ABU DHABI / WAM Saif Mohammed Al Suwaidi, Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), announced that the UAE’s airports surpassed 134 million passenger mark in 2023 and are projected to reach 140 million by 2024. He attributed this achievement to the robustness and competitiveness of the UAE aviation sector, which has earned considerable international confidence. In a statement ...
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DUBAI / WAM Art Dubai — the Middle East’s premier platform to see and buy modern and contemporary art from the Global South — launched its 17th edition at Madinat Jumeirah, and will open to the public on March 1. The fair has long been an important cultural cornerstone in the region. The edition welcomes over 120 contemporary, modern and ...
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ABU DHABI / AD MEDIA OFFICE The Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi (DCT Abu Dhabi) and Abu Dhabi Energy Services (ADES), a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa), have successfully completed their joint building retrofit project. The seven buildings include Al Jahili Fort, Al Raha Beach Theatre, Al Qattara Arts Centre, Al Ain Oasis, Zayed ...
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SHARJAH / WAM The Ministry of Culture has unveiled the lineup of events for the National Reading Month 2024, one of the most significant events on the local cultural calendar. Every year, the month of March is marked as the reading month epitomising the UAE’s commitment to nurturing a culture of knowledge and learning. This initiative underscores the UAE’s and ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE President, awarded His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Order of the Union, and awarded committee members, other Ministers, and senior officials the Order of Zayed II First Class, in recognition of the committee’s pivotal achievement in the UAE’s removal from ...
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WORLD CAPITALS / WAM Gold prices remained steady on Thursday, and have held ground so far this month, as traders await a key US inflation reading due later in the day. Spot gold was steady at $2,035.78 per ounce, as of 0419 GMT. US gold futures edged 0.1% higher to $2,044.20. Spot silver edged 0.1% higher to $22.48 per ounce, ...
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ABU DHABI / WAM Agricultural trade reforms at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) are essential to meet global food security, climate and biodiversity goals, Don Farrell, Australia’s Minister for Trade and Tourism, told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “Agricultural reform is important to Australia. We think that free and fair trade in agriculture helps lift people out of poverty around ...
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ABU DHABI/ WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today met with His Excellency Azali Assoumani, President of the Union of the Comoros. His Excellency Assoumani is on a working visit to the UAE, during which he attended a ceremony marking the accession of the Comoros to the World Trade Organisation, which took place at the ...
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ABU DHABI/ WAM The third edition of Investopia (Investopia 2024) opened today in the UAE capital, Abu Dhabi, under the theme Emerging Economic Frontiers: Investing in the New Economy Growth Sectors, bringing together prominent local and global business and government leaders, investors, policymakers, economists, entrepreneurs, and representatives of the Future 100 initiative. The latest edition of the event is taking place ...
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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 visited the second National Art Expressions exhibition, organised by the Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK). The exhibition, which is open to the public, is taking place at Manarat Al Saadiyat until 15 ...
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