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ABU DHABI / WAM Noura Al Kaabi, Minister of State, met with Lucie Berger, the Ambassador of the European Union to the United Arab Emirates, in the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, Al Kaabi discussed bilateral relations between the UAE, the EU, and the EU’s member states, and ways to enhance these ...

SAMARKAND / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy and Chairman of the Emirates Tourism Council, led the UAE delegation participating in the 25th Session of the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) General Assembly, which is currently being held in the city of Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The session will continue until October 20, 2023. The UAE, represented by the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Presight AI Holding Ltd (Presight), a G42 company, the leading UAE-based Big Data Analytics and AI company, and TOTM Technologies Limited (TOTM) have announced plans to establish a joint venture [via their wholly-owned subsidiaries] for the development and deployment of their combined proprietary technologies, marking a deepening collaboration between the ADX-listed tech provider and Singapore’s home-grown, ...

ABU DHABI / GULF TIME In a significant move aimed at transforming the credit card offerings for UAE nationals, Finance House proudly announces the launch of its revolutionary credit card, “Forsa”. The Forsa proposition is set to have an immediate and positive impact on the lives of UAE nationals, offering unmatched benefits targeted at improving their financial well-being. With the ...

BEIJING/WAM On behalf of President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, H.H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah attended the official opening of the Third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital, Beijing. Held under the theme ‘High-quality ...

ABU DHABI/WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a telephone call on Wednesday from His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations. During the call, they discussed the urgent need to implement measures that prevent further deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The conversation emphasised intensifying diplomatic efforts to open critical humanitarian corridors and ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has received a written message from Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany, inviting His Highness to make a state visit to Germany to strengthen the relations between the two friendly countries. The message was received by Dr. Anwar Gargash, Diplomatic Adviser to the UAE President, as he received Alexander Schönfelder, the ...

ABU DHABI/ GULF TIME Art therapy, alongside music, drama, dance, and movement therapy, offers the invaluable advantage of expression without words. The MENA region’s pioneering Art Therapy Conference, themed “Empowering through Creativity,” launched its inaugural edition in Abu Dhabi with a spotlight on art’s transformative influence on trauma. The conference, organized by the Abu Dhabi Center for Sheltering and Humanitarian ...

BLOOMBERG Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc plans to eliminate as many as 2,500 positions worldwide and will streamline operations, enacting the deepest job cuts yet under Chief Executive Officer Tufan Erginbilgic. The reductions will target 2,000 to 2,500 employees, or about 6% of the global staff, the company said in a regulatory statement, confirming reports of job losses. As part of the ...

SHARJAH / WAM HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, directed the Sharjah Electricity, Water and Gas Authority (SEWA) to treat the children of female citizens like citizens on scholarships, who currently number 72 male and female students, and to return the amounts paid to those who paid them, through the Amiri ...