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ABU DHABI / WAM The Sheikh Zayed Book Award (SZBA), organised by the Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre (ALC), part of the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi), is welcoming submissions to its 18th edition and will be receiving submissions from June to October 1. This year, the award will receive submissions across ten categories, ...

DUBAI / WAM The Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC) on Thursday  announced that two ham radio sessions with astronaut Sultan AlNeyadi from the International Space Station (ISS), under the “A Call from Space” event were successfully completed over the course of two days, in collaboration with the Emirates Amateur Radio Society (EARS) and Emirates Literature Foundation (ELF). Ham radio, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE’s various industrial zones have a critical role to play in the country’s sustainable industrial development and broader economic prospects, according to the leaders of several major national industrial zones. Speaking at the second Make in the Emirates Forum on Thursday, Mohamed Al Khadar Al Ahmed, CEO of the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) ...

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today received a phone call from Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. During the call, the two leaders discussed opportunities to enhance cooperation aimed at supporting the sustainable development and economic prosperity of both nations. The conversation between His Highness and President Tshisekedi also ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Etihad Airways has been named Environmental Airline of the Year 2023 for the second year running in the Airline Ratings awards. The Airline Ratings awards acknowledge the best of the aviation industry and rank airlines on their innovation, route networks and safety score against strict assessment criteria. The awards recognised Etihad’s commitment to sustainable aviation through ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Wednesday at the Make it in the Emirates forum in Abu Dhabi, new agreements with more than 60 UAE-based and international companies to locally manufacture critical non-oil products in its supply chain. The new agreements bring Adnoc closer to its target to locally manufacture AED70 billion ($19 billion) ...

ABU DHABI / WAM HH Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, on Wednesday attended the second edition of the ‘Make it in the Emirates’ forum. Taking place at the Abu Dhabi Energy Centre, the forum is organised in partnership with the Ministry of Industry and ...

DUBAI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, approved the new futuristic development masterplan of Palm Jebel Ali. Part of the Dubai 2040 Urban Master Plan, Palm Jebel Ali is one of a series of visionary projects being undertaken by world-leading Dubai-based real estate master developer ...

DUBAI / WAM A delegation representing the UAE Ministry of Culture and Youth reviewed the country’s effort in protecting cultural property, harnessing tangible heritage for a sustainable future, its strategy to promote the creative economy and the cultural industries and leveraging digital technologies in protecting culture and heritage at the second G20 Culture Working Group (CWG) meeting in Bhubaneshwar, India, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Ministry of Finance (MoF) has issued three new Ministerial Decisions for the purposes of Federal Decree-Law No 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses. These include Ministerial Decision No 132 of 2023 on Transfers within a Qualifying Group, Ministerial Decision No 133 of 2023 on Business Restructuring Relief, and Ministerial Decision No ...