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SHARJAH / WAM Under the leadership of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Chairperson of the Sharjah Entrepreneurship Centre (Sheraa), the Sheraa Board of Advisors convened to chart the organisation’s future direction and next phase of growth. The meeting was held in the presence of Najla Al Midfa, Vice Chairperson of Sheraa, and Sara Abdelaziz Al Nuaimi, CEO of Sheraa. ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Salem bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of the Executive Council, chaired the council’s regular meeting on Tuesday at the Ruler’s Office. The meeting was held in the presence of HH Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Deputy Chairman of the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM CNN Academy Abu Dhabi, hosted in partnership with Abu Dhabi’s Creative Media Authority (CMA), has marked five successful years of career-influencing operations. By the end of 2025, CNN Academy Abu Dhabi will have trained 165 young individuals from the local talent pool, including 93 Emiratis, since its establishment in 2021. The private-public sector initiative provides students ...

DUBAI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, opened the 24th edition of Airport Show at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), which will run till 8th May 2025. H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed toured the B2B exhibition pavilions ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Chamber of Commerce, one of the three chambers operating under the umbrella of Dubai Chambers, has announced details of its key achievements during the first quarter of 2025. The impact achieved reflects the chamber’s ongoing efforts to enhance Dubai’s competitive business landscape and support the international expansion of companies operating in the emirate. The value of ...

SHARJAH / WAM The third annual edition of the Sharjah Animation Conference (SAC 2025) concluded on Sunday, solidifying its status as a regional epicentre for the industry, and attracting 5,600 attendees from around the world. Organised by the Sharjah Book Authority (SBA), the conference brought together 74 luminaries, including award-winning Disney animators, gaming pioneers, and storytellers representing 18 countries from ...

DUBAI / RIYADH / GULF TIME New results from a clinical trial led by Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK), gastrointestinal oncologists Andrea Cercek, MD, and Luis Diaz Jr., MD, demonstrate how immunotherapy alone can allow people with MMRd cancers to avoid surgery and preserve their quality of life. The results, presented at the 2025 American Association of Cancer Research ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has attended the 2025 Pritzker Architecture Prize ceremony at Louvre Abu Dhabi. Hosting the ceremony underscores the importance of fostering intellectual dialogue and creative exchange by supporting architecture and design as fundamental pillars of ...

DUBAI/ WAM The 24th edition of Airport Show is set to open at the Dubai World Trade Centre, bringing together aviation leaders, airport operators, technology providers and government officials. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM ADNOC Drilling Company announced on Monday it has been awarded a contract for three island rigs by ADNOC Offshore for an estimated total contract value of US$806 million to support expanding operations at the offshore Zakum development project. These three rigs are in addition to three ordered in July 2024. Abdulrahman Abdulla Al Seiari, ADNOC Drilling CEO, said, ...