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ABU DHABI/WAM The United Arab Emirates has ranked first globally for the fourth consecutive year in the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Report 2024/2025. The report also ranked the UAE as the best place for entrepreneurship and small and medium-sized enterprises among 56 economies assessed this year. The UAE secured the top position among high-income countries in 11 out of 13 ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Wednesday received a phone call from His Excellency Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, during which they exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid Al-Fitr. His Highness and His Excellency prayed for the occasion to bring health and happiness to all, and continued ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Supporting children’s education and making meaningful connections within the communities it serves, Emirates has engaged with several educational entities across Asia; to provide 700 handmade schoolbags and essential stationery supplies directly to young students. Each schoolbag is a piece of history — a limited-edition bag from Emirates’ Aircrafted range, made from the fabrics and parts of ...

ABU DHABI/AD MEDIA OFFICE Miral, in collaboration with Abu Dhabi Municipality (ADM) and ALEC, has planted 300 trees at Al Masar Park in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi. The activity successfully concludes Miral’s Planting Roots for a Sustainable Future initiative, reaffirming its commitment to protecting the environment, a main pillar under its Group Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Strategy. The initiative also ...

ABU DHABI/WAM Abu Dhabi Registration and Licensing Authority (ADRA), the arm of the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development responsible for developing and regulating the business sector, received 2,297 complaints regarding services and products offered by commercial establishments since the beginning of 2025. Mohammed Munif Al Mansouri, Acting Director-General of ADRA, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM) that the authority ...

ABU DHABI/WAM International Development Bank (IDB) has announced its participation as a Gold Sponsor in the Future Finance portfolio at the 14th AIM Congress, taking place from April 7 to 9 at ADNEC Abu Dhabi. AIM Congress, supported by over 400 local and international partners, serves as a key platform for fostering collaboration, strengthening global financial cooperation, and showcasing the ...

RIO DE JANEIRO/WAM EDGE, one of the world’s leading advanced technology and defence groups, has signed a new agreement with the Management and Operational Centre of the Amazon Protection System (CENSIPAM), an agency of the Brazilian Ministry of Defence dedicated to the management and protection of the Legal Amazon and Blue Amazon. This agreement reaffirms EDGE and CENSIPAM’s commitment to ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH/WAM A study by two UAE-based researchers has demonstrated that incorporating recycled materials into pavement construction yields substantial economic, environmental, and public health benefits. The research involved a life cycle assessment (LCA) of the 8-km rehabilitated Al Ittihad Taween Road that connects two major highways (E 11 and E 311) in Ras Al Khaimah. The LCA study assessed ...

DUBAI/WAM Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has said that DEWA made a significant achievement in improving electricity and water production efficiency in 2024, with a 43.61% increase compared to 2006. This equates to a cumulative reduction of 104 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions between 2006 and 2024, equivalent to ...

DUBAI/WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, on Wednesday visited the Reserve Forces Command in Abu Dhabi, and reviewed their readiness and outstanding achievements in enhancing the nation’s defence capabilities. During the visit, H.H. Sheikh Hamdan was accompanied by Major General Staff Sheikh Ahmed bin ...