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DUBAI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland witnessed the launch of the Business and Philanthropy Climate Forum as part of UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) events at Expo City Dubai. The forum featured the participation of over 1,000 CEOs and ...

DUBAI/ WAM The UAE announced today its commitment of US$100 million to the Fund for Climate Impact Response, following an agreement to operationalise the fund during the United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28). On the occasion, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said, “We congratulate all parties on the historic adoption of ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH /WAM H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, received today, at his palace in the Saqr bin Mohammed City, the Vice President of the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire, Tiemoko Meyliet, who is heading a high-level delegation on a visit to the UAE. Sheikh Saud discussed with Meyliet the ...

DUBAI/ WAM H.H. Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak (Mother of the Nation), Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union (GWU), President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood, and Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation (FDF), received a group of female state guests of the UAE participating in COP28, which is being held at Expo City Dubai. Sheikha Fatima welcomed ...

DUBAI/ WAM His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain arrived in Abu Dhabi today to participate in COP 28 as the leader of his country’s delegation. The global event, which commenced today at Expo City Dubai, brings together 180 heads of state and government from around the world. H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, ...

DUBAI/ WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, today met His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the sidelines of the 28th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP28), which commenced today at Expo City Dubai. ...

DUBAI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with His Majesty King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the sidelines of the UN Climate Change Conference (COP28), which commenced today in the UAE. His Highness welcomed King Charles III’s visit to the UAE and his participation in COP28, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Investment Office (Adio) on Thursday announced the signing of a strategic agreement with CCB International, an investment services company owned by China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB), to boost Chinese investment into the UAE capital. Signed during Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2023, the agreement will foster stronger collaboration to support Chinese companies expanding ...

DUBAI / WAM The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which began on Thursday, provides a platform for national universities to showcase their efforts to promote sustainability concepts and announce their quality initiatives to be launched in the Green Zone at Expo City Dubai, under the framework of the prominent ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the leading international financial centre of the UAE’s capital, on Thursday announced 14 major financial institutions representing a total (Assets Under Management) AUM of $452bn have committed to establishing new operations in ADGM. A year into Abu Dhabi’s “Falcon Economy”, these announcements, coinciding with the second edition of Abu Dhabi Finance ...