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AJMAN / GULF TIME North Point Education (NPE), a pioneer in value-based education in the UAE, celebrated 40 years of transformative impact in the education sector. Evolving from its origins as part of The Lazar Group in 1985 to a multi-campus institution today, NPE has emerged as a powerful brand with a clear mission: to shape the leaders of tomorrow ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, met with the Foreign Trade team at the Ministry of Economy and the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreements (CEPA) negotiation team, in recognition of their exceptional performance. The teams played a pivotal role in driving the UAE’s foreign ...

SHARJAH /WAM The Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) recently took part in the 76th World News Media Congress, which took place in Krakow, Poland, from May 4-6. The SBA team included Salem Ali Al Ghaithi, the Director; Faisal Ali Al Hammadi, who oversees Digital Media; Khalid Ahmed Al Zarouni, the head of the News Center; and Saeed Ahmed Bou Ghazin, in ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Space42 has announced a successful collaboration between its mobile satellite services subsidiary Thuraya and Gatehouse Satcom, a Danish-based software company specialising in mission-critical satellite communications, to advance direct-to-device (D2D) connectivity. The project demonstrated NB-IoT applications over Space42’s L band geostationary satellites using 3GPP-compliant release 17 technology, ensuring alignment with global standards and future scalability. This will ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has today announced that it has begun implementing the UAE Cabinet Decision to exempt certain corporate taxpayers from administrative penalties resulting from the late submission of registration applications, within the specified deadline. To qualify for the waiver of the penalty, the taxable person (or exempted categories) must submit their Tax Return ...

LILONGWE / MALAWI / WAM Dr Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, President of Malawi, received HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the presence of Nancy Tembo, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malawi, at the beginning of Sheikh Abdullah’s working visit to the capital, Lilongwe. During the meeting, HH Sheikh Abdullah conveyed the ...

ABU DHABI/WAM ne’ma- the National Food Loss and Waste Initiative- has launched the country’s first National Baseline Study to measure actual food loss and waste. This first-of-its-kind study, which involves 3,000 participants, marks a pivotal milestone in national efforts to halve food loss and waste by 2030, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12.3. The pioneering ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday welcomed Her Excellency Sahiba Gafarova, Speaker of the Milli Majlis (National Assembly) of the Republic of Azerbaijan, who is on an official visit to the UAE. The meeting, which took place at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, was attended by His Excellency Saqr Ghobash, ...

ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has witnessed the announcement of the Disney Theme Park Resort project on Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, following a strategic partnership agreement between The Walt Disney Company and Miral. His Highness Sheikh ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME Forsan Central Mall, a key retail and lifestyle destination in Khalifa City, has expanded its portfolio with the introduction of nine prominent brands from the Apparel Group. This development underscores the mall’s commitment to providing diverse and high-quality shopping experiences to its community.​ The newly opened outlets include ALDO, Beverly Hills Polo Club (BHPC), CROCS, ...