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ABU DHABI / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) has issued a circular to government and private sector employers, detailing the regulations for pension deductions and end-of-service gratuity in line with Federal Decree Law No 57 of 2023. The circular included limiting the procedure of deduction from the pension or end-of-service gratuity for the benefit of GPSSA’s ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Lawyers Affairs Committee of the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has approved the applications lodged for registration on the roll of practicing lawyers for 13 new UAE national applicants. Additionally, one application for registration as a law firm representative was accepted. The meeting of the Lawyers Affairs Committee, chaired by Yousef Saeed Alabri, Undersecretary of ...

DUBAI / WAM Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), highlighted the increasing significance of the Arab region in a rapidly evolving global landscape. She projected that the total GDP growth for the Middle East region would reach 2.9% this year, surpassing the figures from 2023. Speaking on the sidelines of the pre-summit day of WGS 2024’s ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has sent a message of congratulations to Ebrahim Raisi, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai and His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al ...

DUBAI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, welcomed guests who arrived in the UAE to attend the World Governments Summit (WGS) 2024, which kicks off tomorrow under the theme ‘Shaping Future Governments’. The three-day event will be attended by over ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM The bodies of the four martyrs of the UAE Armed Forces arrived at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi this morning on board a military aircraft belonging to the Armed Forces. The brave martyrs are Colonel Mohamed Al Mansouri, Warrant Officer 1 Mohamed Al Shamsi, Warrant Officer 1 Khalifa Al Balushi, and Corporal Suleiman Al Shehhi. ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met with Arab Youth Ministers taking part in the Arab Meeting for Young Leaders, held on Day 0 of the World Governments Summit 2024. The three-day summit kicks off tomorrow under the theme “Shaping Future Governments”. The meeting was attended by ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, together with H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, attended the graduation of the first cohorts of both the “Global Government Leaders Programme”, launched in July 2023, and the ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, met with Professor Klaus Schwab, Founder and Chairman of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Davos, ahead of the World Governments Summit 2024, which kicks off tomorrow (Monday), in Dubai under the theme of “Shaping Future Governments”. The meeting discussed the importance ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, together with H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of Dubai Executive Council, and Mattar Al Tayer, Director-General, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), today ...