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ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways announced the resumption of its flights to East Africa with daily flights to Nairobi set to start on May 1, 2024. The new route connects Kenya’s capital with Etihad’s growing global network, and will help foster important cultural and economic ties between the UAE and the East African powerhouse. The flights will restore commercial ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Airports announced that all major services and facilities are now ready to receive the new terminal’s first passengers, with Terminal A primed to open to the public from November 1, and Etihad’s Ceremonial flight due to take place on October 31. The airport operator has launched a print, digital and broadcast awareness campaign to ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Lt General HH Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, chaired the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the International Security Alliance, at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi. The meeting was attended by the member states of the alliance to bolster collaborative international endeavours to combat organised and cross-border crimes ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, met on Thursday with the new Board of Trustees of the American University of Sharjah (AUS), headed by Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, President of the American University, at the university’s headquarters. HH Dr Sheikh Sultan discussed the university’s progress, full ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME Emirates Auction celebrated a significant milestone at its 20th-anniversary auction, at the Ras Al Khor Auto Market in Dubai. The physical auction, featuring 77 vehicles from various government agencies, banks, and companies, marked another success for the leading auction house. The event attracted over 300 bidders, comprising a diverse group of companies, traders, and individuals of ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met with Larry Fink, Chairman and CEO of leading asset management company BlackRock. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities available for global investors and international companies in the UAE. H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed also ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met with JP Morgan Chase Chairman and CEO Jamie Dimon in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed areas of mutual cooperation in the banking sector, as well as investment opportunities offered by ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Theyab bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has attended Mohamed bin Zayed University for Humanities (MBZUH) ‘s graduation ceremony. The ceremony featured a total of 242 students who received bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees across various subjects. For this year’s batch, 232 earned bachelor’s degrees, while ten others received their postgraduate diplomas. The event was ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today welcomed participants of the Fifth Ministerial Meeting of the International Security Alliance, as well as attendees of the seventh session of Interpol’s Strategic Dialogue, both of which are being hosted by the UAE Ministry of Interior. His Highness extended a warm welcome to the guests during a meeting ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has joined forces with TotalEnergies Renewables Distributed Generation (DG) Middle East and Africa, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, to develop distributed solar energy solutions with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels for the Agency’s newly-built Plant Genetic Resource Centre in Al Ain. The partnership agreement was signed by Dr Shaikha Salem Al ...