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ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the expansion of the scope of subsidy provided for electricity tariffs in the northern regions of the country to include all farmers covered by the Emirates Water and Electricity Company. The move is in line with His Highness’s keenness to support the Emirati farmers and the agricultural ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME  Pedagogy is the core of Dibber, which is the #1 Scandinavian education expert in the UAE, and heart culture is the foundation for the learning experience that children and students encounter every day at Dibber. Shauna Ross, Dibber’s Chief Pedagogy Officer, who was in Dubai, said, “The Nordic way of learning encourages outdoor exploration so children can experience ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is set to participate at COP28 in the Greening Education Hub that is organised by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the UAE later this month, underscoring the critical role artificial intelligence (AI) can play in accelerating innovation and helping society meet climate change targets. From November 30 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Airports has signed a training collaboration agreement with International Aviation Consulting and Training (IACT), the commercial and training arm of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA). The agreement marks a significant development that is set to redefine the aviation training landscape in the region. The agreement will focus on assessing and developing English language skills for ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The United Arab Emirates has secured the presidency of the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers Reinsurers during the General Assembly elections held at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Khaled Mohammed Al Badi, Chairman of the Emirates Insurance Association, assumes the presidency of the Federation of Afro-Asian Insurers Reinsurers for the upcoming term of 2023-2025. Al Badi ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that the UAE-Bahrain ties have deep-rooted historical relations established by the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan and Sheikh Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa. While chairing the 11th session of the UAE-Bahrain Joint Higher Committee, Sheikh Abdullah welcomed Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Dr ...

ABU DHABI / WAM In a global competition for students and educators that saw hundreds of entries from 43 countries, a five-member student team from GEMS Our Own English High School, Dubai, is among the finalists in the student category. An educator from Cambridge High School, Abu Dhabi, is a top contender in the teacher category. The young people and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) has achieved a significant milestone in its tourist tax refund programme, with the total number of electronic transactions surpassing 15.43 million since the system’s implementation nearly five years ago, said Director-General of the FTA. During the first nine months of the current year alone, over 3.44 million transactions were processed, reflecting ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, has signed a strategic cross-border partnership with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, to support the international growth and commercial activities of tech startups in the UAE and South Korea. The strategic partnership is based on mutual support and collaboration, which builds on the robust trade relations established between the two countries. ...

DUBAI/ WAM Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoun Al Nahyan, Advisor for Special Affairs at the Ministry of Presidential Court, and Dr Abdulrahman Al Awar, Minister of Human Resources and Emiratisation, honoured the winners of the first ...