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ABU DHABI/ WAM More than 266,000 visitors gathered for a season of enriching family moments, live entertainment and creative activations at the biggest edition of Mother of the Nation (MOTN) Festival, the region’s ultimate entertainment event. The event witnessed 493 performances by world-class artists, an array of international carnival thrills, immersive art experiences, engaging activities for the little ones, and ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM ADNEC Group and the Ministry of Defence conducted a briefing today to diplomatic missions accredited to the UAE to provide an overview of the latest preparations for the upcoming Unmanned Systems Exhibition and Simulation and Training Exhibition (SimTEX) 2024, along with its accompanying conference. These grand events, held under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, today received at his palace at the Saqr bin Mohammed City, H.H. Sheikh Rashid bin Saud bin Rashid Al Mu’alla, Crown Prince of Umm Al Qaiwain. During their meeting, the two sides held fraternal talks and discussed several topics on ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM A number of new UAE ambassadors today took their legal oath before President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. These appointments include ambassadors to various nations, as well as to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). During the oath-taking ceremony at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness the President extended ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received His Excellency Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan and National Leader of the Turkmen People. During the meeting at Qasr Al Shati in Abu Dhabi, His Highness extended a warm welcome to H.E. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, wherein they exchanged New Year greetings, expressing their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi City Municipality, in collaboration with Zayed University, Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), and Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH), organised the 2023 Institutional Excellence Forum. Orgainsed at the municipality’s main building through the ADM’s Strategic Planning and Performance Management Sector, the forum aimed to promote institutional excellence across government and private sectors, ...

ACCRA / Ghana / WAM A United Arab Emirates delegation, led by Dr Rashed Ali Al Kaabi, Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs for Security and Military Affairs, participated in the United Nations’ Peacekeeping Ministerial Meeting, which was held in the Republic of Ghana’s capital, Accra. The Ministerial Meeting was the first to be held on the African continent, with previous ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Industrial Development Bureau (IDB), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development’s (Added) arm to develop and regulate the industrial sector, has announced a collaboration with XMILE Group to establish a first-of-its-kind processing facility in the Middle East and Africa region for the reduction of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions. The cooperation with XMILE Group, a global ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Under the leadership and support of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister, Chairman of the Presidential Court and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council, the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation (MoHRE) announced that the number of Emiratis working in the private sector ...

ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, on Thursday launched the Dubai Social Agenda 33 for the decade until 2033 highlighting the theme of ‘Family: The Foundation of Our Nation’. The launch of the Dubai Social Agenda 33 follows HH Sheikh Mohammed’s tradition ...