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ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE In line with the Year of Sustainability, the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), in partnership with The National Aquarium (TNA) and Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center (YSWRRC) has released a group of green, hawksbill and loggerhead rehabilitated turtles into their natural habitats, at the beach at Jumeirah Saadiyat Island. The National Aquarium ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) PJSC (ADNOC) confirmed that it has redeemed in full its US Dollar-denominated senior unsecured bonds (Exchangeable Bonds) in Abu Dhabi National Oil Company for Distribution PJSC (ADNOC Distribution). ADNOC paid Bondholders a total amount of $1.199 billion in cash on 4th June 2024, retaining full ownership of the underlying ADNOC Distribution ...

DUBAI/ WAM Government and business leaders will convene in Dubai on Tuesday for the AI Retreat 2024 to discuss the opportunities offered by Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies locally and globally and lay the foundational strategies for the acceleration of AI adoption across all sectors. Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of ...

DUBAI/WAM Shafiq Abdul Hamid, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Drake & Skull International LLC, announced the completion of the company’s compliance with all restructuring plan requirements after issuing mandatory convertible sukuk to the Company’s creditors, in accordance with the restructuring plan, for the benefit of the financial and commercial creditors with the debts equivalent or exceeding AED ...

SAN SALVADOR/WAM Sultan Al Taei, Chargé d’Affaires of the UAE Embassy in Mexico City, attended the inauguration ceremony of Nayib Bukele, the elected President of the Republic of El Salvador. Al Taei conveyed the greetings of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE Abu Dhabi Health Services Company (SEHA), a subsidiary of PureHealth, has launched its new brand identity, continuing its journey to further enhance patient experience. The strategic move reinforces SEHA’s trusted, unified approach to patient-centric care, which aims to support community wellbeing across Abu Dhabi. SEHA’s new brand identity represents a unification of a network ...

NIZHNY NOVGOROD/WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, participated in the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, which began on Monday in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The Russian Federation, the chair of the BRICS group for the year 2024, presided over the meeting. The participation in this meeting stems from the UAE’s belief that coordinated ...

LONDON/ WAM This June, Whitechapel Gallery and Sharjah Art Foundation, in collaboration with The Africa Institute, present a major exhibition of Gavin Jantjes. Curated by Salah M. Hassan, alongside Gilane Tawadros and Cameron Foote, ‘To Be Free! A Retrospective 1970–2023’ will take place from 12th June to 1st September 2024 at Whitechapel in London. The exhibition builds on the South ...

SHARJAH/WAM H.H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, issued an Emiri Decree on the adjournment of the first regular session of the eleventh legislative term of Sharjah Consultative Council (SCC). The Decree states that the first regular session of the eleventh legislative term of the Sharjah Consultative Council shall be adjourned after ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call on Monday from His Excellency Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The discussion focused on the strong bilateral relations between the UAE and the Netherlands, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to enhancing cooperation in a manner that benefits both ...