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NEW YORK / WAM His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will lead the United Arab Emirates’ delegation to the 78th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA78) in New York from September 18-26. HH Sheikh Abdullah will present the UAE’s policy priorities and vision for international peace, security, and cooperation in his  September ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Zayed Higher Organisation for People of Determination (ZHO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Transport to enhance their partnership on providing the best services of ZHO’s members of determination. Under the MoU, the two sides will cooperate to carry out an initiative to sew uniforms for Emirates Transport’s bus drivers and supervisors by people ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Martina Strong, the United States ambassador to the UAE, and the accompanying delegation visited Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque. During the visit, they were accompanied by Dr Youssef Al Obaidli, the Director General of Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque Centre, on an insightful tour where they were acquainted with the mosque’s cultural message, which revolves around coexistence, tolerance, ...

SHARJAH / WAM A delegation from the Sharjah Broadcasting Authority (SBA) visited the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC), which is considered the largest exhibition and conference in broadcast and media technologies in the world. The event, organised from  September 15-18 in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, is witnessing participation of more than a thousand exhibitors from 170 countries around the world. The ...

ABU DHABI / WAM As part of the ongoing operational readiness trials for the new Terminal A ahead of its opening in November, Abu Dhabi Airports is conducting its largest live trial and testing exercise to date, with more than 6,000 volunteers selected from the community in Abu Dhabi. The operational trials involve playing an essential part in robust simulations ...

DUBAI / WAM Ducab Group, one of the biggest end-to-end energy solutions providers and manufacturing firms in the United Arab Emirates, has cemented its position as an effective partner in supporting Emirati professionals, reporting remarkable progress in its Emiratisation strategy, with UAE Nationals now making up 72 percent of the company’s upper management, 26 percent of middle management, and 40 ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM Norberto Carlos Escalona Carrillo, ambassador of Cuba to the UAE, praised the UAE’s effort in “achieving a COP that provides real solutions, based on concrete and measurable actions, to the climate crisis we face.” In his statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), ambassador Carrillo said that the vision expressed by the organisers is clear in terms ...

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 offered his condolences to Ali, Obaid and Hamad Salem Belhabala Al Ketbi on the passing of their mother. His Highness also offered his sincere condolences to the family and relatives of the deceased at ...

ABU DHABI/ WAM H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Ruler’s Representative in the Al Dhafra Region, officially inaugurated today Sila Community Harbour and Al Fayiyi Island Marina in Al Dhafra Region as part of a series of marina developments by the Department of Municipalities and Transport executed by Abu Dhabi Maritime, part of AD Ports Group. The Al ...

MOSCO/ WAM Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of Education, and Valery Falkov, Minister of Science and Higher Education of Russia, discussed ways of strengthening the bilateral cooperation in higher education, scientific research, space, and engineering between the UAE and Russia. Al Falasi, accompanied by Dr. Mohammad Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Ambassador to the Russian Federation, visited the Moscow State Technical ...