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DUBAI / WAM Dubai’s Department of Economy and Tourism (DET), in partnership with leading local public and private sector companies, conducted a multi-faceted pan-European engagement programme to showcase the city’s value proposition for the global technology industry. A series of events organised by DET at Europe’s leading technology industry shows outlined the key business and investment opportunities emerging from the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Bowardi, Minister of State for Defence Affairs, received on Thursday, Akio Isomata, ambassador of Japan to the UAE, and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they discussed ways to develop ties between the UAE and Japan in various fields, especially in the defence and military domains to serve the interests of their ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (Adafsa) has agreed to cooperate with the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to enhance scientific cooperation and dialogue in data collection and data sharing related to risk assessment. The agreement was signed remotely by Saeed Al Bahri Al Ameri, Director-General of Adafsa, and Dr Bernhard Url, Executive Director of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, spoke by phone with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, to discuss the strategic bilateral relations as well as joint cooperation and partnership in various fields. During the conversation, H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed treasured the support extended by the friendly US for the ...

DUBAI / GULF TIME On July 2, local time, hosted by Shaoxing City People’s Government, organized by Shaoxing City Economy and Information Technology Bureau and Shaoxing City People’s Government Foreign Affairs Office, Shaoxing UAE Chamber of Commerce, 2023 UAE economic and Trade Cooperation Promotion Conference was held in Shangri-La Hotel, Dubai. Shaoxing City held this Promotion Conference to actively participate ...

VIENNA / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, has affirmed that voluntary oil output cuts by Opec and non-Opec producers have contributed to ensuring global oil market stability and balance in market fundamentals between supply and demand. In statements to the Emirates News Agency (WAM), on the sidelines of the 8th Opec International Seminar, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today spoke by telephone to Rishi Sunak, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The two leaders reviewed the historical relationship between the UAE and the UK and discussed ways to further drive progress under the “Partnership for the Future”, established in September 2021. Both sides also ...

RAS AL KHAIMAH / WAM Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) has taken a significant step towards expanding economic cooperation between the UAE and Israel by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Manufacturers’ Association of Israel (MAI). The agreement was signed by Chief Government and Corporate Relations Officer of Rakez, Yaser Abdulla Al Ahmed, and Deputy CEO of ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Palms Sports, the prominent regional sports management company and the largest mass Jiu-Jitsu training provider in the world, a subsidiary of International Holding Company (IHC), has revealed on Wednesday its complete acquisition of Securiguard Middle East, a specialised firm offering security services across diverse sectors. The acquisition, which amounts to AED 300 million, highlights Palms Sports’ ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mubadala Investment Company has announced that it invested alongside investment funds managed by KKR, a leading global investment firm, in the acquisition of CoolIT Systems (CoolIT), which was announced on May 2. Headquartered in Calgary, Canada, with operations across North America, China and Taiwan, CoolIT specialises in scalable liquid cooling solutions for the world’s most demanding ...