3.71 million at the end of the first quarter of 2024. Marwan Ahmed Lutfi, CEO of AECB, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the total number of credit report and score requests doubled over the past ...

ABU DHABI / WAM  The Emirates News Agency (WAM) has participated in a discussion session titled “Media and Promotion of Human Fraternity”, organised by the Muslim Council of Elders as part of its participation in the 33rd Abu Dhabi International Book Fair 2024 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC). During the session, Mohamed Jalal Alrayssi, Director-General of WAM, ...

DUBAI / WAM TECOM Group today announced a 15% year-on-year (YoY) increase in net profit to AED293 million for the three-month period ended 31st March 2024 (Q1). EBITDA for the first three months of the year increased 10% YoY to AED439 million, while EBITDA margins remained at a healthy 78%. TECOM stated that EBITDA rose on the back of robust ...

DUBAI / WAM The Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and SIX, the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Group, announced the signing of a collaboration agreement during the second edition of the Capital Market Summit. The partnership underscores a shared commitment to exploring and implementing collaborative initiatives aimed at fostering mutual growth and innovation in the global financial landscape. Furthermore, the agreement includes ...

SHARJAH / WAM Dana Gas has announced that production at the Khor Mor facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) has been restored to normal levels. In a statement on Friday, Dana Gas said that the facility’s daily production output capacity now exceeds 500 million standard cubic feet (MMscf) of gas, 1,100 metric tons (MT) of LPG and 15,000 ...